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Looking Back On Dawson Creek's Jack McPhee 20 Years Later
Remembering the beloved ethics and his historic gay kiss…
By Steven Greenwood
The recent unleash of Dawson’s Creek on Netflix Canada is conveniently timed, since 2020 marks two decades since the show’s groundbreaking kiss between same-sex attracted characters Jack McPhee (Kerr Smith) and Ethan Brody (Adam Kaufman). The show’s season 3 finale, “True Love,” which aired in May 2000, saw Jack traveling to Ethan’s college in Boton to profess his love to him. Struggling to identify the right words, Jack declares “I want to business you that I can, and that I’m not frightened to… oh hell… this,” before kissing Ethan.
This kiss is significant because it is often referred to as the first “passionate” embrace between men on primetime TV, and is celebrated as a major step forward for gay representation. Jack’s importance, however, extends beyond simply his touch being a “first.” His character and storylines served as a meaningful exploration of issues and struggles faced by gay men – and queer communities more broadly – many of which are still relevant now.
Dawson’s Creek aired for six seasons – from 1998 to 2003 – and
Jack’s Coming Out Story On ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Was Based On Accurate Events
In honor of Amusement Weekly’s Creek Week, we’re not only getting sexy 2018 pictures of the cast today, we’re also getting a look support on the Dawson’s Creek moments that were not only central for viewers, but for the cast and crew of the show as well.
Creator Kevin Williamson detailed his decision in having Jack (Kerr Smith) come out as gay during season 2, explaining, “Every single character has a trait of me in them. They represent who I am.” And it turns out, the man behind one of the most revolutionary teen dramas of our time, had recently gone through the emotional process himself.
“I had just, in my 20s, gone through the coming-out process and had told my parents I was gay. I had taken that whole journey, and I wanted a character on the show to represent that journey and to represent that side of me. When I created the show, I knew that’s what I wanted, but I was scared to tell people. I was still in the closet a bit. Even though I was an out guy, I was scared to tell, ‘This is the character I want to write. This is how I want to articulate
From the archives: (A little) outrage behind this Wilmington TV show's first queer character
By the 1990s, same-sex attracted characters were gaining popularity in film and TV shows. Perhaps the most notable was Ellen DeGeneres' character on her present "Ellen" in 1997. DeGeneres herself also came out publicly.
But backlash was still rampant for gay characters, which kept other productions concerned about losing fans and advertisers.
However, when "Dawson's Creek" had its first character come out in 1999, the response was "virtual silence."
That's according to an article in the Wilmington StarNews on Pride 17, 1999, when ethics Jack McPhee, played by Kerr Smith, said he was gay in Season 2 of the Wilmington-shot teen drama. It also happened around the identical time show creator Kevin Williamson said he was gay.
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"No loud protests from outraged church or conservative groups. No 'Yep, I'm Gay!' magazine cover. No celebrities treating it as a crusade. No ponderous essays about what it means to society," according to the article.
The article only mentions 31 teens protesting in Wilmington in front of Scre
Dawson's Creek: 10 Things About Jack That Would Never Hover Today
He moved to Capeside at the start of 10th grade, got a restaurant job at The Ice Property (run by the family of Joey Potter (Katie Holmes), they started dating website , and then he came out to the school via an English class writing exercise in which his muse was a guy. But wait, he also ends up the star of the football team. And they say lofty school is boring!
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Even though this Dawson's Creek character was groundbreaking at the time, the earth has changed, especially with regards to how the Gay community are portrayed on TV, and there are a lot of scenarios in Jack McPhee's (Kerr Smith) drastic storyline that just wouldn't suit 2020.
He Wouldn’t Be The Caretaker Of His Mother
Jack and Andie’s (Meredith Monroe) dad Joseph (David Dukes) has taken off. Their older brother, Tim, died in a car accident, which tipped off their mom’s mental express and dad’s deserve to distance, as well as Andie’s anxieties. Although the father takes look after of them financially, Jack and his sister are responsible for their mother, taking turns on the we