[ SECRET POST #5476 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5476 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I get you OP. Not everyone comes at a text with the same opinions, cultural perspectives, personal perspectives, or experiences. So what they interpret the vague, subtle, open-ended bits to be based on the text alone may all vary greatly and we can't get too angry with them for that or expect for them to seek out supplementary non-canon (in this case meaning outside of the text) information to inform which characters they'd like to imagine kissing.

I'm really tired of the "didn't you know [insert authority figure on text here] said [thing]!" wank. Even if someone was deliberately going against canon or what the creator(s) said was true...so what? That's what fancontent is all about at times.

Maybe based on details in canon a character comes across to you as closeted, maybe to another person this is relatable to them as some neurodivergence, perhaps yet another person will come along and say both. Fandom is all about letting each of these people tell those stories. As well as I think there is a fine line with some of this, yes we shouldn't have to rely on characters walking into the room and explicitly stating they're gay or whatever else but at the same time we have to understand that not everyone is going to pick up on or interpret the more subtle details or hints the same.

I get both sides, from personal experience it's not like I feel obligated or even want to come out to most people I interact with. It's not even something that crosses my mind to do. So it's perfectly natural to write an LGBT character as not really making mention of their identity. However, at the same time this CAN be tricky when put into a fictional context because then OP's criticism of wishy-washy rep could be leveled against it. It seems like you can't have your cake and eat it too sometimes.