bashsbooks's review
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 80slivrad's review against another edition
4.0
Hi Honey, I’m Homo tracks how queer comedy in sitcoms influenced the rights and perceptions of the LGBTQ+ community over six decades. Covering shows like Bewitched, M*A*S*H, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, All in the Family, Golden Girls, Friends, Dinosaurs, Roseanne, Ellen, Will&Grace, and Modern Family, it looks at which shows really pushed forward conversations (All in the Family), which were outright gay rights allegory (Bewitched), which started by playing it safe (Will&Grace), and which should have pushed even more (Friends). This was an entertaining read, especially during Pride month.
Thank you, NetGalley, for a copy of this book.
Thank you, NetGalley, for a copy of this book.
threeara's review
4.0
Baume managed to cram a ton of 20th century queer history. If you've watched the video essays about the shows in each chapter, it is kind of a greatest hits of his YouTube.