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WOW, his scene today with EJ had me thinking is this a soap or prime time? Great writing and wonderful acting and so refreshing not to see emothion conveyed without all the ranting and raving. I hope the writers keep this up with him because it would be a shame to see this young man’s acting abilities wasted. He is doing a fantastic job with what I consider a difficult and controversial role. Bravo!
While I don’t agree with how much onscreen affection is shown between Will and Sonny (there are young kids watching this show with their moms), the writers are doing a great job and Chandler is amazing. I wish there had been someone for me to talk to in the 70s when I realized I was gay. It was a real struggle trying to act straight in junior high and high school, trying to be something you’re not.
showing his plight and the way it really happens with most folks when they want to come out to their family and friends? I don’t think Will encountered much opposition yet the ones that didn’t agree with him (except T) tried to supported him or at least accept him.
I always thought you were a women but are you a man? It’s hard to tell from some names. And it’s always great to get opinions from others, especially from a gay man’s perspective ’cause so many of us here are women.
and while it’s true, E.J. always has a hidden agenda when it comes to Sami, it does not take away from what I perceived as a genuine intent to help Will through a very difficult situation in his young life. Even though his family is supportive of Will, with the exception of Marlena, no one really knows how to have a genuine heart-felt conversation with him. Instead they’ve been either shocked with disbelief and trying to persuade or dissuade him from believing he is a gay man, or they have been combative to a degree that brings up too many insecure memories of his own childhood, or they have not given him credit for having his own brain and together with Gabi and Nick should be able to make their own decisions on how to handle this extremely stressful situation so that it will benefit this child. I think at least E.J. can help him with that, regardless of his reasons behind it.
Yes all of Will’s scenes were well done. He seems to be the more mature than his mom. While EJ said all the right things to Will, I am afraid he is saying all this to gain points with Sami. Unfortunately, I never feel that he is sincere about anything.
when Will saw his baby on the sono was bravura acting for sure. That one look spoke volumes that his daughter has become very real now. I knew it would be a girl.
However, a friend of mine at work tells me I’m the 14 year old brother he never had, and one of my straight female friends says I’m more like a 12 year old boy. Reckon that’s because I love the Three Stooges and other stuff her son liked at that age.
I so wanted to come out to family and friends, but this was back in the 70s and it would have made for an even more miserable time during junior HS and HS. My dad and step mom found out in 1982 and had a fit. It wasn’t until the mid/late 90s when they realized that someone’s sexual orientation is a very small part of who they are. My birth mom found out in 1983 and she didn’t have any real reaction, but I have a feeling she probably went to the library and found a book to read about the subject.
Though kids can still be downright cruel, I don’t think being gay now is seen as such a terrible thing and they are much less hesitant to come out. And then again I sometimes wonder if they are really gay or if they are being influenced by behavior they see from some of the "stars" in Hollywood or what they hear on the radio ("I Kissed A Girl" by whoever the hell it was).
Powerpaw2…I agree with your last sentence. For several years now I’ve felt it was "the in thing" in Hollywood to be gay or bi. There are so many putting on a PDA’s which I think are for shock value while those that you know are gay are very private about it or don’t push it down your throat. Ellen I think is one classy lady who makes tongue in cheek remarks and laughs with people rather than giving them an eye or an ear full every chance she can. One of her comments that come to mind happened the other day when she had a young boy and his mom on. The boy says he’s Ellen’s boyfriend and she said "I can honestly say you’re my only boyfriend".
My brother was gay and grew up in the 50’s. Even though my parents didn’t turn their back on him it was the "unspoken" secret in the family. I grew up in the 70’s and dated a guy in high school who I later found out was gay. Looking back he tried to tell his friends but everytime he’d approach the subject he’d be shut down by comments "I’d tell that queer to stay away from me" "I don’t want a queer in my life". It was heartbreaking to watch.
With that knowledge I found it strange that everyone was so accepting of Will. Even Sonny said that Justin and Adrienne had a hard time when he told them and I would have liked that a bit better with Will. I guess Lucas having a problem with Will’s relationship with Sonny was the closest I felt they came to portraying this storly honestly but even in the beginning Lucas seemed too accepting but maybe he was OK with Will saying he was gay but when he was in a relationship it hit him that this was real and he couldn’t handle it.
I can’t imagine how hard it must have been for your brother or what it would have been like back in the 50s. The 70s were hard enough.
I’ve never watched Ellen though in the clips I’ve seen she does come across as a very likeable down-to-earth person. I just hate it when the media shows people acting like idiots in the name of gay rights such as those who were protesting at the Vatican. They talk about gay pride. Well, have some pride in the way you act and respect the opinions of those who do not agree with you. I’ve said this many times, if you are going to have free speech you have to allow it for the speech with which you do not agree. You can’t have it both ways.
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