I think that if this show would have had the older brother jimmy coming out as gay that this would have been groundbreaking. As with the younger effeminate brother being gay is very stereotypical in a lot of straight people's view of what a gay man is.
Don't get me wrong I did enjoy the casts portrayals of their characters, but wish that Hollywood and tv execs would be more inclusive to the wider community. But instead they go straight(no pun intended) to the camp side.
I know a lot of gay men who don't identify as camp or effeminate, and surely that if jimmy would have been the gay brother there would be a lot of younger men struggling with their sexual identity would see that being gay isn't a one size fits all situation.
Don't get me wrong I did enjoy the casts portrayals of their characters, but wish that Hollywood and tv execs would be more inclusive to the wider community. But instead they go straight(no pun intended) to the camp side.
I know a lot of gay men who don't identify as camp or effeminate, and surely that if jimmy would have been the gay brother there would be a lot of younger men struggling with their sexual identity would see that being gay isn't a one size fits all situation.