Bridgerton : Homophobia or a search for book Accuracy ? Let's talk (book summary & analysis )

The revelation at the end of Bridgerton Season 3 has sparked a debate online. Some fans of the Bridgerton universe are very disappointed by the reveal at the end of Season 3: Michael Stirling, the love interest of Francesca Bridgerton in book 6, "When He Was Wicked," will be portrayed by a woman instead, "Michaela Stirling." Some fans expressed their dissatisfaction, claiming that the gender swap is a staggering change from the source material, while others consider that this dissatisfaction is rooted in racism and homophobia. So let's talk!
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[@tomixshile9502]

Book review : 2:45 Discours on book accuracy: 53:45

[@santesia6222]

I wonder if Julia Quinn really had a say in this because depending on if she has ANY creative control over the series, it might have just been the case of she got told this by the new showrunner and her opinions were ignored. And publicly she has to support the show because she did sell the TV rights of her books.

[@HuntingViolets]

I suspect they just talked to her as a courtesy and maybe for some thoughts about how to do it, but I doubt she has any influence in stopping or causing things if they don't agree with her.

[@moritzmartini4132]

People be like "you´re clearly homophobic, especially towards queer women because you have no problem with queer Benedict" Erm no. The thing is there´s a DIFFERENCE between Benedict and Francesca. Benedict now is bi and let us assume Francesca is also bi (although there are clues that she MIGHT be completely gay), Benedict can STILL end up with FEMALE Sophie. But Francesca cannot anymore end up with MALE Michael bc of the genderbending. If Francesca would´ve turned out to be bi but still ended up with MALE Michael, then it would´ve been completely fine. Also sth that BOTH Francesca AND Benedict lack is development. Neither of them had any development, exploration, depth and romance regarding their queerness, it was just thrown in