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eyes-in-the-void · 6 days ago

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Adding this because I keep seeing people accusing Linke of being homophobic and spiting the ship when that’s not what he said at all. Saying it’s a misinterpretation of the interview is giving them too much credit.

ACE VIKTOR IS CANON ⚠️⚠️THIS IS NOT A DRILL⚠️⚠️ VIKTOR IS AN ACE ICON CONFIRMED!!!!!!!

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#listen- you can ship it no one’s stopping you #I like the ship it’s fun #but the moment you start unfairly projecting your baggage onto the creator- we’ve got a problem #and not only that #WOW does this reveal a lot of internalized aphobia in a lot of people #very ‘well this isn’t the right Type of queer’ and ‘not good enough’ type mentalities #you wanna make him gay- fine- death of the author #but also- I think this is an interesting lens to view him through #viktor #arcane #and frankly- I really love QPR jayvik it makes a lot of sense to me #also frankly him getting harassed over the ship PISSES me off #the guy explicitly wanted to represent a demographic that gets ridiculously little rep-#and shows the aroace character getting unambiguously loved and accepted and having a close relationship with someone (prioritized even)#And then he gets harassed by people who just want them to be gay. like.#HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET REPRESENTATION IF YOU PULL OUT YOUR PITCHFORKS THE MOMENT SOMETHING ISN’T EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT?#Gods. Like. Harrasment is bad full stop #but I feel like it’s extra insidious to hide behind accusations of bigotry to tear down someone who wants to give representation to us

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