Really enjoy how incorrectly the cishets and NTs perceive Bob's Burgers.
The fandom on other platforms (particularly insta & Reddit) are so emotionally stunted lmao. Seeing fans say Gene is "just a gay boy who likes drag", like, what? What show are you watching? Because my brethren you couldn't be further from the truth. To say Gene being "fruity" equates to him being a they/them-exclusive user is SO off the mark that I'm actually convinced they haven't even watched the show.
And like. The show creators have EXPLICITLY shared show stills of neurodiversity representation on their socials (i.e. sunflower = invisible disability). Yet the cishets/NTs/ "normals" are SO assured their perception of the media is the only correct one that they directly IGNORE these Easter eggs. Like. The first season is leagues ahead of it's time for trans representation yet the cishets only perceive it as "haha tranny jokes :))))”. The media literacy (or lack thereof) is genuinely hysterical to witness at this point.
It's not even just LGBT or ND either, it's so apparent that Gene is heavily influenced by various black and brown cultures. Between his love for "foreign" (non-us) foods, and his love for black music (queen latifah U.N.I.T.Y.), Gene is quite evidently influenced by cultures of colour(gr?). Yet the insta and Reddit side of the fandom absolutely REFUSE to acknowledge this. It's the LeFt putting PrOpAgAnDa in a KiDs ShOw🥴. Honestly ridiculous. Americans are so funny.
I do feel bad that such a huge continent has such laughable education that it's led to this level of poor media literacy. But like, you don't have to confidently run in the wrong direction my guys.
How has a concept that is so silly and simple managed to perplex so many people? What a time🤭
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