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Family Guy Baby Stewie Is Gay: Creator

Explains why he wants to take over the world, MacFarlane says

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(Newser) – Baby Stewie was this close to coming out as gay in an episode of Family Guy, but creator Seth MacFarlane says he decided “to keep it vague” because “he’s a 1-year-old,” the New York Daily News reports. “Ultimately, Stewie will be gay or a very unhappy repressed heterosexual,” MacFarlane says in September’s Playboy. “He has a lot of aggression, which comes from confusion and uncertainty about his orientation.”

Producer and writer Seth MacFarlane arrives at the 8th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball benefit gala in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 6, 2009.
Producer and writer Seth MacFarlane arrives at the 8th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball benefit gala in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
In this image released by Fox Broadcasting, the Griffin family characters from
In this image released by Fox Broadcasting, the Griffin family characters from "The Family Guy," from left, Brian, Lois, Peter, Stewie, Brian and Meg are shown.   (AP Photo/Fox Broadcasting)
In this image released by Fox Broadcasting, the characters from Fox's
In this image released by Fox Broadcasting, the characters from Fox's "Family Guy," animated program, from left, Peter, Lois, with Stewie on her lap, Meg, on ground, Chris and dog Brian, are shown.   (AP Photo/FOX)
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QueenAlli
Aug 13, 09 9:33 AM CDT
I'M SHOCKED!!!!!!! Reply
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BeatBlaster
Aug 14, 09 9:53 AM CDT
I'm not. It's pretty obvious Stewie is gay. I can't tell you how many times they hint at it but the most obvious was when Brian was telling Stewie what being gay was and Stewie replied "oh yeah I could totally get into that."
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jedclampett
Aug 13, 09 9:53 AM CDT
Makes me wonder about Meg. No muff to tuff..... Reply
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Forderon
Aug 13, 09 9:57 AM CDT
Nice try Seth, but you're about 10 years too late in trying to give your characters depth and range. I can't believe Family Guy got away with being such an awful show for so long. There's no character development (that's if there are even any good characters, maybe Brian?). The animation is lazy and lifeless--every character has maybe 2 facial expressions. The voice acting is grating on the ears with no range or nuance at all. Most importantly, the writing is even lazier and an insult to well-written SHOWS like Simpsons, Futurama, and other non-animated shows. Family Guy is a collection of jokes tailor made for people with ADD who can't keep up with storylines and character development. Reply
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littleoopie
Aug 13, 09 10:00 AM CDT
And despite all of that I still love it!
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