[rootusrootus]

> "E.T.: The Extraterrestrial" is a classic coming-of-age story of a gay man in the modern world.

I don't know a single actual person who saw the film in that light. I can find references to the hypothesis online, but it seems like an incredible reach to me. More like an excellent demonstration of the human brain's ability to see patterns everywhere, even when they don't actually exist. E.g. conspiracy theories.

> "Bewitched" is a classic tale of same-sex marriage

Same sex? You mean interracial? Fascinating take.

[NoZebra120vClip]

https://youtu.be/1it8-y4gWwg

Activist cast and crew. Especially Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick Sargent. No mistaking it.

Agnes Moorehead and Paul Lynde are gay icons from before anyone could be gay.

[rootusrootus]

> Agnes Moorehead and Paul Lynde are gay icons from before anyone could be gay.

That may be true, though neither one ever claimed to be gay, and both are long dead. Yes, it was perhaps a bad time to be gay. But it is still just speculation, and seems really unfair. If they died in the closet, then they earned the right to stay there forever.

[foldr]

The person you’re replying to didn’t say that either of those people was gay and that claim wasn’t central to their point. In Paul Lynde’s case, however, it would be silly to pretend otherwise.

You could also consider deleting your ‘perhaps’.

[klondike_klive]

I literally never clocked this but it makes so much sense.