Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-226878-20140803191129/@comment-24891101-20140806005336

68.116:

Yes, genderfluid people exist, but the vast majority of people are not, and in fact, to a majority extent identify with the gender binary. Therefore, in the absense of additional information, we should address the most likely cases first, which are androgynous male/female, then further options, in rough order of demographics. Admittedly, discussion has been limited to the classical genders, and it really is good to raise the additional possibility. However, there's no need for ad hominems.

You yourself said we don't know Scarlet's gender. How, then, can you dismiss the possibility that Scarlet is male or female out-of-hand, and assert that they are queer?

As to the second, we've demonstrable evidence that Yang and Jaune are at least straight, though it doesn't rule out the possibility of either being bi. And I think the "freak" comment was comedic overstatement, and more indicative of Jaune's insecurities, which he has admitted to ("stupid macho stuff"), and are manifold. As to your question, when I specifically think about orientation and gender identity of characters and people, I do broadly assume that most characters and people are straight and cis, simply because that's by far the most common. Demographically speaking, cis/het is the norm. Only as a null hypothesis, mind you, in the absence of other information, at which point I amend my analysis. Moreover, I think people generally assume that other people are like them, in various ways. It's a human trait, and there's no malice in it.

Also, dude, it's the internet. It's a fandom wiki. It's a speculation forum. No one in this thread demeaned GRSMs, only failed to consider the possibility. That's where you should have stopped.