![]() ![]() Non-binary character, Jim (played by non-binary actor Vico Ortiz), is in an on-off relationship with bestie Oluwande (Samson Kayo), while Lucius (Nathan Foad), and Black Pete (Matthew Maher) have a matelotage – a civil union between same-sex pirates.Īdditionally, there is no discrimination on the basis of size, or colour and all characters have their own well-developed backstories.Ĭreated by David Jenkins, best known before this for the TBS series, ‘People Of Earth’, While the events in ‘Our Flag Means Death’ seem largely improbable, there is a lot of fact – and more often than not it’s the more fantastic parts that really happened. Just as in the real world, the queer population of ‘Our Flag Means Death’ comes in all shapes, sizes, colours, genders, and race: just like the straight population.īesides the central premise of the romance between the two leads, Stede Bonnet the Gentleman Pirate, played by New Zealand actor Rhys Darby, and the dread Blackbeard, Edward Teach, played by fellow New Zealander, actor and director Taika Waititi, there are also at least 2 other queer storylines in the show. ‘Our Flag Means Death’, however, has been hailed as being one of – if not the – first tv series to present queer characters naturally. Even worse, is the practice of “queerbaiting”, in which creators hint at, but then do not actually depict, same-sex romance or other LGBTQAI+ representation. Too many times queer characters in entertainment have been given storylines that use them as stereotypes, or present them as tragic. ![]() #OurFlagMeansDeath /bjGC7mLktz- HBO Max June 1, 2022
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