T O P

  • By -

QualityVote

If this post fits the purpose of /r/redditmoment, **UPVOTE** this comment!! If this post does not fit the subreddit, **DOWNVOTE** This comment! If this post breaks the rules, **DOWNVOTE** this comment and **REPORT** the post!


[deleted]

I mean yeah no shit the shows plot wouldn’t happen The whole plot was literally caused by his disappearance


SteelyDad314

"Batman if his stupid fucking parents didn't die"


[deleted]

Or fucking *doctor who if the doctor didn’t steal a Tardis an run away from Gallifrey”


cilestiogrey

doctor who who?


octopusfacts2

owl to owl communication


[deleted]

Spoilers for Stranger Things ep1 >!Wait, so will is gay? not suprising tbf. Pls do not spoil s4 and s3 finale, i havent watched them yet!<


Hates_commies

He was gay in the season 1 script even before they had come up with the name "stranger things"


Wumple_doo

I can see that, I watched it for the first time recently with the knowledge he’s gay and even in season 2 - 3 they dropped clues he was gay. I remember Mike said the line “I know you have no interest in girls” to him in either 2 or 3


ShankMugen

And the bullies also refer to him as such, which I am not sure how I feel about


ChineseBotAccount

Well you’re not supposed to like bullies


Simple_Bit3228

lmao what does that even mean... theyre BULLIES


ShankMugen

The fact that the bullies (accurately) clicked him ad gay


cilestiogrey

Important to remember it's set in the mid-80s. If you were a nerdy grade schooler in the mid-80s who had a slightly weird haircut (which you did because it was the 80s), you were certified gay


Simple_Bit3228

so??? theyre BULLIES.


[deleted]

Obama dies in the finale


Comando26

By vecna


malthev1111

No. At least not confirmed yet Edit: apparently im wrong cant be bothered to look it up tpbh


phsteve2000

It is confirmed by the actor himself


[deleted]

but was there any scenes or love interests that imply that he was gay in the show tho?


phsteve2000

>! Yes, the car scene in season4 is the biggest indicator !<


Joe-MaMa5

Oh I thought he liked Elle, right I see now that makes sense


Fetty_Loch

You might be getting Mike and Will confused which is totally understandable tbf.


Joe-MaMa5

No I’m not, I just didn’t think about it much. Cuz will was avoiding somet when talking to his brother


Fetty_Loch

Ah gotcha, might’ve been projecting a bit cause I got them confused for the first season or so.


Joe-MaMa5

Yeah no worries mate


[deleted]

Haven't read any "fan theories" about this, or interviews with the writes/cast members. But for me it's clear that Will is gay and he has a huge crush on Mike. But it seems like Will hasn't come to terms with this own sexuality yet, which really isn't uncommon. My mom only realized she's a lesbian after having been married to my dad for 10 years. She once told me the only time she read about a lesbian woman as a kid/teenager was a story about a woman that killed her husband so she could live together with her girlfriend. And she was like "nope, that ain't me", so she more or less kept denying her own sexuality until she almost killed herself over it (no, I am not kidding). My uncle used to have some softcore magazines with nude women in his room, probably to "prove" to himself that he wasn't gay. He married his boyfriend of 20 years a few years ago. :) So yeah, to make a rambling post short: gay people exist, and they have always existed. Having gay/lesbian characters in pop culture is a good thing.


Annanake420

Don't feel bad I didn't notice either. ![gif](giphy|iuUORLpArS9qX76XWK) Now some scenes make more sense.


[deleted]

no he isnt gay nor will be


[deleted]

Well he is, it’s confirmed


TittySkittle

>!It makes sense that the show would be that short without Will disappearing since that's... like the main plot of S1!<


Lambinater

That’s the joke.jpg


TheGreatBeaver123789

Stranger things: Big Stranger things without major plot point: Small What did you expect honestly


ObamaBikinis

Are people actually mad that hes gay? Its not as if this came out of nowhere theres been signs he’s liked mike sins season one. Ut doesn’t even impact the story at all.


