Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-14138255-20171205173000/@comment-14909251-20171230033855

Smaug55 wrote:Fair point, but it seems dumb to me that some people, whether they be viewer or creator, would rather spend more time focused on whether x character is gay or not.

EDIT: I just realized how dickish I sounded, so I'll just say that if a show isn't focused on whether x character is gay or not, the viewer shouldn't focus on that either. To some extent it isn't that far off from the obsession over shipping. Can't exactly have Bumblebee if neither character is into the same sex. I think the real issue you have is people wanting it in there to make a statement rather than to advance the story or character in some way. Illia is the good way to do it. On some level that also could give them a chance to make Blake naturally move into that if she started responding to Illia's feelings. As soon as you have one openly gay character in a story, it becomes easier to bring in others or have others come out.