@Iamwsvy@umm_nyanyway@glunkinator@DTGee64 Except it was in the show. Whether they try to erase it or not.
And being "naive" doesn't make homoerotic behavior any less homoerotic. Especially when Kaworu is shown to be very aware of what he's doing. Never mind the explicit confession of love.
@Iamwsvy@umm_nyanyway@glunkinator@DTGee64 If they were so against it, why and how did this explicit queerness ever make it into the original show? And how does claiming it was just a little change in direction make the gay erasure any less problematic?
@Iamwsvy@umm_nyanyway@glunkinator@DTGee64 It doesn't matter what size the team was. The issue is what was clearly, originally intended and the steps that were taken to censor and revise the story. This is still corporate meddling. It's still revisionism for puritanical ends.
What's next? Master Roshi is actuallu gay?
@Iamwsvy@umm_nyanyway@glunkinator@DTGee64 Right. It definitely wasn't the label trying to remove queerness because it didn't align with their corporate puritanism.
Unfortunately for both you and them, we all know what is truly canon. And painting over a window doesn't turn it into a wall.
@Iamwsvy@umm_nyanyway@glunkinator@DTGee64 How does acting gay toward someone you claim "isn't gay" lower their guard? That would make them actively antagonistic toward you.
But, if they were actually gay, that makes them the perfect target for this sort of sexual manipulation. What's not clicking?
@Iamwsvy@umm_nyanyway@glunkinator@DTGee64 Ask yourself, if it was an act, what was the purpose of it? Why act gay toward someone if they themselves, supposedly, aren't? Wouldn't that be counterproductive?
Like offering a vegan a freshly grilled steak.
@Iamwsvy@umm_nyanyway@glunkinator@DTGee64 Having a mission doesn't stop you from being gay?
If I'm hungry but decide to go to sleep without eating, does that mean I'm not actually hungry? Or does my need for sleep outweigh my need for food?
@Iamwsvy@umm_nyanyway@glunkinator@DTGee64 Sure, but how does this discredit any of their other interactions? People can have multiple motivations. Including motivations that are at odds with each other. That's called complexity.
@Iamwsvy@umm_nyanyway@glunkinator@DTGee64 Holy crap. It's hilarious how you'll gladly refute that one is gay, but can't even acknowledge the other. Because there's no ground to stand on.