• JasSmith@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    dude, gay people exist

    Of all the thought terminating cliches to ever exist, this one exists the most. No one claimed gay people don’t exist. Re-read what I wrote please.

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      1 day ago

      Yes, you bashed out the tired old trope that if gay people are to exist in fiction then there must be a narrative reason. That’s nonsense. The fact that gay people exist IRL is all the reason that’s needed for them to exist in fiction

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        22 hours ago

        Yes, you bashed out the tired old trope that if gay people are to exist in fiction then there must be a narrative reason.

        No, that’s not what I wrote. If you’re going to try to strawman my position the least you could do is put some effort it.

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          19 hours ago

          This is what I was responding to:

          I’m arguing it should be done sparingly and only when it serves a more interesting narrative. To make a topical American culture war issue the defining characteristic of a Klingon is easily one of the laziest writing mechanics I’ve seen in Star Trek, ever.

          If my interpretation is incorrect, please clarify what you meant