I'm not a fan about "what-about-ism." Kingrat began this thread, for want of a space to discuss "the mainstream portrayal of same-sex anal intercourse on streaming TV shows." A discussion began as to whether it might be a good idea to have a separate LGBT sub-forum. Since I happen to be gay, and have found that sort of forum to be useful on the TCM board, I seized on the topic and proposed the creation of the sub-forum, which we now have. I see it as a curated section of threads related to those LGBT subjects that one might want to post there.HoldenIsHere wrote: ↑December 4th, 2023, 12:56 amI understood your point about having that "LGBT Films" sub-forum for "convenience."Swithin wrote: ↑December 3rd, 2023, 3:46 pmWe agree to disagree.HoldenIsHere wrote: ↑December 3rd, 2023, 3:18 pm
Swithin, you're missing my point. The gay Affinity groups for college alumni that you mention are not regressive.
Those kinds of groups provide a feeling of community for gay people.
But, as I stated in my previous post, singling out a sub-forum on a mass media discussion board to discuss so-called "LGBT Films" perpetuates the notion that the wants and desires of gay people are categorically different than those of “regular” people.
That is unequivocally regressive to me and to every other gay person I know personally. You and I will have to agree to disagree about it.
I think you are also missing my point. I just find the gay sub-forum as a convenient catch-all for an increasing number of movies (plays, television shows, etc.) for ALL people to find easily. It's not just about the "wants and desires of gay people" but about convenience for everyone who wants quick access to various threads in a burgeoning thematic field.
Just like I go to the sub-forum here in the "Foreign Film" sub-forum. (My local library, btw, has stopped using the word "foreign" for its former "Foreign Languages Library" and now calls it "World Languages Library," deeming the world "foreign" to be pejorative.)
But do you think the existence of a "Black Films" sub-forum so that anyone could "conveniently" access threads discussing movies about Black characters would be embraced as a positive addition?
It is extremely unlikely (like not at all likely) that any Black person would ever request such a sub-forum to be added to an existing discussion board.
And if a discussion board's administrators decided on their own to add a "Black Films" sub-forum, members would be crying foul at such a regressive action.
The use of keywords on a streaming platform (like Netflix or Amazon Prime) to help subscribers find movies of interest is a completely different practice than having discussion board sub-forums that single out discussions of media content featuring people from a specific demographic group.
I do find it convenient to go to the "Foreign Films" section here. When posters here write about foreign films, they don't always place it in that section. But the sub-forum is there, and a convenient place if someone wants to browse there. I don't see myself beginning every film that has a gay character in the LGBT section. That's a decision I would make each time I begin a thread. For most of the people here, when a thread percolates to the top, it's probably of no consequence where it resides. If it's interesting to a potential poster, they'll engage, no matter where it resides.
But it's great to be able to go to the LGBT sub-forum, and see what will become a curated list of threads. Having them there may be of no consequence to the majority of posters, but it is helpful and interesting to at least a few of us.
To answer your question specifically: If someone here (of any colour) felt that it might be useful to have a sub-forum related to Black films, that would be up to them to decide and propose. You seem happy to generalize about what Black people might or might not want, (as you have done about young gay people). I would not be so presumptuous.