Will & Grace had a chance to see the world that changed around them, as the show was revived in 2017 - a full 11 years after the first run ended. However, others point to the fact that Will & Grace gave audiences a chance to learn and understand that people are people, no matter their differences. However, Will & Grace has gotten some criticism from people within the LGBTQ+ community for using many of the tired cliches that have been a part of gay characters for years.
While the show came after Ellen's seminal TV moment, it was still groundbreaking, bringing in these stories week after week to millions of viewers. This sitcom started in the late 1990's, and it was long running hit featuring two lead gay characters. Will & Grace could be considered a controversial choice because the show isn't for everyone. Source: CordCutters (Image credit: CordCutters) It also provides a great opportunity for viewers of all ages to see a part of themselves represented in the story. The show has won numerous awards, and received acclaim for the way it represents these issues within the community, including a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Kids & Family Program. The show bends the societal ideas of gender personality types, and also features a wedding between two female characters.
LGBTQ+ themes exist throughout the show, within the families, romantic relationships, and gender identities of many of the characters. Steven is half-human and half-Gem boy but as his powers develop, he discovers his place among the team to save the universe. The show centers on Steven and the powerful Crystal Gems, a team of magical heroes that guard against evil.
Steven Universe is a fantastic animated series that can be enjoyed by kids and adults alike and has set a new bar for LGBTQ+ representation and handling related issues. Furthermore, Scumbag System is a 3D Chinese anime while Mo Dao Zu Shi and Heaven Official’s Blessing are 2D donghua.Source: Cartoon Network (Image credit: Cartoon Network) What sets it apart from the average cultivation donghua? It’s a boys-love story in the making. Just like the other two that I had mentioned above, Scumbag System also has a cultivation-themed story but it shares a lot of similarities with cultivation donghua such as A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality, A Will Eternal, and Martial Universe. So, he possessed the villain in the game, and knowing how that character’s demise will be, he dared to challenge the system and destiny itself to avoid the imminent unfortunate event that will befall him. Just like our typical isekai anime, Scumbag System transported its main character from the real world inside a game that he blatantly insulted. Yeah, we have transmigration or isekai element in this Chinese anime. The third donghua that is based on the work of Mo Xiang Tong Xiu is the Scumbag System and has the element that many of you might be quite familiar with – isekai. Scumbag System main characters: Bing He and Shen Qingqiu However, if you don’t want to watch donghua and prefer to watch anime, then you can check my previous post on LGBT-themed Anime Recommendations where I have listed both yaoi and yuri anime. So far, I only see love and support for boys-love donghua on the internet from donghua fans both local and international.Īs I have mentioned, I would love to share a list of boys-love Chinese anime for the yaoi fans to add to their plan-to-watch anime list or even to those who are simply fond of it or can tolerate it. What’s even more amazing is that I hadn’t seen so many haters of Chinese bl anime or danmei among its local audiences compared to the Japanese animation where yaoi anime are often subject to the scrutiny of the highly masculine shounen-genre fans that is dominating the anime community in terms of numbers. To a culture where LGBT issues are still not openly accepted in the public, it is amazing that the boys-love story still thrives. So, such is the case too even in Chinese animation where censorship is rampant. This is a sensitive topic for some, even fans of Japanese animation still have that boundary set between yaoi anime and the other genres. Hua Cheng and Xie Lian (Heaven Official’s Blessing)