Netflix's Voltron: Legendary Defenr nfirms one of s superhero is gay | PkNews

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• NETFLIX’S VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR NFIRMS ONE OF S SUPERHERO IS GAY
• VOLTRON SHOWNNER APOLOGIZ FOR SEASON 7'S TREATMENT OF GAY COUPLE
• HOW "VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR" QUEERBAED ITS FANSWH ONLY ONE SEASON LEFT, IS THERE STILL TIME FOR THE SHOW TO SALVAGE S QUEER FANDOM?{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY CAMERON GLOVERAUGT 16, 2018/4:29 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:675PX;WIDTH:1200PX;}NETFLIXBY CAMERON GLOVERAUGT 16, 2018 / 4:29 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW \"VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR\" QUEERBAED ITS FANS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-08-16T20:29:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-08-16T20:29:28.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CAMERON GLOVER","KEYWORDS":"GEEK","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THIS YEAR'S SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON JULY, THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS OF THE NETFLIX SHOW VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR, NFIRMED THAT ONE OF THE MA CHARACTERS IS GAY, AND THAT FANS WOULD SEE HIM WH HIS FIANCé ON SCREEN TOGETHER THE SHOW'S SEVENTH SEASON. BUT WHEN THE NEW SEASON PREMIERED ON AUGT 10, FANS WERE DISAPPOTED. WHAT PROMISED TO BE AN IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR QUEER REPRENTATN ULTIMATELY ME DOWN TO A SE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DURG SDCC, THE PANEL NFIRMED THAT SHIRO—ONE OF THE VOLTRON PALADS (OR WARRR-PILOTS)—IS A GAY MAN. THE CISN TO CLU THIS REVEAL WH THE SEVENTH SEASON WAS MEANGFUL FOR MANY REASONS BUT WAS PARTICULARLY ANTICIPATED BY A NOTABLE PORTN OF THE FANDOM WHO HAD BEEN ADVOTG FOR MORE QUEER REPRENTATN ON THE SHOW. BUT THIS REVEAL WAS SOMETHG THAT ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE TO THE SHOW AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FROM THE SEASON PREMIERE, WE LEARN THAT SHIRO (BELOW) LEFT HIS FIANCé, ADAM, ON EARTH BEFORE TAKG OFF TO SPACE WH THE OTHER VOLTRON PALADS. THROUGH A SERI OF FLASHBACKS, VIEWERS ARE GIVEN ONLY ONE SCENE WHICH THE TWO ARE TOGETHER, SPE ALLNS WH THE EPISO THAT THEY HAVE BEEN A UPLE FOR SOME TIME. THOUGH ADAM AND SHIRO WERE BOTH MEMBERS OF THE GALAXY GARRISON, THE ARY-LIKE FORCE THAT PROTECTS EARTH, THE TWO ARGUE (AND BREAK UP) OVER SHIRO'S CISN TO GO ON ONE FAL MISSN TO SPACE. THE ONLY OTHER SCENE THAT ADAM APPEARS DURG THE SHOW'S ENTIRETY (WHICH LATER SEASON 7) IS OF HIM DYG THE LE OF DUTY WHEN THE EARTH IS ATTACKED BEFORE SHIRO AND THE VOLTRON PALADS N RETURN TO EARTH. THERE IS NO SCENE WHICH EHER CHARACTER EXPLICLY OUT, NOR DO EHER MAN ENGAGE AFFECTN OR ACTN THAT WOULD HELP REARS UNRSTAND THE NTEXT OF THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FANS' DISAPPOTMENT WH THE PICTN OF SHIRO'S SEXUALY AND THE ATH OF ADAM WAS HARD TO AVOID FAN SPAC FOR THE SHOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA, PARTICULARLY ON GEEK TWTER. FANS WERE SO UPSET BY THE WAY THIS STORYLE WAS HANDLED THAT ALMOST TORE THE FANDOM APART. THE WAY THAT ADAM DIED APPEARS TO BE YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE "KILL YOUR GAYS" TROPE TROPE, WHICH QUEER CHARACTERS ARE TRODUCED ONLY TO BE KILLED OFF TO ADVANCE THE OVERALL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SUATN BEME SO ARSE THAT JOAQU DOS SANTOS, ONE OF THE SHOW'S EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS, TOOK TO TWTER TO ISSUE AN APOLOGY TO FANS ON THE EVENTS OF THE SHOW. IN THE FOUR-PAGE LETTER, DOS SANTOS EXPLAS THAT WAS "NEVER [HIS TENTN] TO HURT THE FANDOM, BUT RATHER TO TELL A STORY ABOUT WAR AND GRIEF."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}INTENTNS ASI, THIS QUEERBAG HAS HAD A DRASTIC IMPACT ON THE THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THE SHOW OM THE BEGNG, LEAVG THEM FEELG CREASGLY TRATED. VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR HAS ALREADY NFIRMED THAT THE EIGHTH SEASON WILL BE S FAL ONE, SO THERE ARE FEW OPPORTUNI TO RECTIFY THE SHOW'S APPROACH TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S HARD TO SEE IF THE SHOW N REVER OM THIS MISSTEP. AND SPE THE PUBLIC APOLOGY OM DOS SANTOS, MANY WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THE SHOW OM THE BEGNG ARE LEFT FEELG TRATED AND ED. IF ANYTHG, THIS NTROVERSY HIGHLIGHTS THE WAYS QUEERBAG IS STILL A HARMFUL PLOT VICE WH ENTERTAMENT, AFFECTG FANS AND THE FUTURE SUCCS OF THE SHOW MORE THAN A PRODUCTN TEAM MAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

