That's what I've been asking. I've never encountered a fandom that was so dead set on being acephobic. I remember…
You know I think people are dead set on making SkyNani appear homophobic that they themselves become acephobic and completely shut off from the people they claim to be defending. Media is left for independent interpretation and it will be different from person to person, depending on our personal dispositions and lived experiences. As long as we don't willfully ignore certain parts of the work that clash with our ideas, then go off, people shouldn't be so mad about it
That's what I've been asking. I've never encountered a fandom that was so dead set on being acephobic. I remember…
For the last point, I kind of meant something like the very fact it's a bl is sort of explicit lgbt representation. You're right about the specific sexuality whether bi, gay or pan isn't explicitly stated all the time.
It seems like when this series ends, the discussion will be the same. In my opinion, people make these aggressive…
For some reason my brain short-circuited whilst reading this so I had to re-read many times 😅. Anyways thanks for your examples. I might have to check out House
Why do some people have a problem with aroace folks saying they consider SkyNani shows representation? This is not an attack, but anytime I see an aroace person say they feel represented watching SkyNani shows, people are quick to fight and be like "You're just making up things to defend them" or "They never said they represented aroace people, stop making up excuses"
Firstly, in my mind there are three types of representation 1. Explicit representation: For example the character says "I'm gay" or you're shown a character transitioning from one gender to the other. Most bls fall into this category. 2. Implicit Representation: The writers and creators intend for a character to be representative of a group of people, but do not explicitly show it. E.g Ryan's character in High School Musical who was meant to be gay, but Disney said no, so the creators made him queer coded but never explicitly gay 3. Perceived/Accidental representation: This is when the creator most likely didn't intend to represent a group of people, but the audience perceives them to represent that group. For example: People who think Duang is autistic and feel represented by him.
I understand the need for explicit representation, but I've never seen people this dismissive of perceived representation. Why is that? Does shows like High School Frenemies and Wu being taken as aroace representation by the ace community threaten your narrative? Who are you to determine what another person feels represented by? Furthermore, a person may not even feel represented by an explicit representation. I come from a particular African country, and sometimes I see a character in a Hollywood production who is meant to be from my country, but they have the weirdest Wakandan accent and dress up in clothes native to another country and I don't feel represented, who are you to force me because "They said he is from your country"? In the end I believe representation feels different for different people. Someone else might feel represented by that character, and I don't shout them down, so why can't some people just accept that certain members of the aroace community feel represented by SkyNani's shows?
I haven't finished the show as I stopped watching consistently when ep 10 came out. Right now I'm in episode 11…
We have opposite tastes. I naturally tend towards sun shiny bls with joy and laughter. I do watch darker stuff like KinnPorshe and Yesterday and genuinely like them, I just prefer to gravitate to bright shows, even if I absolutely hate some of them
What’s up with the high rating? I felt this was another “meh” BL series, nothing special. Both CPs are cringey.…
I didn't finish this because I didn't want to see Mark sad, but I don't think it's meh, more like quite good. Not excellent, but certainly worth the watch. I did find OhmPoon cringe, but I think JuMark were fine. Overall it's a nice watch so far, and I really like what it explores.
(PS: I still hate the suits.)
Anyways thanks for your examples. I might have to check out House
Wish me luck
Firstly, in my mind there are three types of representation
1. Explicit representation: For example the character says "I'm gay" or you're shown a character transitioning from one gender to the other. Most bls fall into this category.
2. Implicit Representation: The writers and creators intend for a character to be representative of a group of people, but do not explicitly show it. E.g Ryan's character in High School Musical who was meant to be gay, but Disney said no, so the creators made him queer coded but never explicitly gay
3. Perceived/Accidental representation: This is when the creator most likely didn't intend to represent a group of people, but the audience perceives them to represent that group. For example: People who think Duang is autistic and feel represented by him.
I understand the need for explicit representation, but I've never seen people this dismissive of perceived representation. Why is that? Does shows like High School Frenemies and Wu being taken as aroace representation by the ace community threaten your narrative? Who are you to determine what another person feels represented by?
Furthermore, a person may not even feel represented by an explicit representation. I come from a particular African country, and sometimes I see a character in a Hollywood production who is meant to be from my country, but they have the weirdest Wakandan accent and dress up in clothes native to another country and I don't feel represented, who are you to force me because "They said he is from your country"?
In the end I believe representation feels different for different people. Someone else might feel represented by that character, and I don't shout them down, so why can't some people just accept that certain members of the aroace community feel represented by SkyNani's shows?