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I was having a weird fandom-related argument with a few friends so I thought I'd pose the question here.

Let's say a slash pairing becomes canon in one of your fandoms. The catch is that it's half of your OTP with a character you either are indifferent to or actively dislike. Are you happy that there's a canon slash pairing at all, or are you pissed that it's not your preferred pairing? Do you think having more canon same sex couples, no matter who they are, is good because it means more representation of gay/bi people in media, or that it doesn't matter because gay/bi characters in fiction don't really mean much in the overall scheme of real life gay rights anyway?

I've come across both opinions and I'm curious to see what people here think.

I don't turn to my TV shows to see The World Writ-Large As I Wish It Was. While I probably would have the passing thought of being glad to see more diversity (in part because I do think fictional media is generally a good temperature for what the majority is willing to accept, and in part because the first shows to really do it will always be the daring ones and that deserves some respect), I think I mostly would be irritated the pairing that had somebody I hated as half of it.

An exception would be if the OTP-half was exploring same-sex sexuality for the first time. I'm not sure why I have that exception, but I do. I think it might because 1) it feeds the fire for stories of the excluded OTP-half learning about this new side of the other OTP half.

I would be happy at any medium handling an homosexual pairing gracefully at all, OTP-hopes-dashing or not.

IMNSHO positive and well-witten treatment of same-sex characters in official media is clearly more important than personal feelings about pairing, much less bragging rights about whether your OTP is "canon." And yes, having works willing to tackle issues of same-sex relationships is still important.

Why do I have to pick just one? Depending on the show, I would be both excited at new representation and annoyed that my OTP was not chosen, but it wouldn't affect me much--my fandom shenanigans would continue on uninterrupted.

Of course, with most shows, I would actually prefer that my non-OTP be a canon pairing over my OTP. I don't like the risk of writers running a pairing I like into the ground. :)

my canon already has gay pairings but even so

-- if i was indifferent to it? Don't care, be happy it was made canon just for visibility reasons. if I hated the pairings... I guess it depends on why I hate it? If I hate it just cause it doesn't particularly jive with my wishes, i might still be okay with it cause more visibility in the media is an important thing. OTOH, sometimes I hate a pairing because it is so unhealthy (but often not portrayed that way by the fans) In that case I might prefer it being not canon cause a, i don't always trust canons to deal with unhealthy relationships properly, and b, if the only gay pairing in a canon is immediately an unhealthy one that casts some really unfortunate implications.

i tend not to care as I ship what I want regardless if it's canon or not. cool that there's more canon gay though?

might get awkward if my OP is a hetero couple considering they're canon samesex now but I've got the "get out of homo trouble card*"

*i'm a lesbian
who also lurks so no-ones gonna notice my ships

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