Some of us know that John Constantine is magic wielding bi-sexual comic book character. But in the NBC series, the Bi part may be erased.
EW reports
When asked about this at the Television Critics Association’s semi-annual press tour Sunday, executive producer Daniel Cerone ran down the various editions of the character that have existed since the demon fighter was introduced in 1985 to suggest his sexuality is not a crucial aspect of the character (nearly all of the character’s relationships in the comics have been with women). “In those comic books, John Constantine aged in real time,” he said. “Within this tome of three decades [of comics] there might have been one or two issues where he’s seen getting out of bed with a man. So [maybe] 20 years from now? But there are no immediate plans.”Umm, if they were smart, they will make him bi. It's a part of who he is, right? You can't make Wolverine American or Storm a non-African, so make John bi!
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It's network TV. Anything out of the norm is taboo for them. :-(
This is why we should leave all entertainment to foreign countries, such as the UK. PBS recently started airing "Vicious" about two elderly gay men (Sirs McKellan and Jacobi) who live together. And the original air date was 2013. So if the UK can show homosexual characters, certainly America can have a bisexual character without raising everyone's hackles.
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