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INTEREST: Boruto Writer Ukyō Kodachi Shares Support For LGBTQ Representation in Fiction

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I agree with that. People act like actual confirmation must be shoe-horned and awkward. If we're using the Waver example, Fate Zero never had them reference having sex, visually show them amorously embracing or kissing, none of that. Shows with male-female couples allow them to refer to a spouse or a boy/girlfriend, which is not the case with alleged queer couples built on subtext. Subtext itself can be difficult to parse, and I often dislike how it's steeped in amatonormativity. Like, I agree that Homura held romantic feelings for Madoka, but I was never fond of people arguing that it must be the case because "why would she do so much for someone she just sees as a friend."

In addition, many identities need to be explicitly stated because people wont pick up on it/accept it otherwise. People are quick to erase bisexuals, ignore the term pansexual, and just flat out not get non-binary.
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The term amatonormativity, coined by Elizabeth Blake, refers to the “widespread assumption that everyone is better off in an exclusive, romantic, long-term coupled relationship, and that everyone is seeking such a relationship.” It constructs romantic relationships as inherently superior and more necessary than non-romantic ones. This pervasive idea is damaging for everyone, as Elizabeth Brake details in her scholarships on marriage and policy, but especially so for those on the aromantic spectrum and others who fall outside of the heteronormative monogamous model of romance.

Amatonormativity erases the significance of familial, platonic, and queerplatonic friendships/relationships. So much so, that we refer to romantic partners as “significant other.”

Meanwhile theres no evidence that he's straight, other than 'straight is the default, so unless this character literally turns to the camera and says 'god DAMN i love the same gender as me', they're definitely straight.' It's a double standard I've grown pretty tired of, because no one would even be doubting this if Waver was female, his attraction would just be accepted as fact(and given Sensha Otoko, it kinda..is)

Ironically that kind of double standard seems to be exactly what Kodachi is trying to address with his statements, at least thats how I read them.

I’d like to see more anime being explicit about romantic bonds between male characters, but more than that, I’d like to see a lower burden of proof for them to be accepted as canon, like straight pairs already have. Creators shouldn’t have to make public statements, or make their character say “I’m gay”, or write it as BL for fans to accept it. It’s nice to see a mainstream writer supporting the idea of more LGBT characters, regardless of whether or not their sexuality or gender identity is relevant to the overall plot.

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In addition, many identities need to be explicitly stated because people wont pick up on it/accept it otherwise. People are quick to erase bisexuals, ignore the term pansexual, and just flat out not get non-binary.

That's not a double standard, that's just basic logic and statistics.

Prays that Kawaki has the hots for Boruto, always felt there was more to their friendship with those looks, closeness, and more. Ships.

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Prays that Kawaki has the hots for Boruto, always felt there was more to their friendship with those looks, closeness, and more. Ships.

Same here. For once I would like to see some prominent shounen manga characters that aren't just side characters be revealed in the anime as LGBTQ, specifically male characters apart of the main cast. We both know the shounen and seinen audience tend to like yuri but let's be honest: there's barely any yaoi that is taken seriously for that audience (save for a few manga and anime that use it as comedy segue).

Or you watch Given and all the 4 main characters are gay despite the very low odds of that that happening.

Unfortunately, this is exactly how it works. It is for this reason that it seems to me a complete misunderstanding when, for example, in the west, Yuri on ICE! It is considered an appeal to gay males, and not to heterosexual girls for whom the franchise was officially directed.