Mike Wheeler’s Clothing In Season 4

Mike’s clothing in season 4 hint at his possible queerness, and we go over some LGBT+ history in regards to it!
Disclaimer: my opinions and speculation are not facts
Video is in square aspect ratio because originally created for TikTok

[@angelwithnightmares]

I never realized his clothes colors are the Gay flag palette 😳

[@ladycharlotte210]

Months later and we still have epiphanies about Mike (insert dog image here). Anyway, YES to all this. The costume department was like '🤭 about to ruin this entire boy's heterosexuality'

[@lesbianmindflayer]

Yes! I feel like every time I rewatch I find new stuff that I just didn’t even register before it’s wild.

[@insertunoroginalnamehere6189]

You cant ruin something that was never there

[@stillrobyn7821]

I also wanna point out that his airport outfit was supposed to be flashy and not very him, this was stated by the costume designers I'm pretty sure.
Kinda strange that he's flying to California in somewhat of a facade which Argyle points out at the airport

[@steveisking8167]

mikes whole face:
“Ew,gross DONT SAY BOOBIES!”

[@Rish_the_Demodog]

Also, when the only time he’s covering up that colour palette, is when he meets el and will in that yellow “shitty knock off” shirt, over the purple. And the sunglasses concealing his face. Also I love your videos so much!!

[@toradork]

I’m totally on board with Mike being gay, and I absolutely am loving all the byler analysis!
I was wondering whether or not mike’s clothing is intentionally mirroring the gay male flag, as this flag has only been around since 2019. Considering this, do you think the directors are aware of the flag? 🤔

[@lesbianmindflayer]

A lot of the costume department is LGBT+ themselves so I’m pretty sure they would be aware. We only started seeing gay male flag imagery with Mike specifically in season 4 which was filmed in 2020. Before that he was paired with rainbows primarily.

[@no7240]

All the things I’ve been saying broooooooo I love your videos and I never find gay mike truthers even though I find it so obvious

[@lesbianmindflayer]

I think it’s very obvious too lol

[@Glitched.out_]

How did i never realize this

[@JuneShepardN7]

This might be a reach, but that orange vest (I’m pretty sure it’s a vest, but even if it’s not) definitely rings some bells to an outfit that a certain Wise Wizard was sporting in Season 1...

[@lesbianmindflayer]

Oh no you’re definitely not the only one who notices it that is exactly why I pointed it out

[@CDickeyWrites]

Okay, I *need* to see that vest from Mike's closet, it looks like what Will was wearing in season 1...

[@arundhuti1444]

i don't remember that-- which scene is it????

[@CDickeyWrites]

@@arundhuti1444 in the first episode, in the shed before Will disappears. I don't think it's the same, but it's very similar

[@martinimartini7]

@@arundhuti1444 It's the vest he's wearing his whole time in the Upside Down. When Eleven mind-visits him in episode 7 you can see him wearing it, and when Joyce and Hopper rescue him in episode 8 too. Basically any Will-in-the-Upside-Down scene he has it on I think.

[@arundhuti1444]

@@martinimartini7 ohhh, okay, i just noticed it recently

[@angusbidgood]

I think people are finally realising mike is gay

[@lesbianmindflayer]

Finally! Haha

[@saledy]

And yet people say byler is totally fabricated 😭

[@littlekittyonaroof]

I literally love byler

[@histrionic_uwu]

i learning more about my country than st here, at 1:42 there's a badge on the top right saying 'maun=mauth' (silence=death in hindi) so fucking overjoyed to know this as a desi lesbian

[@amenkeshigomu6744]

"Blue" is also a slang term for gay people in russian language so......

[@peter_pansexual6243]

There's a reference like this in The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Dr Frank N Further.

[@goldfishimpact736]

Also Mike’s Traingle pocket thingy kinda looks like the progress pride flag

[@andreajohnsoncaplastnamebtw]

That's a secret in ST, congrats to you that u find the secret

[@lesbianmindflayer]

The clothing? There’s an entire wardrobe department that puts extreme detail into their work. It’s not really a secret this is just my interpretation and it may or may not be correct. 😊

[@EllisM.11]

ngl I kinda just want to see Mike in a sweater because it just clashes(?) with his recent personality in s4 being snarky and rough around the edges but that's just me XD

[@sushilover2]

WHY WHEN I THINK OF THE WORD PALETTE I THINK OF MAKEUP WTH-

[@Personnnnnn611]

I saw the thumbnail and I said yes
I said yes 🥺

[@gothix7054]

You’re so awesome 💞💞💞

[@kurtsiecolferites2160]

I'd love it if Mike was bisexual or gay and in love with Will. Let's have more confirmed LGBTQ+ characters on Strange Things!

[@theemotionalremix]

Gus: Michael, have you ever had gay thoughts?

[@Styleiscanon.]

Awwwwww this is so cutee

[@Tweek_reallylovesCraig]

I thought people already knew he was gay!?

[@lesbianmindflayer]

Lol same

[@MicukoFelton]

Same, it's obvious. But there are still some people who don't realize it.

[@zoetevka4653]

♥️🫶🏻♥️

[@saragantle1890]

And I knew Eddie was queer.

[@lesbianmindflayer]

Queer coded* not confirmed

[@P_stelz.]

Hehehe gay