Since the late 2010s, there has been a surge in gay teen drama series that portray their gay male protagonists as cute. This article focuses on four series ( Heartstopper, Young Royals, Love, Victor, and wtFOCK) and examines which formal and narrative practices are used to convey cuteness. It argues that, first, each series participates in the creation of the cute gay boy archetype; second, each series represents cuteness as vulnerable in an ambiguous and, at times, resistant manner; third, cute aesthetics are used to soften the blow when tackling heavy or disturbing issues or to amplify positive emotions.

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同性恋也很可爱：当代同性恋青少年电视剧中的可爱之处


自 2010 年代末以来，以可爱的男同性恋主角为主角的同性恋青少年电视剧激增。本文重点关注四个系列（《Heartstopper》、《Young Royals》、《Love》、《Victor》和《wtFOCK》），并探讨了哪些形式和叙事实践用于传达可爱。它认为，首先，每个系列都参与了可爱的同性恋男孩原型的创造；其次，每个系列都以一种模棱两可、有时甚至是抗拒的方式来表现可爱和脆弱；第三，可爱的美学被用来减轻处理沉重或令人不安的问题时的打击或放大积极的情绪。