Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-30450220-20170626021526/@comment-24276094-20170731191812

SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote:

Mhalpern wrote: 1) I know there are ways, just not ways people will generally immediately think of.

2) From what we saw of Kali the word on her mind in Vol 4 was "grandkids" a lesbian relationship would still cause her to think "(sigh) well there's always (alternative methods listed here)" as a less ideal means.

3) the pressure is more internal than societal. 1) Again, in what sort of technologically-backwards society do you live in? We already live in a world where the means are accessible enough that it becomes a non-issue for any woman who wants a child. In a more-advanced society like Remnant's Kingdoms? Please.

2) And? Changes nothing.

3) But the only reason internal pressure even exists is due to societal pressure. If people don't give a damn about someone being gay, then one will not have any internal pressure about it either.

It's basic psychology. Your values, standards, views, all of that is influenced since birth by your experiences and the teachings received by the community you grew up in. If you grew up in a community that gives no damn about, say, race, then you won't give a damn about race, your own or other people's.

Same here. The people of Remnant don't give a damn about LGBT. Why should any person in Remnant give a damn about their own sexuality, beyond realization?

Mhalpern wrote: 1) At the end of the day, both Yang and Sun clearly have feelings for Blake

2) and there are signs she has feelings for both of them

3) who she has more feelings towards and what not is something we have no way of knowing, 1) Sun obviously does. With Yang, there is no "Clearly" there, none at all, beyond a single song released as a fun compensation. Compare it with Sun, who, even leaving all songs aside, has shown interest since V1. Hell, he followed her for months, ditching his entire team.

2) She cares about both. But that doesn't mean she is interested romantically in both of them. She has shown romantic interest for Sun, but none for Yang unless you want to grasp at straws. At most, what she has with Yang, at least prior to ditching her without a note, is a close-but-platonic friendship. Not love.

3) Yes we do. Compare any of her moments with Sun, to any of her moments with Yang. Hell, compare the moment Blake met Sun with the moment she met Yang.

Everything says she is at least interested in Sun. Nothing says she is interested in Yang in that way. Most she has with Yang is a close, platonic friendship. 1) I'll go get the list: Vol 1, Who is the most pissed at Weiss when they are searching for Blake? Ruby is worried, Wiess is well Wiess, Yang is rather annoyed and almost constantly arguing with Weiss over it. 2 Vol 2 Burning the Candle see all Yang scenes in the episode. 3 Vol 2 Mountain Glenn Yang repeatedly downplays herself to bring Blake up. 4 Vol 3 oh is there a lot in Vol 3, we see that Yang has essentially given Blake the power to emotionally DESTROY her, that is beyond friendship. 5 Vol 3 again all body language and vocal ques during the encounter with Adam. 6 Vol 3 Yang is audibly angry that Blake left. 7 (I will admit this and the next one are probably the weakest so bear with me) Vol 4 ep 3 depending on your interpretation of the scene, Yang looks at the books (possibly associating them with Blake) and chooses to watch TV instead could be that she is still hurt, which would imply more than friendship or it could be that she doesn't feel like reading making this a weak point. 8 her outfit design at the end of Vol 4 that will be used in Vol 5, in addition to painting her arm black and yellow (which could be a visual pun) she has a purple piece of cloth tied just above the knee, purple is one of Blakes colors

2) You can say the same about Sun, but again some of Blake's biggest hurts seem to involve Yang and I am not just talking about the arm. We don't put that much emotional stake in others unless we care very deeply about them

3) Oh really so we can hear Blake's deepest thoughts now? Since when? People can hide layers and layers of emotion behind a personal facade, and we as outside observers can only hope to catch glimpses of what's behind the mask.