New Yorker: The Chaste Optimism of “Love, Simon”.

... surely teen-aged viewers, who otherwise lose themselves in queer fan-fictions on Tumblr, who march on the street for their rights, could have handled a bolder artwork, one that captured something of gay love rather than making a statement about the straight acceptance of it?

Okay, hold on a second. Have you looked at this stuff on Tumblr? I've had the teeth practically shocked right out of my mouth. Sure, teens can handle more. But can the rest of America, is the question. The producers went *safe*. And I can't really blame them. This is more of a test, on their part. Pushing at the boundaries, see if they get poked back.