I love parents in gay dramas. What Did You Eat Yesterday? / Kinou Nani Tabeta?
The line ‘ARE YOU HALF ASSING THE GAY LIFETSYLE’ speaks to me on a personal level
I love how they’re not even mad about their son beinf gay but like BITCH WE‘RE MEETING HIM AND IF WE DONT YOURE A DISGRACE
The parental guilt trip is so fucking universal omg I love it.
You hide your boyfriend from your parents?! You hide your boyfriend like you are ashamed??!!! Oh jail for son!! Jail for son for 1000 years!!!
HOLD THE PHONE there’s a live action version of What Did You Eat Yesterday?? how did I not know this!?
everyone should read the manga this is based on! the protagonist is a 40 year old Shiro, a gay lawyer who is somewhat neurotic and is not used to society being increasingly accepting of gay people since he’s been in the closet for so long. Introverted Shiro is held in contrast to his boyfriend Kenji, who is out and proud and a social butterfly. The story is a slow paced character study on aging gay couples and how being queer is perceived by society. We get the perspectives of the gay couple, their families, their friends and their co-workers.
btw this line in the manga was “is being gay a joke to you??”