Evan Mantel works for the wingnut Media Research Center,
which is exactly what you think it is and has absolutely nothing to do with
research (a corollary of Badger’s Law).
Bigotry is a central part of their (religious fundamentalism-based) creed, of
course, and they are notoriously occupied with and concerned about positive
depictions in the media or on television of groups of people they don’t like,
especially gay people.
The danger of such positive depictions led
Mantel to write about the Modern Family
episode where Cam and Mitch got engaged, to try (and miserably fail) to explain
why this show is so dangerous: You see, Mantel admits that the episode “moved me like a good art is
supposed to do. But that’s the problem. It moved me.” Indeed, and despite
his affiliation, he admits that Modern
Family “made me feel joy for Cam and
Mitchell after the Supreme Court over-ruled California’s Prop 8,” and those
feelings are “what makes this show great.
And dangerous. It relies on feelings which mislead.” According to Mantel, “there is no logical argument in favor of gay
marriage,” just the “sweetness”
and “touching” feelings, which he
wants viewers to remember is “not a
realistic portrayal of reality.” No, Mantel didn’t think long and hard
about this. Thinking is apparently not his strong suit.
Diagnosis: Bigot.
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