'Silicon Valley' Admits Own Bigotry: 'Christians Suck,' Gays 'Great'

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By Alexa Moutevelis Coombs | April 16, 2018 3:13 AM EDT
In an interesting twist that was at times humorous (It’s funny because it’s true!) while at others insulting, HBO’s hit comedy Silicon Valley flipped the script on gays and Christianity and admitted to the hatred Christians endure, especially on the left coast, by having a gay character come out of the closet as a Christian.

The show is set in the Bay Area and revolves around tech guru Richard (Thomas Middleditch) and his equally eccentric and nerdy friends as they try to create a new internet, called PiperNet. On Sunday’s episode “Tech Evangelist,” Monica helps Richard get a meeting with K-Hole Games, a huge gaming company that might be looking to make a deal.

At the meeting, Richard introduces his developers to K-Hole CEO Colin (Neil Casey). When he gets to Deedee (probably based on Peter Thiel), he announces that Deedee is creating a gay dating site called 1stSight, but also declares that Deedee is “very gay and also a Christian,” which is a big no-no. Being Christian, that is.