Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25614818-20150410170303/@comment-995426-20150414010656

Jadepalacetrainee wrote: Gilgameshkun wrote: Jadepalacetrainee:

First of all, no puking. It's unsanitary, not to mention kinda rude and offensive. And there's nothing even gross here to puke about. If your stomach's upset, take some Pepto Bismol.

Secondly, where have you been? :) People have been observing this of Mikey and Leatherhead for a long time now, and it has only gotten more blatant since and . This is the same Nickelodeon that ended The Legend of Korra with a canon romantic girlfriend relationship between two female leads while confirming that they had already fallen in love during the previous two seasons. In 2015 in the Western World, these things are G-rated. And there are already openly gay characters in the IDW TMNT comic too. The reason it is G-rated today is that most people (especially most young people) don't jump to "grownup" assumptions about LGBT people anymore, because most LGBT people are just like most straight people in similar situations. They know too many real LGBT people to think otherwise, at home, at school, in the neighborhood, etc. It's really not that big a deal.

Thirdly, no one's suggesting Mikey is gay&mdash;the technical term is probably closer to bisexual (attraction to both genders) or pansexual (attraction to people, with gender being irrelevant). Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network have been adding more of these characters discreetly for years, because neither everyday kids nor everyday writers live in a bubble. :) We just don't actually always label them gay or bisexual or lesbian unless they declare themselves as such or they actually declare someone a same-gender boyfriend or girlfriend (which Mikey and Leatherhead have all but done). These days, a lot of people don't even necessarily assume people are straight anymore unless they say so. Until it's a concrete fact either way, it's an unknown variable.

Fourthly, I'm a tad amused you noticed what we were saying about Mikey and Leatherhead, but didn't notice what I was saying about Raph and Slash.

Now, do be polite. As you said, there are kids present, and a lot of those kids won't think your outburst is very nice. Sorry, I just don't like it when there is lovey dovey relationships in my favorite action shows (I am a firm believer that action shows are for action, not romance). I am not against a cute little bromance between LH and Mikey at all in fact I laughed so hard when they were spooning in the first episode they met him in :)  You're right, I hate it when people judge my opinions especially when it comes to TMNT, so I shouldn't be so judgemental of other people's ideas. And besides, in the end, we really can't decide what will happen in the next upcoming episodes of TMNT, only the writers can.

And I did read the Raph and Slash part. Actually kinda funny.

Oh, so you're squicked for the same reason Raph is afraid people will tease him? :) Your comment wasn't very clear about that. XD

Anyway, yeah, that particular ship sailed from the very first episode. TMNT is an action show with TV-Y7-appropriate romantic comedy elements. :)