The Character Romance thread (Official)

Just FYI, reading the full context of that twitter thread, it looks like they're discussing hotfixes in regards to Alec and familial resemblance.

Straight people can't write gay. There, I said it.

They suck at it and should be banned.

As a White Gay(tm), this triggers me. ;__;

Huge difference between gay white people and White Gays™
Gay white people: I adore Viola Davis in HTGAWM
White Gays™: Oooooooooooooooooh dis bitch mah spirit animal, yas bitch

Hey, I liked Dorian. Sure, I would have loved to have a break (extended tenure sized vacation) from the"tragically gay" trope but it's whatevs

Honestly what the fuck is up with vanilla milkshakes, at least throw some strawberries in that basic bitch

LMAO. Your posts always warm my heart.

Anyways, though,
There's been very few examples of a straight person writing gay shit that I've been satisfied with.

I wish we could have more LGBT writers, so we don't have to keep seeing the same shit over and over from straight writers. Of course, then people say that it's too much to expect to have more LGBT writers (as if there's not a TON of unemployed LGBT writers out there who'd love to be given a job) and that it's awful to generalize straight writers because blah blah blah. And, look, I'm not banning them or harassing them or doing anything malicious just by saying they fuck up pretty much always, to the point it's fucking exhausting.
Straight people don't have to constantly be at the edge of their seat wondering "How will they fuck up one of the few representations of my sexuality? Will it their first appearance? Will they turn out to be a secret rapist several episodes/scenes down the line? Will they be killed off at the first opportunity? Will their whole story be about their own victimization because of their sexuality?"

It's enough to make me wanna quit having any escapism altogether sometimes, since it's hardly escapism if you still have glaring homophobia shoved in your face all the time. God, just let me live.

I can live with all that, I just can't​ stand the whole "DADDY TRIED TO CHANGE ME WITH MAGIC ;__;" schtick.

If you're gonna do it, fucking do it right. I have friends who have been to ACTUAL CONVERSION THERAPY CAMPS and were ACTUALLY ELECTROCUTED.

Dorian got off easy, because BioWare are fucking cowards. Show the torture, show the consequences. Make it brutal. I wanna see straight people squirm when they play that mission.

What kind of complete fucking monster makes Dorian reconcile with his father?

"Honor his legacy"? I hope you misspelled "piss on his grave".

Also, "Dorian left for himself".

He's a fictional character. He doesn't do anything unless a writer makes him.

We all understand that, right?

Right?