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funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Hi Honey, I'm Homo is such a fascinating and engaging queer-lensed jaunt through the history of sitcoms. I never realized the relationship between sitcoms and public acceptance of queerness was so symbiotic, but it makes a lot of sense. I especially enjoyed hearing about earlier sitcoms, like Bewitched, whose relationship to queerness had to be veiled. And the direct quotes from actors, writers, producers, S&P members, and the episodes themselves really enriched the text. As an audiobook-specific review, I will also add that Baume has a great voice and clearly knows his stuff. Highly recommend to anyone who wants to read up on queer and/or television history.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Biphobia, Sexism, Outing, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Misogyny, and Bullying
Minor: Grief, Death, Chronic illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual harassment, War, Abortion, and Hate crime
-Queer slurs (in quotes) -Chronic illness is specifically discussions of the AIDS epidemic during the chapters about the 80s
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