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<blockquote data-quote="Rove" data-source="post: 109504" data-attributes="member: 100">Having not watched Dynasty 2.0 I have seen some youtube clips regarding the character. A gay character on television no longer has the shock value the writers so desire. Recently here in Australia the media and public had a lot to say when Home and Away announced they were going to introduce a gay character - like it was something new and shocking. The backlash coming from the public and media was not what the producers had hoped for. Most argued, &quot;It&#039;s about bloody time.&quot; Others had rightfully pointed out Neighbours has had gay characters on and off for years. The fact Steven is a damp squid is down to the writing. The fact he is a bore, in a sense should be celebrated as him being gay is no longer relevant and he&#039;s become like society - mainstream. And isn&#039;t that something which should be applauded?It reminds me of events leading up to Australia voting on Same Sex Marriage. There were the usual rent-a-crowds (from both sides) trying to get their voices heard and of course the media hounds giving those voices air-time. But it just becomes noise. In the end Aussies voted in favour of it, something our spineless politicians couldn&#039;t do, the law was changed and guess what? The sky didn&#039;t fall in. But I would like to ask a question. What exactly did you expect from Steven Carrington? Scenes of hard-core sex? Would this be the shock value some desire? Of course this would never happen on commercial television, it&#039;s the way it is? Perhaps something a little out of the ordinary would have Steven happily married with a kid. I&#039;m sure that would ruffle the feathers of those religious types. How dare you show a homosexual couple raising a child and splashing it across my television? But Modern Family are already doing this.Again I ask.What exactly did you expect from Steven Carrington?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rove, post: 109504, member: 100"] Having not watched Dynasty 2.0 I have seen some youtube clips regarding the character. A gay character on television no longer has the shock value the writers so desire. Recently here in Australia the media and public had a lot to say when Home and Away announced they were going to introduce a gay character - like it was something new and shocking. The backlash coming from the public and media was not what the producers had hoped for. Most argued, "It's about bloody time." Others had rightfully pointed out Neighbours has had gay characters on and off for years. The fact Steven is a damp squid is down to the writing. The fact he is a bore, in a sense should be celebrated as him being gay is no longer relevant and he's become like society - mainstream. And isn't that something which should be applauded? It reminds me of events leading up to Australia voting on Same Sex Marriage. There were the usual rent-a-crowds (from both sides) trying to get their voices heard and of course the media hounds giving those voices air-time. But it just becomes noise. In the end Aussies voted in favour of it, something our spineless politicians couldn't do, the law was changed and guess what? The sky didn't fall in. But I would like to ask a question. What exactly did you expect from Steven Carrington? Scenes of hard-core sex? Would this be the shock value some desire? Of course this would never happen on commercial television, it's the way it is? Perhaps something a little out of the ordinary would have Steven happily married with a kid. I'm sure that would ruffle the feathers of those religious types. How dare you show a homosexual couple raising a child and splashing it across my television? But Modern Family are already doing this. Again I ask. What exactly did you expect from Steven Carrington? [/QUOTE]

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