Description
This research unravels the thread of diversified queer representation and stereotypes in popular culture from the 1950s until the modern day. Homophobic representation throughout history fostered a multitude of inauthentic tropes about the LGBTQ+ community. Oftentimes these tropes create or reinforce the negative ideas about homosexuality during the time period. These stereotypes, such as the depraved homosexual and sissy villain, manifest through various historical events such as the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the AIDS epidemic, and the Modern Internet Era. Hollywood creates the villainous, outlandish, or problematic queer to instill a distaste in heterosexual individuals about homosexuality. As the film industry moves through time it attempts to provide more representation, occasionally appealing to desired audiences, but continually missing the mark.
Queer Assumptions in Cinema: An Examination of Hollywood not Getting Things Straight
This research unravels the thread of diversified queer representation and stereotypes in popular culture from the 1950s until the modern day. Homophobic representation throughout history fostered a multitude of inauthentic tropes about the LGBTQ+ community. Oftentimes these tropes create or reinforce the negative ideas about homosexuality during the time period. These stereotypes, such as the depraved homosexual and sissy villain, manifest through various historical events such as the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the AIDS epidemic, and the Modern Internet Era. Hollywood creates the villainous, outlandish, or problematic queer to instill a distaste in heterosexual individuals about homosexuality. As the film industry moves through time it attempts to provide more representation, occasionally appealing to desired audiences, but continually missing the mark.