6 Adaptations That Did Queer Characters Justice, And 6 That Just Erased Them
buzzfeed.comYou may remember Michael from the original Proud Family as an awkward teen who was constantly bullied for just being himself.
Well, in the reboot, Michael was brought into the 21st century as openly gay, gender nonconforming, and free to live his best life.
According to the show’s executive producer, they couldn’t explore Michael’s identity the first time around, so they made sure to do the character justice in the reboot, bringing EJ Johnson on board to voice them.There are many differences between the gang from Archie Comics and what we see in Riverdale, including the erasure of Jughead’s canonical asexuality.
There was a lot of talk about this when the series first aired and we saw Jughead develop a relationship with Betty, with many people wondering if his sexuality would be addressed later on.
