CONCEPTUALIZING FRIENDSHIP THROUGH AMERICAN GAY TELEVISION SERIES IN 2000S

Rudy Rudy

doi:10.22146/rubikon.v2i2.34260

CONCEPTUALIZING FRIENDSHIP THROUGH AMERICAN GAY TELEVISION SERIES IN 2000S

https://doi.org/10.22146/rubikon.v2i2.34260

Rudy Rudy^(1*)

(1) Prima Indonesia University, Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

Gay culture has been one of the most phenomenal issues in the world, particularly in the United States. As this culture has become pro and contra over American regarding their point of view, ethically or unethically, thus, it has been spread all over the world through media, particularly television, which makes it unique and essential to observe through the television series, gay characters appear with certain features attached to them. This study concentrates on the depiction of gay shown through American gay television series in 2000s. As gay culture is strongly connected to the collectivity, the friendship among minority groups like gay people has become fascinating to identify. By focusing on how and why the friendship is portrayed through the gay television series, this study incorporates semiotic approach to identify the friendship among gay shown by the American gay television series in 2000s. The observation of the gay television series have revealed that friendship among gay people plays a significant role in gay culture. The research findings show that the depiction of friendship through the gay TV series symbolizes similar values and vision shared among gay people in order to reach solidarity. Additionally, strong friendship as a binding value is always the feature shown by oppressed minority groups in a society.

Keywords: Gay, Television Series, 2000s, Friendship, America Culture

Full Text:

PDF

References

Aoki, E. (2008). The Absence: Living Everyday Life without Gay Male Friends. In On the Meaning of Friendship between Gay Men. New York: Routledge.

Cureton, A. (2012). “Solidarity and Social Moral Rules.” Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 15: 691-706.

Demir, M., O. F. Şimşek and A. D. Procsal. (2013). I Am so Happy ‘Cause My Best Friend Makes Me Feel Unique: Friendship, Personal Sense of Uniqueness and Happiness. Journal of Happiness Studies 14:1201–1224.

Derpmann, S. (2009). Solidarity and Cosmopolitanism. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 12: 303-315. Gottlieb, A. R. (2008). Introduction. In A. R.

Gooetlieb (ed.), On the Meaning of Friendship between Gay Men. New York: Routledge.

Harry, J. (1974). Urbanization and the Gay Life. The Journal of Sex Research 10 (3): 238-247.

Healy, M. (2011). Civic Friendship. Studies in Philosophy and Education 30:229–240.

Hostetler, A. J. and B. J. Cohler. (1997). Partnership, Singlehood, and the Lesbian and Gay Life Course: A Research

Agenda. Journal of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Identity 2 (3/4): 199-230.

Kaye, S. M. (2005). True Friendship and the Logic of Lying. The Journal of Value Inquiry 39: 475–485.

Korab-Karpowicz, W. J. (2010). Inclusive Values and the Righteousness of Life: The Foundation of Global Solidarity. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 13 (3): 305-313.

Marcus, E. (2005). Is it a Choice? Answer to the Most Frequently Asked Questions about Gay and Lesbian People. New York: Harper Collins Publishers.

Martin, D and M. Biello. (2008). On the Meaning of Friendship between Gay Men. New York: Routledge.

Preston, J. (1995). Introduction. In J. Preston and M. Lowenthal (Eds.), Friends and Lovers. Middlesex: Penguin Books, Ltd.

Quinn, J. (2008). On Friendship and Being Alone. In A. R. Gooetlieb (ed.) On the Meaning of Friendship between Gay Men. New York: Routledge.

Robinson, P. (2008). The Changing World of Gay Men. The UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Roden, F. S. (2008). Toward a Definition of Gay Male Friendship. In A. R. Gooetlieb (ed.) On the Meaning of Friendship between Gay Men. New York: Routledge.

Thomas II, M. E. (2008). The country Club. In A. R. Gooetlieb (ed.) On the Meaning of Friendship between Gay Men. New York: Routledge.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/rubikon.v2i2.34260