'One Life to Live' and 'Desperate Housewives' Star Tuc Watkins Calls 'Modern Family' Couple Gay Equivalent to Blackface, Jesse Tyler Ferguson Responds

Tuc Watkins, Jesse Tyler Fergus

Former One Life to Live and Desperate Housewives actor Tuc Watkins, who came out publicly last year, shared his feelings about Modern Family's gay characters, Mitch (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cam (Eric Stonestreet), in a Facebook post on Thursday:

Hmm. I think "Modern Family" is clever, hilarious, even terrifically subtle at times. But, for the most part, I have a hard time laughing at the gay guys. In fact, I kinda cringe. It feels a little bit like the gay equivalent of "blackface." It doesn’t feel "modern" at all.

Sure, people come in all shapes, sizes, etc. So why are we fed such 80s stereotypes every week?

Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson responded on Saturday:

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