Male nudity, gay romance, and queer codes in movies and television, especially "The Righteous Gemstones"
Simon Rex: From gay-ish porn to homophobic comedy to gay necrophilia to Bupkis
Gangs of London: A gay assassin, his boyfriend, a gay mafia son, some sex parties, and a lot of violence and dicks
In dramas about crime families, the youngest son is traditionally gay -- think Deran in Animal Kingdom, Ian in Shameless, and Kelvin in The Righteous Gemstones. So I'm reviewing the first episode of Gangs of London, on Netflix, to see if the traditionl continues.
Scene 1: An upside-down view of a cityscape. Telling us that this is an alternate world? No, it's a guy hanging upside down from a tall building, crying and begging Sean (Joe Cole, left) not to kill him. But he says "What choice do I have?", douses him with gasoline and sets him on fire. Soon the rope snaps, and the burning body falls. Kind of an overkill.
Scene 2: Irish Traveler Darren (Aled ap Stefan), who apparently works as a hit man, gets a new assignment -- "nobody, just some pedo," and invites his Buddy ( Darren Evans) along. They park, and Darren goes up the stairs to an apartment, where he waits to shoot the guy.
Downstairs, the Buddy has trouble from a group of toughs. Then Finn Wallace arrives! The hit is on the head of the biggest, most important, most brutal crime family in London! He tries to call Darren, tell him to cancel the job, he's not who they said, but it's too late, Finn Wallace goes upstairs, and Darren shoots him.
Meanwhile, his Driver Jack ( Emmet J. Scanlan) is terrorizing the Buddy. When he hears the shot, he runs to the car for his gun. All the Buddy can think to do is run him over.
Scene 4: Sons Billy and Sean (Brian Vernel, Joe Cole) play Dad's favorite song, "Suzy Q," so loud that everyone is disturbed.
"English Teacher": Gay teacher, his ex-boyfriend, and his homophobic buddy face woke culture and get naked
I spent the worst year of my life teaching English at Homophobe State University in Hell, aka a far northern suburb of Houston, Texas. The minute I submitted the last of the final grades, I got in my car and drove nonstop until that blessed "You are now leaving Hell" sign was receding into the distance.
So the new Hulu series, English Teacher, about an English teacher in small town Hell...I mean Texas...piqued my interest. I could relive how hideously horrible it was, from the safe distance of my living room a thousand miles away.
Score -- none of the promotional materials let on, but this English teacher, Evan, played by Brian Jordan Alvarez, is gay. Let the rampant homophobia begin.
Left: the worst place in the world
And Brian Jordan Alvarez's cock, to take your mind off the horror.
Wait -- in English Teacher, everyone knows that Evan is gay. Not a problem. The problem is, he's kind of a jerk.
The much more woke students want to cancel him, for instance, because he said that he couldn't understand why lesbians aren't attracted to men. Lots of people aren't attracted to men, idjit!
In the first episode, a parent wants him fired, claiming that he turned her kid gay by kissing his then-boyfriend and current hookup, played by Jordan Firstman, in front of the class.
Left: Jordan's dick.
More after the break
Gemstones Season 3 Memes, Part 3: A bare-butt massage, plowing, posting, and what kissing is for
This is a series of memes -- jokes -- featuring Kelvin and Keefe of The Righteous Gemstones, their friends, and a few random hunks. Most don't require you to have any background knowledge of the show.
1. The locker room is empty, so...
2. The proper terms are partner, boyfriend, and snuggle-bunny
4. Ok, butt it is
5. Throw in your butt, and we have a deal.