you're dismissing the unpalatable shit from the story.
all i'm doing is seeing what's presented.
the ONE THING that all of us hate about Omar was his WILD FAGGOTRY.
take that away and you have maybe the greatest Black outlaw ever created in fiction.
we all hate it, but they made it amazingly clear that he was gay, no doubt about it. they TOLD you he was gay, told you HOW he got turned out, showed him kissing dudes, hugged up with them, etc.
they SPOON FED YOU that shit.
okay, so then you have Mike, who was molested by Bug's dad, which parallels Omar's situation. Mike is seen having sex, but i dare anyone to unequivocally identify the gender of the person he was with. they shot it that way ON PURPOSE. then when Mike takes over Omar's style, weapon, and M.O. in sticking up Vinson, instead of having a John Baily type as his partner(who was DISGUSTED by Omar and Brandon's gayness), he has a Brandon/Dante/Renaldo type by his side.
that was an OH SHIT moment.
again, i'm only accepting what they presented. i dont want Mike to be Omar...and if it makes you feel better because they didnt show Mike FUCKING dudes then fine.
but i understand what was presented, regardless of how repulsive it is.