#like kirk/spock or the picture of dorian gray u kno

[kadywicker]

the thing is. The Thing Is. a gay relationship shouldnt only be obvious to gay people who’ve been drenched in fandom culture for years. it should be obvious to literally anyone that watches/reads the thing, even if they’ve never even heard what fanfiction or shipping or whatever is. it shouldn’t need articles explaining “here’s why they’re actually in love!” it shouldn’t need word of god “i wrote this as a love story” confirmations after the fact because 90% of the people watching/reading are never going to read those things and are going to continue to not notice that relationship at all. and that’s the point, most of the time. writers/directors/studios/networks want to get credit for something Progressive while at the same time letting conservative audiences watch it without feeling uncomfortable because of course they won’t notice. 

we deserve more than word of god confirmations and couples that won’t even fucking hold hands or say the words “i love you” because they’re too afraid of losing viewer/readership. yes you can love the thing and appreciate the thing and write millions of words on how beautiful the relationship is, but when other people are asking for something better, don’t get mad at them. we gotta demand more than scraps, you know?