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Too steamy for the sky? Old man’s reaction to *that* ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ scene has all the gays talking

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Two-panel image. On the far left, Taylor Zakhar Perez lays on top of Nicholas Galitzine with a key necklace hanging from his neck. Both men are shirtless laying in bed in a scene from 'Red, White, and Royal Blue.' On the right, an older man with white hair and glasses looks off embarrassed. He wears a gray V-neck sweater and sits at a kitchen table in front of a black computer screen.

There’s no doubt that Red, White, and Royal Blue is the biggest LGBTQ+ film of the year.

Upon its release, the movie (based on Casey McQuiston’s bestselling novel) became one of the top-three most-watched romantic comedies on Amazon Prime Video.

So, it makes sense why the straights would want to see what the hullabaloo was about. And what better place than while stuck on a United Airlines flight?

That’s exactly what happened in this new viral TikTok, shared by @hagquarian.

Watch.

@hagquarian

he did nottt know what he was getting into watching rwarb on the plane 😭

♬ original sound – alice

In the clip, a man chomping away on a bag of Doritos Nacho Cheese chips and a Pepsi is spotted intently watching that steamy missionary scene from Red, White, and Royal Blue on a flight.

However, once it pans past the intimate lovemaking between the First Son (Taylor Zakhar Perez) and Prince of England (Nicholas Galitzine) onto their hands, this unsuspecting viewer was caught skipping forward.

To be fair, this is probably the sexiest scene in the R-rated film, aside from a few shots of Zakhar Perez’s hairy butt.

Furthermore, no matter what your stance on LGBTQ+ relationships is, it can be awkward watching sex scenes in public, especially from an aisle seat. (This man was bold!)

But none of the above stopped gays on social media from weighing in on the situation.

The clip also prompted discussion about whether or not it’s appropriate to watch sex scenes on planes in general.

While many airlines edit films to make them more suitable for general audiences on flights, not every movie seems to get the cut.

In fact, I can confirm that during my 2016 viewing of Gone Girl on a Delta flight, everyone behind me caught every second of Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike’s raunchy lovemaking.

No detail was spared. I do not recommend.

Also, this man did not expect to become the face of “watching gay missionary scenes in public” when he chose this film.

It recalls a recent article about lack of privacy in the digital age from Mashable, which begs the question: “When did it become OK to film strangers in public?”

However, a simple search on Twitter X reveals this man was not alone in his reaction.

Because the culture is continuing to work through taboos around LGBTQ+ sex in media, Red, White, and Royal Blue‘s intimate scenes offer a learning moment for both queer and straight people.

How do we handle strangers learning what we do in the dark? 👀

@jkawesome100 This sounds sends me #redwhiteandroyalblue #rwandrb #lgbtq ♬ original sound – jacob

Still, shows like Fellow Travelers and upcoming film All of Us Strangers are proof that sensual LGBTQ+ lovemaking scenes aren’t going anywhere.

Understandably, it’s going to take some time before the world catches up. But thankfully, it seems we’ve arrived at a new era for frank and authentic onscreen depictions of gay romance.

The fact that we can have this conversation is a sign of progress. But maybe think twice before pressing play on an airplane –– or invest in an iPad.

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