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Grey's Anatomy creator shuts down critic of 'gay scenes' in her shows

Don’t tell Shonda Rhimes that the ‘gay scenes’ in her shows are ‘too much’.

Oct 21st 2014, 10:38 AM 3,394 Views 0 Comments

THIS IS SHONDA Rhimes, the Emmy-nominated creator of Grey’s Anatomy.

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She also owns the ShondaLand production company that created the critically acclaimed series Scandal and new show How To Get Away With Murder.

While holding a Q&A on Twitter on Sunday, Rhimes received this question from a Scandal fan that wasn’t into the ‘gay scenes’ (their words) in the show.

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Rhimes wasn’t impressed, and had the perfect answer for them:

. @Dabdelhakiem There are no GAY scenes. There are scenes with people in them.
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) October 19, 2014

Source: shonda rhimes/Twitter

“There are scenes with people in them.” Yup. She wasn’t finished, though:

@Dabdelhakiem If you are suddenly discovering that Shondaland shows have scenes involving people who are gay, you are LATE TO THE PARTY.
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) October 19, 2014

Source: shonda rhimes/Twitter

. @Dabdelhakiem If u use the phrase "gay scenes", u are not only LATE to the party but also NOT INVITED to the party. Bye Felicia. #oneLOVE
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) October 19, 2014

Source: shonda rhimes/Twitter

Um, go Shonda.

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Grey's Anatomy creator shuts down critic of 'gay scenes' in her shows