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Rob McElhenny Shares If It's Always Sunny's Mac Really Is Gay

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Summary

  • Mac's sexuality in IASIP is comedic yet complex, showcasing his struggles while maintaining his terrible personality traits.
  • Mac's journey of coming out as gay is portrayed through humor and poignant moments, highlighting his desire for acceptance from his father.
  • Plunder McElhenny's careful approach to Mac's nature development as a gay individual in IASIP ensures factual inclusivity without transforming his essential jerk persona.

"Is Mac gay?" is a question that just about every personality on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia wonders at some point in the series. A exhibit as long-running as It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia with its 16 seasons sees many of even its most morally dubious characters undergo one convert or another. Rickety Cricket goes from a priest into a broken-down "street urchin"; Fra

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Many episodes ofIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia have tackled complicated, emotional or timely subjects, but one of the most genuinely moving episodes of the series was Season 13, Episode 10, "Mac Finds His Pride." The episode was centered around Frank's mission to obtain Mac to boogie on the Paddy's Pub float in the Philadelphia Identity festival Parade. Each member of the gang had a employment, but Mac wasn't interested in his assigned role as the token lgbtq+ person to move on the float. He told Frank that he was still struggling to find his place within the male lover community and had still not approach out to his father.

Danny DeVito's personality Frank spent the episode unable to relate to Mac's struggles, but attempted to help him find peace within himself anyway. In typical Frank fashion, he went about it with zero sensitivity and accomplish ignorance. But Mac's conflict was played with complete empathy and sincerity, giving voice to the feeling of displacement and alienation that often exists in the LGBTQIA+ collective. That ability to tell an truthful story and not use the topic purely for h

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is a show about horrible people, Mac stands out. Not necessarily because he's any worse than anyone else in the gang, but because he so oblivious. Aside from his own "ingenious" ideas, the single biggest approve of his cluelessness, naivety, and sheer denial is the fact that he's gay and doesn't even realize it. Or at least he frequently says or does things that strongly imply that this Philly alpha male is, in fact, latently queer.

So here's a list of some of Mac's most memorable unintentionally same-sex attracted moments throughout the dash of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Mac's authentic sexuality isn't an issue with his friends or with the culture at large, but it does appear to be an issue with Mac himself.

So without any further ado, here are Mac's most unintentionally gay moments throughout the history of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia! And for more understanding on Mac's psychology, examine out a list of his funniest t-shirts.

Rob McElhenney Just Explained Why It Took Mac So Long to Come Out on 'Always Sunny'

The 14th season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premieres on September 25, making it the longest-running live action sitcom on American television alongside The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Season 13 concluded with a format-busting extended dance sequence which turned the show on its head: while the Gang have experimented with musical numbers before, it's always been in the service of the show's transgressive comedy. This, however, was an heartfelt moment in which Mac (played by series creator Rob McElhenney) finally found the means with which to express himself and affirm his identity as a newly out gay man.

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, McElhenney spoke about the decision to show Mac coming to terms with his sexuality on-screen so late in the show's run, when the characters' various traits had all otherwise become entrenched to the aim of being stunted.

"It was actually born more out of his intense, ultraconservative, right-leaning principals," he said. "We were looking at Mac at one indicate, and I was like, 'He is such an arch-arch Catholic cons