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Let Wednesday Addams Be Gay​

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Is she… you know… kooky and spooky? I’m referring, of course, to the iconic Addams Familycharacter Wednesday Addams, who takes center stage in Netflix’s new Tim Burton-directed teen series, aptly titled Wednesday. The show follows a teenage Wednesday (played to deadpan goth perfection by Scream breakout Jenna Ortega) as she heads to a supernatural boarding school in hopes of harnessing her burgeoning psychic powers. Unfortunately, she soon discovers that, even amongst literal monsters, she’s still an outcast.

As a perpetual outsider, Wednesday has long been seen by some as a queer icon. And many were hoping that in this series, the character would actually be queer. Spoiler alert: That doesn't play out explicitly. But many fans have quickly zoomed in on the love interest potential of her werewolf roomie Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers), who is eager to befriend her curious new classmate, social norms be damned.

Although the bubbly, colorfully dressed Enid is Wednesday’s polar opposite in more ways than one, one of the best parts of the show is watching their unlikely bond grow in the face of murder mysteries and bug-eyed monsters — you know, typical high school stuff. It’s the perfect opportunity for a queer opposites-to-lovers storyline perfectly befitting Wednesday, who’s historically found boys’ interest in her to be pitiable at best. Fans quickly began shipping Wednesday and Enid on TikTok, and even gave them a couples’ name: Wenclair. The duo’s ship name has so far racked up over 417 million views on the app since the show premiered five days ago.


In a recent interview with Elite Daily, Myers shared how she and Ortega often acknowledged their characters’ connection during filming. “I would always say, ‘And they were roommates,’” she said, referencing an iconic Vine video. (In more recent years, the phrase has become popular in online fandoms, implying that “they were roommates!” led to a romantic pairing.)

“Jenna and I would say that all the time to each other,” Myers added. “And that’s all that needs to be said — I think that gets the message across.”

But in classic teen show fashion, Wednesdayside-steps the show’s core relationship and plays it safe, dropping Wednesday freaking Adams into a love triangle between two boys whose characters are about as interesting as cardboard cutouts.

It’s a missed opportunity that stings particularly hard given how seemingly eager Netflix was to target Wednesday Addams’ queer fanbase. Ahead of the show’s premiere, the streamer hosted a party dubbed “Wednesgay,” in which several RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni were challenged to show off their best Wednesday Addams looks. Fans shared the event’s poster on Twitter, but many were disappointed upon realizing that the series’ only canonically queer characters are fellow classmate Eugene’s barely present moms.
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To make matters worse, fans noticed that Netflix appeared to be hiding tweets suggesting that Wednesday could be queer. For example, the Twitter account PopCrave recently shared a screenshot of responses to a tweet from Netflix promoting the show, showing that many responses containing the word “gay” had been hidden. Granted, not all of them were exactly celebratory.

Given Wednesday’s domination of Netflix’s Top 10 TV chart, a Season 2 renewal in the near future feels likely. Hopefully next season we get the spooky queer romance that fans deserve.
 
There is something uniquely pathetic about these soy golems shitting out social justice screeds based on whatever Netflix is releasing at that time.

Will the chuds win if Wednesday Addams isn't gay? Will Adolf Trumpler rise from his grave and restart the holocaust if you don't write a novel about how important it is for a sad Mexican girl to be gay?

Truly these intellectual juggernauts are saving the world by politicizing the Addams Family episodes and Taylor Perry songs! What would we do without them?
 
  • Wednesday gets moist for the Coffee house boy.
  • Enid gets hot for the Mayor's Son, the Gorgon dude and the Siren Dude.
  • THEY'RE TOTALLY LESBIANS YOU GUYS.
  • THIS ISN'T A HEALTHY RELEATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO GIRLS, IT'S A BUDDING LESBIAN ESCPADE JUST LIKE THE ONES I'VE WRITTEN FOR FANFICTION.NET

Does calling for the rounding up and extermination of Tumbrinas considered fedposting?
Fuck, it's like these people don't know what friends are. Everything has to be fucking sexual.
 
As a perpetual outsider, Wednesday has long been seen by some as a queer icon.
Yep, nothing says "outsider" like having multiple movies and TV series devoted to you, representation in the highest offices of the nation, multiple flags replacing those of nations and states on flagpoles, and an entire month plus several weeks and a couple random days devoted specifically to celebrating this one aspect of your personality.

At this point if Wednesday's sexual habits are linked to outsider status she should marry her high school sweetheart and have six kids before 30.
 
I was a teen goth who massively resented male attention and hung out with my girl friends and had sleepovers all the time. Didn’t mean I was gay.

I think the lack of music subcultures for kids has a lot to answer for. Teenagers of previous generations had music tribes to glom onto and express their individuality. Now it seems to be this bizarre queer identity thing that seemingly has nothing to do with wanting to have sex with people of the same sex as you.

None of the lesbians I knew when I was growing up were goths- every single one who subsequently came out when they grew up and left our shitty small town were popular athletes and drama kids.
 
I actually watched this show with my niece (it was entertaining but meh). At the time I thought it was incredibly obvious Wednesday had whatever her version of a crush is on the barista kid. She even ditched one of her friends to go to a dance that she was talking shit about because he showed up.

Imagine how confused I was when everyone kept gushing about her roommate. Not only is the character an incredibly tired and annoying cliche, but there was almost a negative amount of chemistry between the actresses when they were on screen together. I guess it's cool they get along in reality but it definitely didn't translate to the show.

Then again, I don't obsessively masturbate to the idea of fictional teenagers girls boning. So I guess I just can't relate.
 
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Dog carcass in alley this morning, tire tread on burst stomach. This city is afraid of me. I have seen its true face.

The streets are extended gutters and the gutters are full of blood and when the drains finally scab over all the vermin will drown.

The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up about their waists and all the whores and politicians will look up and shout "Let Wednesday Addams be gay!"

... and I'll look down, and whisper "no."
 
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