Outlander gay episode

As with any group with limited representation, there is more weight on what little representation exists. It is not an expression of love or romance, but an exertion of power. Warning: this post includes discussion and gifs related to the depiction of rape and violence on the show Outlander.

Another concept wrapped up in this interaction is that attraction is not determined by your sex life or your current or past partner s alone. Lord John William Grey is a fictional character created by Diana Gabaldon. He’s a pervert. Second, Randall only ordered Jenny to turn around after she started laughing at him.

Diana Gabaldon took to her Facebook Page today to clarify the sexual preference of one of her characters, Black Jack Randall. As series author Diana Gabaldon explain s on her Facebook page, Jack Randall is not gay. But if sexual assault is violence and not an expression of healthy sexuality, then why are viewers giving so much more weight to his attempt to coerce Jamie than his attempts to rape Jenny and Claire?

On the flip side, no amount of celibacy or sex with the opposite gender makes a queer person straight. Love D. IF he were merely a sadist with any tendency toward heterosexuality, he would have likely jumped at these tactics, but he stated that this did not interest him. Randall exploits the cultural taboos of the time, knowing that sexual relations between men would be an even deeper shame than his sexual assault of Jenny.

Posted May 3, by Delia Harrington under Feels , Gifs , Rant , Review , Television Form. For months now, ‘s Black Jack Randall, a sadistic Redcoat who makes Jeffrey Dahmer look like a. This is a difficult pill for some to swallow, and it comes back to a cultural hang up: we still think of rape and sexual assault as sex.

About the twelfth episode of the Outlander TV Series, Season One: Well, we seem to be getting a lot of interesting reviews on Episode 12 —which is All Good, to be sure. In the eleventh episode of the seventh season of Starz’s period drama series ‘Outlander,’ Lord John Grey reveals to Claire Fraser that her husband, James “Jamie” Fraser, offered his body to him.

Not his sexuality. He’s a sadist. The revelation does not shock her since she has already learned about the British aristocrat’s feelings for the love of her life from [ ]. He is a recurring secondary character in Gabaldon's Outlander series of novels, and the main character of the Lord John series of historical mystery novels and novellas.

Secretly homosexual "in a time when that particular predilection could get one hanged", the character has been called "one of the most complex and. It is a weapon to brutalize someone, and a crime that is focused on sex organs, but that is where the similarities and the causes cease.

And all of this ignores bisexuality, as many fans and critics alike also did. Jamie was a bound captive. Deep breaths, everyone. In that moment, Jenny had found a way to take back the power. I just want to make one thing clear, before drawing your attention to a couple of interesting ones: To wit, Black Jack Randall is not a homosexual.

She astutely points out that Randall could just as easily have assaulted him and then proceed to flog him anyway. Sexual violence is just that: violence. He derives sexual pleasure from hurting. Here is Diana's post. He wanted Jamie to be defeated and to beg for mercy, but Jamie refused.

His reaction to the humiliation he feels when his power plays fail seems to be the same for both Fraser siblings: more violence. Moreover, the illusion of choice given to Jamie would likely haunt him, filling him with increased feelings of shame. Having the only known queer character on Outlander be a sadist who uses sex as a weapon would fall into that old trope, encouraging dangerous and cruel stereotypes — the kind that can get good teachers fired for no other reason than their sexuality.

Committing violence against someone is not a sign of love or attraction. "Outlander" actor Sam Heughan said he disagreed with the show's creative team over whether his penis should be shown following a "horrific" rape sequence in the first season. Warning: This recap contains spoilers for Outlander ‘s Season 1 finale.

Some reviews of Episode have noted that Jack Randall is gay based on his behavior in the episode. A large part of this is likely due to bi erasure, and its treatment in our pop culture and society as either a way station on the road to homosexuality, or as merely a ploy for attention.

Outlander 's much-talked-about season finale aired Saturday with what was perhaps the most graphic and disturbing rape scenes ever to air in the history of television. Instead, Randall offered Jamie a false choice, knowing that if Jamie gave in, he would finally feel broken.

Personality, yes—gender, no.