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First of all: HOLYCRAPXMENWASSOF'INGOOD!
Okay. Now, has anyone heard of the term "white-washing"? Is there a similar term for "straight-washing"? Because, in the film, I did notice that after a while (WARNING SPOILER!) Hank became more ambigious in his feelings for Raven... but at the same time, the man is supposed to be gay.
Do I not know enough about the series? Does he realize that he's gay after a few more comics? Is it like Dumbledore, where we realize he's gay after the whole film?
And, even if this is the case (I really don't know), do you guys have any experience with "straight-washing"? For example: writing a queer character, only to be asked by an agent or editor to make them more heteronormative. Literature professors ignoring the strong undertones of queer relationships, such as that in PASSING and THE COLOR PURPLE?
Yeah. I just wanna talk about "straight-washing" for a second.
Okay. Now, has anyone heard of the term "white-washing"? Is there a similar term for "straight-washing"? Because, in the film, I did notice that after a while (WARNING SPOILER!) Hank became more ambigious in his feelings for Raven... but at the same time, the man is supposed to be gay.
Do I not know enough about the series? Does he realize that he's gay after a few more comics? Is it like Dumbledore, where we realize he's gay after the whole film?
And, even if this is the case (I really don't know), do you guys have any experience with "straight-washing"? For example: writing a queer character, only to be asked by an agent or editor to make them more heteronormative. Literature professors ignoring the strong undertones of queer relationships, such as that in PASSING and THE COLOR PURPLE?
Yeah. I just wanna talk about "straight-washing" for a second.