Critical Analysis of Queer Prestige and Presumption

ABED, continuing: I’m bisexual. I know it’s usually more typical on a sitcom to keep any possible deviations from heterosexuality confined to ambiguous jokes in order not to alienate a mainstream audience but most people already find me pretty off-putting, so. Rich and I are going to do Pride and Prejudice at the dance.

At the other end of the table, ANNIE suddenly gets up and silently leaves the room. TROY looks at ABED once, then runs after her.  Long, awkward silence.   PIERCE, having wrestled a long scroll out of his binder: Hey, they’re going to miss my speech for Ay-bed being gay!  Abed takes Rich to a school dance, and Annie and Jeff freak out. Featuring date sabotage and counter-sabotage, more than one coming out, and the themes of Pride and Prejudice. [Fake episode-style script fic.]