James Burrows, acclaimed director of iconic television shows for five decades, helped pave the way for LGBTQ representation in American media with hit shows like “Cheers” and “Will & Grace.” Burrows joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber on the relationship between politics and culture and some of the TV “firsts” he helped present to the American household, adding “I figured if it was funny enough, people would come to the dance and not be… intolerant.”
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Brokeback Mountain gave me permission to not hide compassion and empathy that religions of my youth systematically suppressed with gays. Religious abuse is having an evangelical revival. War may not be the worst cause of PTSD today.
Will interracial marriage be challenged by republicans?
Exactly!
Matt Baume does a lot of videos about LGBTQ on tv cheers had tree episodes about Gays golden girls was at the forefront of LGBTQ positive story lines
You might be forgetting Ellen DeGeneres' show…
but james burrows only highlighted white gays on tv.
i guess non white gays didnt exist in his tv shows, eh?
The extreme court majority is against everything America stands for. They are against human rights.
Conservative extremists don't belong on the Supreme Court impeach now
I respect this.
Actual leftist call this the Mass Line. Liberalism is right wing. The ideological state apparatus is that we are forced to adhere to ruling class ideology.
Things were probably easier when ones sexual preferences were not the qualifier. It's really no one's business.
GOP (some) have only THIS to fall back on. They lack true, solid visions for this nation. All they have is the (non-majority btw) support AND the self-righteous attitude to back it up. BLAME, JUDGE, POINT THE FINGER………THIS IS ALL THEY HAVE…….
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SCOTUS is undemocratic
Raphael Warnock Stole $60,000 in Campaign Funds to Pay Child Support! He BROKE the LAW and Should be Barred from Running for Office!
How do we as a country embrace change when the members of the Republican party are so afraid of any change, even if that change does not directly affect them, that they are willing to ban books from our public schools that may enlighten and provide a different perspective on a topic?
Ari is great at being respectful in his presentations. He should give a seminar to your other hosts. I tune in for Ari and tune out quickly on the next show. Stay on top of the pile Ari. The rest of this network is sliding into the trash talking pile of garbage news.
TV the great brainwashing machine.
Not fair necessarily having a go at Clinton, it was a reform as I think I recall, but how could he get this reform through without "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Coming soon to a town near you; GOP SCOTUS concentration camps for gays.
Go ahead SCOTUS, the more you ban, the more Blue wins!
TV you Dems love TV you can hide behind it while you talk trash about me soon you will have to face us you know your other half of this USA come get it
The Golden Girls touched on the subject, more than once back in the 80's
I miss these shows!
Great interview
JAMES BURROWS STILL LIVES❤️❤️❤️
I understand their next case is to ban black people from the Supreme Court; Clarence Thomas says "say whut????????????????????
Why can't sane republicans fight to save republican party, why are they just watching,bad things happen when good people,e stay silent.
Kids watched Will and Grace because of "Just Jack" and Karen.
Will and Grace for me. 🥰
Lgbtq has been around for hundreds of centuries republican politicians brought it out more in the light by using it for hate to impress their zombie base.
Too bad he didn’t treat the transgender character with any respect at all. Kathleen Turner and her fantastic role deserved better than they got
Wonderful interview!!
I wonder why no one ever remembers that DOMA was intended as a first step, not as a solution. People always frame it as Clinton being horrible to gays, when what he was trying to do was back something that would begin the process of undoing all the bullschiesse around the issue. CONTEXT, people. CONTEXT.
notice they stopped short of over turning inter-racial marriage . why cause that would DIRECTLY invalidate one member of SOCTUS
Both parties are worthless as sources of good and evil because there is a Creator who sent prophets with guidance for mankind. We continue to ignore this fact at our peril.
No person practicing any religion should ever be on the Supreme Court or elected to public office.