Two Guys Kissed On The Walking Dead And People On Twitter Were Real Jerks About It
Cannibalism's fine, but two men kissing's going too far, apparently.
In a TV show about a group of people trying to survive the (probably inevitable) zombie apocalypse, you’d think people would be grossed out at the high levels of violence and gore, and not about two characters who had a bit of a pash. Apparently not.
In the latest episode of The Walking Dead, we see openly gay characters Aaron and Eric share a totally lovely, consensual kiss, taking advantage of a nice moment in a world of blood, guts, and brain-eating. Zombies can be pretty tough bananas and it’s pretty understandable that you might want to kiss your partner, especially when you thought they’d been ravaged by the undead.
The scene sent a lot of viewers into a frenzy, and probably made some fourteen-year-old boys take another four steps backwards into rampant homophobia. How dare they show people of the same sex kissing? Do they not know there are children watching? How will I explain this to my kids?
I knew there were two gay guys inThe Walking Dead,but did I really have to see them kiss?Sorry, I like men to be men, and women to be women.
— Kelly L Russell (@MomOfGeek49) February 23, 2015
My interest in the #WalkingDead just went south. Why did they put gay people. — S P A R Q ‼️ (@plaeboy_jaey) February 23, 2015
Didn’t expect 2 gay guys in walking dead to join the show. That kiss was intense. Threw up a little .
— Potts (@Pottssie44) February 23, 2015
The Walking Dead is probably the most intensely violent show on TV at the moment, what with all the zombie-killing, beheading, severed limbs and entire plotlines revolving around cannibalism. There’s been no uproar about those things, so they’re probably easily explained to the kids that are apparently allowed to watch. Don’t eat people. Don’t stab people in the eye. Don’t embed a machete into the back of someone’s skull. Simple life lessons, really.
Aaron and Eric aren’t even the first characters in The Walking Dead that are openly gay, either. Don’t forget that Tara Chambler admitted that she’s into women back in season four, but because she never kissed another woman, there was very little reaction.
Despite the negativity on Twitter about the allegedly offending scene, there have been many who support the show’s inclusion of an openly gay character.
If you are more annoyed by a gay couple in #WalkingDead than guys who ate people, congrats you’re a homophobe.
— Joe Hadsall (@JoeHadsall) February 23, 2015
The first #WalkingDead gay couple!! This is a big step, folks!!
— Travis White (@Twhite12ster) February 23, 2015
I’m sorry two gay guys kissing ruins your family night of cannibalism and murder #WalkingDead
— Stanley Wiercinski (@stash_point_0) February 24, 2015
Some jerks just don’t want queer people to survive the zombie apocalypse. I hope those people get picked off first.
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