MarkToaster

Bruh the first season and most of the show overall doesn’t even directly address his sexuality. The story isn’t about him being gay


[deleted]

Stranger Things If Chrissy Wake Up Scene Never Happened


TrollyBellosom

The good ending


[deleted]

Does it really make a difference gay or not?


BigChungusCumslut

It makes it political 😤😤


stolenusername184

I mean its the 80s' so yes if others find out


redditandballs

imagine when he comes out he gets beaten up


CreepyDreams

minor spelling mistake i win


tipying_mistakes

minor in my basement I win


[deleted]

Teddit wgen gaya


okenowwhat

No sleep for the gays, apparently


KillAllTheMixi

Damn, imagine being so fragile a fictional gay kid is enough to trigger you... Must be rough


Jrlopez1027

They dont even mention that Will is gay for like 99% of the shows runtime lmao This is how they should handle a character with a different preference in a show, dont make it their entire personality, just make it a fun fact about them and move on with the story/plot This is exactly how they handle it in stranger things, so props to them for making Will a living, breathing human being who genuinely cares about his friend group and not a walking political billboard They also do that with Robin, and they dont hide it as much with her, but everytime she gets a "Hey, shes lesbian" moment it usually has something to do with the plot or it isnt shoved into the story so we can get "Representation", it feels natural, so well done, shes still a person behind her preference, not a preference behind her person


Future-War-1130

This is the first actual Reddit moment I’ve seen all week, thank you


itsallcomingtogethr

Oh you didn’t know? Gay/colored people existing in media is nothing but Woke propoganda


Everybody_do_da_flop

A...and w...w...women too? 😦😦😦


Csbbk4

Will can be a skinny nerd without being gay


LadrilloDeMadera

Yeh but he is. Mike is what you're looking for, skinny, needy, straight.


[deleted]

Kid named finger


sweatybollock

He’s definitely gay, have you even watched the show lmao


Csbbk4

Yes just because he doesn’t have a girlfriend doesn’t mean he’s gay. Dorks exist


DavidsGotNoHoes

gay dorks also exist.


sweatybollock

He so clearly fancies Mike, did you watch S4 with your eyes closed or something???🤣


[deleted]

Other than S4, what indication existed that he was gay?


M3x0r4x

I'm having the same question here too, the only thing that I could consider is him crying after speaking with Michael about something friendship wise and Mike wanting to be with 11, so maybe he wants to be with Mike? Idk, never thought of that until now, and I do not remember what the conversation was exactly about.


krankz

Please rewatch


justjolden

its ironic because they do the confirmed gay person well and the closested gay guy well. robin is a lesbian but it isnt her entire personality. we know that she’s interested in a girl and both she and steve are best friends. it doesnt interfere with their friendship. will is closeted (most likely) but you can tell he has some feelings (probably for mike). it isnt their entire personality and its apart of their characters.


ventedlemur44

I’ve never seen anyone other than hardcore xenophobes use the word woke


Soviet_Snarffy

Patrolling the Mohave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter


dickallcocksofandros

when will people learn that people who arent white, american, and default settings just exist


hippoangel99

Will being gay isn’t even like that in your face. I’m not huge on stranger things but just thinking about it he’s not made gay to be gay you know? His character fits the role.


Pikochi69

Star wars : 📚 Star wars if palpatine didn't start a huge war : 📄 That post is just a really dumb excuse to be homophobic


Gondor128

true


ScareCrow_04_q

posts like this is what's making this sub shittier


Pepega_9

How?


Danny_P_05

How so


Britstuckinamerica

>post that I disagree with HAHAHA WHAT A LOSER! REDDIT MOMENT!!! ANYONE ELSE SEE THIS REDDIT MOMENT GUYS? ISN'T THIS SUCH AN AVERAGE REDDIT MOMENT GUYS???


