Such a good interview but I also felt sad reading some things
Edit: One thing I wanna highlight even tho this interview has many good things is about gay stereotypes and then in particularly where he talks about feminine gay man.
Or the character P'Rung who got whipped, that was inspired by a close friend from school. He was gay and effeminate. His father found out the truth because he found his cosmetics and a wig, and then P'Rung was actually whipped and kicked out of the house.
So basically a close friend of his committed not only one but two "crimes".
"There was a time when heterosexual people might have looked at the LGBTQ+ community as inferior, lesser, or strange. But now, as everything becomes more mainstream, it’s true that things are more open—yet a certain set of expectations has crept in. It’s not just heterosexuals anymore, either; LGBTQ+ people themselves have started boxing each other in.
For example, my partner and I are both more feminine-presenting (sao), and we get judged constantly. 'Who is the husband and who is the wife?' Why? Why do you have to ask? Why do you need to know? How does answering that change your life?
Even the gay representation that gets accepted in mainstream media is still mostly middle-class, fair-skinned, and conventionally attractive. You don't see plus-size gay men in BL (Boys' Love) series. You don't see dark-skinned gay men—even darker than 'P'Muen' from Phop Thoe (Your World)—they just don't exist. And honestly, P'Muen is one of the very few exceptions in the entire BL industry. Or what about a couple where both guys are feminine? Nobody is making content like that.
Some series viewers root for both actors to look totally masculine, saying, 'The uke (bottom) doesn't have to be feminine.' Sure, the uke doesn't have to be feminine. But by constantly repeating that phrase, aren't people just reinforcing the idea that a feminine uke is somehow lesser, and that a 'masc-for-masc' dynamic is superior? Why can't we have a feminine seme (top)? What about a story where two feminine guys fall for each other? I’d love to make something like that—uke meets uke, cute plus-size gay guys, or just regular gay guys who don't need to have a six-pack."
"I think the root of the fear of effeminate men, or fear of gay men who act feminine, stems from misogyny. When two straight gay men come along, we praise them a lot, admire them a lot, accept them a lot. Is it because patriarchal society still has power, or maybe people in society aren't okay with femininity yet?"
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