I was just going to go to bed, but then I saw lienne had linked this post and reading it/its comments was a much better use of my time. :D
You've made me think of something that's pretty much the same thing except not specifically relationships, where there's this whole pervasive idea that every character is straight until proven otherwise. And from some debates with my housemates I get the impression that the proof has to come in the form of a giant flashing neon sign in every scene saying I AM GAY AS THE DAY RAINBOWS WERE BORN, YES REALLY, NO I'M NOT JUST CONFUSED AND/OR EXPERIMENTING.
Seriously, there was this episode of I think it was House, where a male patient was flirting hardcore with a male doctor to the point where the other characters were pointing it out, BUT THERE IS NO WAY THAT PATIENT WAS GAY HE WAS JUST EXPERIMENTING HE WAS REALLY STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW. The logic at work here, I don't even.
oh my god I'm ranting on your post I'm sorry
should I even hit post yeah I'll go for it, it's relevent if a little long
PS THERE NEED TO BE MORE NON-LOVE-INTEREST LADIES IN EVERYTHING PLEASE. Okay I'm really done now.
hurrrgh YES THAT TOO /clasps own head (no apologies RANTING IS ACCEPTABLE AND ENCOURAGED)
I just, yeah, I hate how the whole OH SLASH IN FANDOM IS SO PERVASIVE AND A THING THAT LADIES LIKE is now being used as an excuse to further dismiss anyone who suggests a character might be gay - they obviously only WANT to think this for their silly shallow lady reasons!
HNNNNNNNNNGH
and yes I am in favour of non-love-interest ladies IN EVERYTHING FOREVER sadly the patriarchy does not agree with me
You've made me think of something that's pretty much the same thing except not specifically relationships, where there's this whole pervasive idea that every character is straight until proven otherwise. And from some debates with my housemates I get the impression that the proof has to come in the form of a giant flashing neon sign in every scene saying I AM GAY AS THE DAY RAINBOWS WERE BORN, YES REALLY, NO I'M NOT JUST CONFUSED AND/OR EXPERIMENTING.
Seriously, there was this episode of I think it was House, where a male patient was flirting hardcore with a male doctor to the point where the other characters were pointing it out, BUT THERE IS NO WAY THAT PATIENT WAS GAY HE WAS JUST EXPERIMENTING HE WAS REALLY STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW. The logic at work here, I don't even.
oh my god I'm ranting on your post I'm sorry
should I even hit post
yeah I'll go for it, it's relevent
if a little long
PS THERE NEED TO BE MORE NON-LOVE-INTEREST LADIES IN EVERYTHING PLEASE. Okay I'm really done now.
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I just, yeah, I hate how the whole OH SLASH IN FANDOM IS SO PERVASIVE AND A THING THAT LADIES LIKE is now being used as an excuse to further dismiss anyone who suggests a character might be gay - they obviously only WANT to think this for their silly shallow lady reasons!
HNNNNNNNNNGH
and yes I am in favour of non-love-interest ladies IN EVERYTHING FOREVER
sadly the patriarchy does not agree with me
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it is invalidating and obnoxious and I hate it
I could be more verbose but you covered it and also I cannot brain I have a headache
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