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buckleysdee · 15 days ago

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i'm honestly kinda stuck on this whole "biphobia" thing cause like...is that even really a strong trope on tv nowadays?? it was in the past for sure (see glee ironically enough lol) especially with women but I feel like the bigger thing these days is bisexual characters just being subsumed into a 'gay' identity or their bisexuality being mentioned in passing but never explored

#who are the bisexuals on tv these days #one of the heartstopper boys #i'm not a heartstopper fan but i do like how they had him be like “I'm BI”#lestat which does fall into this i think? but iwtv is the Toxic Relationships Hell Yes Show so... (i haven't watched it yet)#okay in attempting to google this i discovered doctor who implied a relationship between clara and JANE AUSTEN?? beautiful stuff #we had rosa diaz and pan rep on schitt's creek #anyway they just want a Moral reason to be mad about this #you can just be sad about your ship!! it's okay!!#go write fix it fics!!#911 spoilers #i guess #also the negative part of the trope goes beyond just sleeping around #it's moreso cheating (which the audience will generally view negatively)#or characters in the show telling the audience they should view it negatively #and buck was already a cheater!#anyway these things are nuanced #iwtv is one of the most groundbreaking pieces of queer rep we've seen in years and the queer characters are literal monsters #with the landscape of tv these days my fundamental view is that the best rep is more rep #which is so beautiful! we have so much more than we used to it doesn't all have to be perfect and Saying Something #anyway i will shut up now

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