Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1255374-20151024145123/@comment-995426-20151103041837

Tarrlok&#039;s the REAL Hero wrote: Gilgameshkun wrote: But Raph also had plenty of tender, caring moments where he was the first to come to a brother's help, whether it was Donnie making a fool of himself in front of April, or checking on Mikey's arm injury, or uniquely understanding the little ways Leo was being manipulated by a cunning kunoichi (Raph's caring was genuine, even if he and Leo ended up fighting over it). Sisters are like that...and so often are gay brothers. Sisters can be tough and can fight like cats, but they can still have a strong rapport and camaraderie and care strongly for the comfort and well-being of their loved ones. Raph wasn't a tough guy&mdash;he was one tough rhymes-with-witch, and he was glorious at it. I told myself not to post in this topic again, but I have to now. Both my brother and my husband are like how you described Raph and they are both 100% Straight. In fiction men who act like that are gay, but in reality there are straight men who act this way. You shouldn't put people or characters into a box, just saying. I don't doubt there actually are some straight men who act like that specific characteristic&mdash;I wasn't implying there were none. That was one among multiple characteristics I was listing collectively. Put together with the other personality characteristics I listed, the more specific personality type comes to light. :) Because, I know it's not always good to put real people in a box. But when it comes to stories, characters and continuity, I will put them into tropes.