NETFLIX’S VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR NFIRMS ONE OF S SUPERHERO IS GAY

RELATED: Voltron Shownner Apologiz for Seri' Handlg of Gay Relatnship. The show ends wh them kissg at their weddg, a moment that off as a fairly weak attempt to pacify fans who lashed out at the "Bury Your Gays" trope Adam's mise embodied.

Most people didn't know Shiro was gay the first place, rultg a revelatn that off feelg shed, as though the Voltron wrers never really valued LGBT reprentatn the first place.

Bury Your Gays: The Death of Adam.

VOLTRON SHOWNNER APOLOGIZ FOR SEASON 7'S TREATMENT OF GAY COUPLE

The “Bury Your Gays” trope is the ia that LGBT+ characters are sentially not allowed to have happy endgs and are stead often killed off a way that ensur the relatnship or the queerns of the character or their partner is mimized or even removed om the story. Here’s the problem though: Adam’s ath didn’t add anythg, and a larger ntext may have even unrmed the theme a way that plays to the Bury Your Gays trope.

Furthermore, the fact that Adam’s ath was sentially the only ath among dividuals close to our ma st also unrm the theme and ntribut to the feelg of “Buryg Your Gays.

HOW "VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR" QUEERBAED ITS FANSWH ONLY ONE SEASON LEFT, IS THERE STILL TIME FOR THE SHOW TO SALVAGE S QUEER FANDOM?{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY CAMERON GLOVERAUGT 16, 2018/4:29 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:675PX;WIDTH:1200PX;}NETFLIXBY CAMERON GLOVERAUGT 16, 2018 / 4:29 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW \"VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR\" QUEERBAED ITS FANS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-08-16T20:29:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-08-16T20:29:28.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CAMERON GLOVER","KEYWORDS":"GEEK","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THIS YEAR'S SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON JULY, THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS OF THE NETFLIX SHOW VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR, NFIRMED THAT ONE OF THE MA CHARACTERS IS GAY, AND THAT FANS WOULD SEE HIM WH HIS FIANCé ON SCREEN TOGETHER THE SHOW'S SEVENTH SEASON. BUT WHEN THE NEW SEASON PREMIERED ON AUGT 10, FANS WERE DISAPPOTED. WHAT PROMISED TO BE AN IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR QUEER REPRENTATN ULTIMATELY ME DOWN TO A SE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DURG SDCC, THE PANEL NFIRMED THAT SHIRO—ONE OF THE VOLTRON PALADS (OR WARRR-PILOTS)—IS A GAY MAN. THE CISN TO CLU THIS REVEAL WH THE SEVENTH SEASON WAS MEANGFUL FOR MANY REASONS BUT WAS PARTICULARLY ANTICIPATED BY A NOTABLE PORTN OF THE FANDOM WHO HAD BEEN ADVOTG FOR MORE QUEER REPRENTATN ON THE SHOW. BUT THIS REVEAL WAS SOMETHG THAT ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE TO THE SHOW AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FROM THE SEASON PREMIERE, WE LEARN THAT SHIRO (BELOW) LEFT HIS FIANCé, ADAM, ON EARTH BEFORE TAKG OFF TO SPACE WH THE OTHER VOLTRON PALADS. THROUGH A SERI OF FLASHBACKS, VIEWERS ARE GIVEN ONLY ONE SCENE WHICH THE TWO ARE TOGETHER, SPE ALLNS WH THE EPISO THAT THEY HAVE BEEN A UPLE FOR SOME TIME. THOUGH ADAM AND SHIRO WERE BOTH MEMBERS OF THE GALAXY GARRISON, THE ARY-LIKE FORCE THAT PROTECTS EARTH, THE TWO ARGUE (AND BREAK UP) OVER SHIRO'S CISN TO GO ON ONE FAL MISSN TO SPACE. THE ONLY OTHER SCENE THAT ADAM APPEARS DURG THE SHOW'S ENTIRETY (WHICH LATER SEASON 