A blatant defense of homophobia

I'm okay with homophobic characters in BL - real world is still full of these idiots, so including these scum in a story is acceptable for sake of realism or to create an obstacle for a same-sex couple to form a relationship or stay together. What I'm not okay is having such a character presented as being justified, having legitimate concerns or voicing an opinion or point of view in a debate. Homophobia is evil, plain and simple, like racism or antisemitism. Any show, not just a BL, cannot leave any doubt about it. Homophobia is never justified and indefensible; presenting it in any other way as literal evil (regardless of where it comes from - outright malice, ignorance or stupidity, it doesn't matter) is not allowed. This episode does exactly that, presenting Teerak's father as an idiot, but acting in good faith (actually acting out of seflishness, which the show also fails to point out), and going so far as defending him: Teerak's mother saying "I know you’re disappointed. So am I" is inexcusable. It's 2025 for crying out loud, and this is a show made in 2024 - sounding like one of those idiotic early BL's from 8-10 years ago. Whoever allowed this crap to be aired should be fired on the spot. I gave this episode a rating of 1.0 because MDL doesn't allow a lower rating to be submitted.

Read More