macleroys are pure boys who do everything they can to be good people. hell, griffin admitted he felt bad when he wrote hurley and sloan because at the time he didn't know bury your gays was a trope and he just wanted a tragic love story.

yeah its almost like even if they are in their thirties, they’re still learning, and open to learning about things they don’t understand, and are trying their best to be as understanding and inclusive and self-aware as three straight white cis guys are able to manage.