Two, Catholicism used to be more accepting of those who were gay. In the post of the Sengoku period hundreds of converts and actually peaceful missionaries were tortured or killed if the didn’t convert. More than once and Japan actually was a perpetrator of that. One Christianity was persecuted for a time. Though I will say the Trans element (which I’ll be honest I’m on the fence about) is more often played for laughs given its a male Mc getting turned into a girl.Īs for the Christian side, two things. Which in itself was a love letter to the man the author was in love with. Besides they actually gave a happy end to the mermaid compared to the novel. And while Ursula’s design was based on a drag queen, it seems pretty clear she’s a woman. At least that wasn’t the first thing I thought of. Kind of the same for Scar I just don’t get that vibe from him. Like in the case of Jafar with Disney, I don’t see the character as gay, bi, pan or anything like that. I would say some of that coding you’re talking about is maybe projecting. And ultimately, it sounds like we agree on a lot, including that it’s a good thing to have some queer heroes. I enjoy these discussions with my readers. Sorry about the long comment, and I really hope I don’t come across as combative. Which is what you see with LGBT+ all over the world across history. Statisitically, Christians in Japan would be a minority, but nobody is trying to take away their rights to marriage, freedom, reproduction, etc. You might be right about that, but with all due respect, Christians are not a persecuted minority. “…and there are so many examples of so-called Christian villains in the media.” Because ultimately, representation of minorities is a tool to help expose people to the idea that we’re not monsters. However, since there is so much prejudice and hatred toward LGBT+ people historically and worldwide, it makes sense to want to see more positive than negative representation. I am fine with having *some* queer bad-guys, especially if it drives a good story. But there are far more examples of bad representation than good. “Never associate queer person with something unsavory.” Though, I will admit Western media is making big strides compared to Japan. I suggest doing some research into the history of queer coding and queer characters in media, including Western movies. While there are good queer characters, I don’t see enough of them, and I’d hate to see progress in media representation stopping because heteronormative society thinks it’s already good enough. I definitely wouldn’t say there is “plenty” of positive representation, especially in anime. “As for having queer people who are villains, there are also plenty who are heroes or simply background characters.” Anime has villains who are queer, or Chinese, or Christian, or anything else, but also heroes who are also any of the above? I call that a good thing. It’s a question of fair standards held equally across the board. “Never associate a queer person with something unsavory” is about as sensible as demanding the same for Chinese characters – which, the Chinese government do exactly that – or the same for Christian characters – and there are so many examples of so-called Christian villains in the media, but do you see us getting butthurt over it, or do you see us denouncing such villains as un-Christlike? If you have a problem with anime having both good and bad characters who are queer, including those who are pedophiles, then it seems to me that you are demanding favoritism of the worst sort. They are always portrayed as good, upstanding people and victims of hate and prejudice. Meanwhile, in the West, across cartoons, television shows, movies, comics, and more, there are hardly any villainous queer characters at all. That said, I do wish they would freaking cut it out with the accidental intimate touching of any kind.Īs for having queer people who are villains, there are also plenty who are heroes or simply background characters. The innocent guy who does it by accident is also generally given some violent consequence for it, and this is supposed to be seen as funny. Sexual assault is deliberate, and it is generally framed as something bad, complete with violent comeuppance. When it’s literally an accident for the character to grab a boob, that’s not sexual assault. I agree with most of this, but a couple points of order:
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