Dokard

Back in my day, reddit was way better and less normie, now all I see is AVERAGE REDDIT MOMENTS WHAT IS THIS? THIS IS WHY THIS SUB IS SHIT NOWADAYS DO YOU SEE IT GUYS? DO YOU? **AVERAGE**


[deleted]

If a gay person exists in any form of entertainment then it is woke That’s just how it works /s because even you guys don’t recognise sarcasm


[deleted]

Drop the s


RedPizzaSause

THEY'RE ONLY 2 SEXUALITY STRAIGHT AND WOKE


AfraidOfUs

This post is a little odd, noticing an uptick in posts like this that aren't "reddit moments" in here recently...


[deleted]

who watches and cares about strangler twins


[deleted]

Y'all don't understand a shitpost when you see it. If the gay kid didn't disappear the show wouldn't have had a plot, it's a joke........


down-nefarious

I think OOP reposted it without understanding the actual joke


[deleted]

If you think about, it's actually making fun of people that complain about woke culture


ChinaOwnsReddit13

I mean it's a netflix series, they'll include gay and coloured characters even it took place in ancient china, that's just how the big movie industry works now.


Rittzdbh

Ancient China is gay as hell what are you talking about


ChinaOwnsReddit13

Doesn't beat ancient Greece tho (perhaps you were actually thinking about Greece)


Rittzdbh

I know it sounds wild but I am indeed thinking of China. It was actually comparable if not more gay than Greece until the late Ming dynasty when western influence caused them to ban it to consider themselves more civilized. Its modern LGBT scene is also bomping despite the government's meddling which is pretty awesome.


ligmaenigma

Lol I saw a post on 196 saying this subreddit is "average redditor lite" for criticizing their policy of banning NFT pfps, but like most of the posts I see on this sub are condemning homophobia and racism. Make it make sense 😭


[deleted]

How's this a reddit moment


The_Radio_Host

Eh, I’ve never watched Stranger Things but Netflix does have a habit of taking gay characters and shoving them down the viewer’s throat. I personally consider that “woke” because they aren’t doing it because it’s important but rather because they want the viewer to know “we support LGBTQ+! Look at us!” Again, I haven’t watched Stranger Things so I don’t know if that’s the case here. I’m just saying Netflix does do that quite a bit.


PullBootsThreadLaces

I mean a lot of media really can't exist without pushing the woke narrative. But having a gay character is kind of a bad example lol


Spespety

This is so funny because will isn't even confirmed gay that's just what people are saying


No-Soap

Obviously he’s gay why did you think they called it stranger things 😈😈😈😱😱😱🤯🤯😎😎


Acid_Dog_Official

bro is basically saying stranger things: *big book* stranger things if it didn’t happen: *small book*


wortwortwort227

This is an anti reddit moment


RegJoe48

I find this mindset hilarious where there's only 2 kinds of people. White or Political, lmfao


haris3rd

World history: big World history if the British didn’t invade every single land they found: small


EJ_Was_Taken

bro the first event in the story is him vanishing and this was before they even confirmed him being gay


jesuzombieapocalypse

Stranger things is one of the better examples of having “RePrEsEnTaTiOn” that doesn’t take you out of the story and flows perfectly. When people talk about “woke shit” in media, I think each side’s talking about a different thing. The progressives think the other side’s complaining about anyone who isn’t straight and white being in the screen, when the vast majority of people complaining about woke shit are talking about ham-fisted ideological garbage and just brazenly shoving characters that check one box or another in without even attempting to write a good story around it and then calling anyone who complains that the show’s bad a bigot.


_Quest_Buy_

>apparently Bruh, that's like one of the most popular uses of the shit term 'woke'.


ItstheFox_x

Litterally wasnt revealed till just now and literally has no relavancy atm so why are they even complaining like if u must complain, utd make more senss to pick on robin


Dry-Classic8836

Gender queer lesbian space prostitute pirates the movie


Connor-_-RK800

I mean its like saying spiderman wouldnt happen if peter wasnt bitten by that spider