Shonda Rhimes “If You Don’t Like gay love scenes, DON’T watch them!”
Shonda Rhimes has a message for those complaining about gay scenes in her television series'. According to Rhimes, those opposed to gay scenes or even gay characters in "How To Get Away With Murder" and "Scandal" can simply just not watch. The Huffington Post reported on Tuesday about a Twitter exchange betweenShonda Rhimes and a fan where she shuts down the critique of Rhimes going "too far" with love scenes involving gay characters.
It all started when a fan tweeted to Shonda Rhimes and said, "@shondarhimes the gay scenes in scandal and how to get away with murder are too much. There is no point and they add nothing to the plot." Rhimes minced no words when responding to the Twitter cricic. Shonda responded three times with her own opinion. She said:
@Dabdelhakiem There are no GAY scenes. There are scenes with people in them.@Dabdelhakiem If you are suddenly discovering that Shondaland shows have scenes involving people who are gay, you are LATE TO THE PARTY.@Dabdelhakiem If u use the phrase "gay scenes", u are not only LATE to the party but also NOT INVITED to the party. Bye Felicia. #oneLOVE
Even after the exchange with one Twitter follower ended, Shonda Rhimes continued to shut down critics with a rant about equality. She said, "I love all you Tweeples. Even the ones who still need to grow. And remember that at some point, someone discriminated against you too." Then one last tweet to shut it all down. Before shutting the whole thing down, Rhimes said, "I don't know why this kind of hate is out there. Ugh. #onelove. At least in Shondaland. Have a great rest of your weekend!"
Shonda Rhimes has been very vocal about her support of the LGBT community. She even received a Golden Gate award from GLAAD in 2012 for her commitment to supporting the gay community and for always supporting gay characters on her shows.
So there you have it. For those who don't want to see gay love scenes or gay characters on TV, pass on television shows by Shonda Rhimes. For those who support the LGBT community and want to make sure that television shows continue breaking boundaries and spreading equality, tune in to shows created by Shonda Rhimes.
For those who do regularly watch Shonda Rhimes' television shows like "How To Get Away With Murder," "Scandal" or "Grey's Anatomy," how do you feel about gay love scenes within the shows? Do you think Shonda Rhimes was right to shut down the critics or are audiences still not ready for same sex love scenes in prime time television?
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