Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1255374-20160326211319/@comment-26062541-20160430012047

Gilgameshkun wrote: ......damn, gotta respond. XD

Eh, I don't like "gay&mdash;not gay" fakeouts. They seem disrespectful in 2016. They even seemed disrespectful in 2012. Gay people are not a joke or a punchline&mdash;they are people, and like all people who are accustomed to being ignored, they continually hope for more respect and positive visibility.

So, it was funny that his "boyfriend" turned out to be a pet turtle he loves almost as much as a boyfriend.

But it's decidedly not funny for a joke's punchline to instead imply that it's ridiculous to think he could ever have or want a boyfriend. To a gay audience, it's like pretending to pay attention to them, and then ignoring them as if "just kidding."

So I prefer the option that isn't so offensive to gay people. :)

(Can this be enough, or are we going to continue responding to each other's comments off-topic until the cows come home? XD) Go for the "love as much as a boyfriend" but the equivalent to a pet because...well he was his pet at the time, there you go. Either way, I REALLY doubt they weren't trying to offend anyone. And also...there are times when writers make seemingly gay characters without intending it. Look at Ren and Stimpy, creator of that just thought of them as room mates BUT while not confirming it doesn't deny it either, his words being "I don't know, that's none of my business."