kieram13: drfitzmonster: thefingerfuckingfemalefury: sabawsoup:@Hajabeg: “So yesterday on my
kieram13: drfitzmonster: thefingerfuckingfemalefury: sabawsoup: @Hajabeg: “So yesterday on my flight to Vancouver I was watching Supergirl, more specifically, the episode where Alex comes out to Kara. I had headphones on but I was watching it with subtitles, which I do a lot because it is hard for me to understand spoken english sometimes. After Kara tells Alex to go get the girl, I feel a tap on my shoulder. I pause, the guy next to me trying to get my attention. Guy tells me I’m being inconsiderate and disrespectful becausr there were kids on the flight. I shouldn’t expose them to “gay abomination”. I pointed out that the audio is off, but even so, there’s nothing wrong with kids being exposed to queer character, queer heroes on TV. He says it’s wrong, I tell him that a lot of kids are already queer and that I’m sure they’re happy to have their sexuality represented on TV. He gets upset, calls me “one of those disgusting dykes” and “a fucking n*****”. He tells the flight attendant he must switch seats ASAP. I usually don’t let those things get to me, but I was emotional from leaving my home and my family behind, so I got visibly upset. She asks me what’s wrong, I tell her the guy has been attacking me with racial slurs and homophobic comments; the woman behind me backs me up. Guy outright tells FA he absolutely can’t stand sitting next to someone as filthy as me. Of course, I get livid, as well as those around me. FA tells him she’ll solve the problem and leaves, then she comes back and tell me I’ve been upgraded to 1st class, free of charge. Guy is outraged, FA claps back, “You wanted her gone, so she is. Stop disrupting the flight or you’ll have the police waiting upon landing”. I get to First Class, I’m still livid, I take my laptop out and keep watching Supergirl because I can, I love the show and fuck homophobia. After Alex & Maggie kiss, I notice the woman next to staring at my screen so I brrace myself for yet another argument. Thankfully, I’m wrong. She asks if I like Supergirl, I tell her it’s one of my favorite shows. She tells me her daughter loves it & actually got her to watch it. She asksme if I’m alright, and I tell her no–I’m still angry–then tell her what happened. Once I’m done, she tells me Supergirl helped her. Because her BFF of 35 years came out to her as a lesbian and at first, she jusy couldn’t accept it. It went against her beliefs. It was wrong. But watching Alex Danvers’ journey with her daughter “who, mind you, I’m sure she’s a little bit gay” helped her understand her best friend. She told me she saw her best friend’s struggles reflected in Alex. That Alex helped her understand what her best friend was going through. And basically thanks to Supergirl she got past her own prejudice and wrongful belief and now their frienship is stronger than ever. She told me she also joined a group for parents of LGBTQ kids cause she wants to be ready when her daughter comes out to her. It was a happy coincidence that I got to meet a kind and understanding human being after experiencing a very uncomfortable situation” THIS IS DAMN GOOD AND BRILLIANT. I LOVE STORIES LIKE THIS. I MCFREAKIN MCFLIPPED! <3 THIS IS SO WONDERFUL <3Supergirl is such an incredible and important show and I love hearing stories like this of how it’s touched peoples lives <3 it makes me sad that people can be so hateful like the man on the flightbut i am glad the airline did the right thingand that supergirl is having such a positive impact on so many people I still need to watch Supergirl… @kieram13 Alex’ coming out is my fave storyline in Supergirl. This show is the BEST. -- source link
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