Queer tropes of Thad Castle


The Gay Bravado is your typical heterosexual macho character. Most of the time the male will make homoerotic remarks to his peers because he feels like they are not being manly enough. The first person that came to my mind in this scenario would be Thad Castle from spikes TV series Blue Mountain State. The show is about your average college football team living the dream as a student-athlete with things such as school, parties, and football.

Thad Castle reinforces this Gay Bravado since he is the energizer bunny and also captain of the team. He is your typical macho character knowing that he does play linebacker and tries to sleep with almost every girl. He feels the need to make jokes about his teammates to feel like he is the most dominant on the team. This is because Thad Castle has his own personal problems, he feels the need to mock others because he feels the need to assert his dominance. Although Thad does criticize his own teammates, he does care about them because they are all college football players competing together to win a championship.

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