7) IS OF HIM DYG THE LE OF DUTY WHEN THE EARTH IS ATTACKED BEFORE SHIRO AND THE VOLTRON PALADS N RETURN TO EARTH. THERE IS NO SCENE WHICH EHER CHARACTER EXPLICLY OUT, NOR DO EHER MAN ENGAGE AFFECTN OR ACTN THAT WOULD HELP REARS UNRSTAND THE NTEXT OF THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FANS' DISAPPOTMENT WH THE PICTN OF SHIRO'S SEXUALY AND THE ATH OF ADAM WAS HARD TO AVOID FAN SPAC FOR THE SHOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA, PARTICULARLY ON GEEK TWTER. FANS WERE SO UPSET BY THE WAY THIS STORYLE WAS HANDLED THAT ALMOST TORE THE FANDOM APART. THE WAY THAT ADAM DIED APPEARS TO BE YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE "KILL YOUR GAYS" TROPE TROPE, WHICH QUEER CHARACTERS ARE TRODUCED ONLY TO BE KILLED OFF TO ADVANCE THE OVERALL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SUATN BEME SO ARSE THAT JOAQU DOS SANTOS, ONE OF THE SHOW'S EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS, TOOK TO TWTER TO ISSUE AN APOLOGY TO FANS ON THE EVENTS OF THE SHOW. IN THE FOUR-PAGE LETTER, DOS SANTOS EXPLAS THAT WAS "NEVER [HIS TENTN] TO HURT THE FANDOM, BUT RATHER TO TELL A STORY ABOUT WAR AND GRIEF."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}INTENTNS ASI, THIS QUEERBAG HAS HAD A DRASTIC IMPACT ON THE THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THE SHOW OM THE BEGNG, LEAVG THEM FEELG CREASGLY TRATED. VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR HAS ALREADY NFIRMED THAT THE EIGHTH SEASON WILL BE S FAL ONE, SO THERE ARE FEW OPPORTUNI TO RECTIFY THE SHOW'S APPROACH TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S HARD TO SEE IF THE SHOW N REVER OM THIS MISSTEP. AND SPE THE PUBLIC APOLOGY OM DOS SANTOS, MANY WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THE SHOW OM THE BEGNG ARE LEFT FEELG TRATED AND ED. IF ANYTHG, THIS NTROVERSY HIGHLIGHTS THE WAYS QUEERBAG IS STILL A HARMFUL PLOT VICE WH ENTERTAMENT, AFFECTG FANS AND THE FUTURE SUCCS OF THE SHOW MORE THAN A PRODUCTN TEAM MAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

When the theme of “loss” is so tied to the experienc of the one and only explicly stated gay character, admonishment of “hey, that’s war” rgs hollow,. In other words, off more like JK Rowlg’s “Dumbledore is Gay” pronouncement, though at least me before the show end. Now, Steven Universe isn’t perfect (I’m particularly unrstandg of ncerns about the seri not havg LGBT+ characters amongst the human st) but the reason for this parison is to rebut the ia that fans simply mt be “grateful” for what amounts to the bare mimum of reprentatn, pecially one that dulg some of the more exploative of trop such as “Bury Your Gays”, bee is all that n be expected.

As polil scientist Jeremiah Garretson not his book The Path to Gay Rights: How Activism and Comg Out Changed Public Opn, attus towards LGBT+ rights have seen some of the fastt chang public support of any polil issue, and part of that story clus the power of creasg reprentatn of LGBT+ characters media has had on generatg posive attus. 2016, stupid as hell: lol shiro and allura are space mom and dad:P 2018, enlightened: shiro is gay and adam is their earth dad while shiro is the space one. THIS is why Shiro beg gay is so important.

A super straight guy like Lance lookg up to Shiro and llg him his hero, and the fact that Shiro's gay is jt an absolutely normal thg and don't rm the way Lance treats him. If you thk shiro beg gay is a "betrayal" to your straight fantasi, the problem li wh the fact that you assumed shiro was straight. This headstrong, buff, LEADER is GAY.