So many gay guys


Why are like half of the male characters on this show feminine acting? Is this suppose to represent the real life Santa Clarita? I've never been.

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Which guys are feminine acting?

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Tim, & the next door child boy

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Can you give examples Of what made them feminine because I didn’t get that.

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Joel is far more squeamish than Sheila and even Abby at times. He constantly does his nails, primps, and preens, and has many lines (and plot threads) undermining his masculinity. It's not that he's incapable of manliness, but this guy is a metrosexual for sure.

Eric is a nerd with almost no traditional masculine qualities or interests. He fails at throwing a ball to himself at one point.

Rick deeply cares about his herb garden and constantly is going to things like sensitivity training. He is in law enforcement, but just to ride a horse.

Ron's mannerisms aren't terribly butch... Also, "I'm neat and petite."

Loki, Paul, and Chris also display some feminine traits as well.

Now, none of these guys are canonically gay on the show. Many of them are/were married. But they are still pretty feminine.

I think it's also notable that feminine or at least non-masculine guys tend to be portrayed on the show as nicer or more morally good while the bad guys retain most of the manly men (Dan and Gary, for instance). Contrariwise, it portrays masculine traits in women in more positive characters (Abby can be tomboyish, Winter certainly has masculine traits, and Cora Wolf is cold and scientific).

I'm a huge fan of the show, I don't think this is "bad", but I think the show has this as an ongoing thing for whatever reason.

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Thanks for taking the time to explain. I am endlessly fascinated with the difference between the way men and women see things!

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No problem. I don't think I even noticed until I was deep into the show (or maybe somebody pointed it out to me...don't recall) because I was digging the show so much I didn't notice. Now that I've noticed I can't unsee it, but I've still rewatched it a couple of times and it's still great. I think it's just part of the way they play the humour. They're subverting an expectation of norms and so it's funny when Joel isn't as competent at tackling Ron as Abby is.

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That this thread even exists is somewhat disappointing...

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Why? I was honestly just curious if the real Santa Clarita is like this, since I've never been.

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Men acting "feminine" doesn't automatically mean they're gay, for one. For two, if anything, maybe it's a step forward in the entertainment industry, showing that not all men are/need to be all gruff and "masculine" to be men.
I don't know, maybe times have just changed, and maybe it's not just some comedic shtick for the show.

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You're right not all feminine men are gay, however most of the noticeably feminine ones are. But sure I could have phrased that differently. What I meant was that they are feminine and/or gay.

Nothing wrong with either being gay or feminine, but the percentage here seems to be way higher than in most places in real life. So I'm curious if Santa Clarita is some gay haven in real life or if its just being forced by the show.

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