#I blocked at least a dozen people for slandering Seamista when I joined Twitter

[dallasurr]

ty for writing! i saw some posts that were really rude about seamista (and glimbow) and just rlly biphobic. saying stuff like "bihets" and that bisexual representation isn't proper unless its a m/m or f/f relationship it made me feel really bad as someone who's bi and loves both seamista and glimbow (i hyperfixate a lot on them and seeing negative things abt them it can cause a meltdown). but i read one of your fics and it made me feel so much better! you're an excellent writer.

Thank you for reading! I love to hear it!

Seamista are my babies and I’m so glad you got some joy/affirmation from my fics about them!

I agree that there is a lot of biphobia in this fandom, and it’s really sad to see. I want to say that it’s a bad representation of the LGBT community, but overall I do feel like bisexuals are unfairly targeted and criticized for existing the “wrong” way in queer spaces. We can’t ever seem to win. Date someone of the opposite sex and you’re straight and constantly feel like you’re infringing on spaces that aren’t yours because that’s how people make you feel for being “straight passing”. Date someone of the same sex and a lot of the time they find out you’re bisexual and ghost you because of ridiculous stereotypes. I was even reading a book on a mental illness I have and one of the symptoms was “sexual confusion (ie bisexuality)” the book was written in the 90s, but it still felt like a slap in the face.

I would expect it from straight people, but the lgbt community is supposed to be on the same side.

I like that She-Ra went out of its way to rep bisexual characters in opposite sex relationships so people can’t take the bi label away from them and insist they’re homosexual, but it’s still happening just the other way around. I even see people regularly insisting Glimmer is a lesbian lmao?

I take ANY criticism very hard and personally, so I completely understand how you feel when you say it can cause a meltdown. I get irrationally angry and start to spiral, even if it’s just some dumbass stranger on the internet shouting their bad opinions. It’s so rough :(

I originally thought I might be bisexual in middle school, but was immediately pushed back in the closet because it was 2010 and “girls were only bisexual for attention”. I didn’t come back out of the closet until my 20s :( so it means a lot to me to see characters that I can see myself in.

I think the best thing we can do is just continue to educate people who only see sexuality in black and white terms and continue thriving! If that doesn’t work, I think we should all pool our money together and buy an island so we can make and live in bi paradise 💖💜💙