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here_inmyheadCreators of Adventure Time: What do you think of Bubblegum/Marceline?
I don't watch much television anymore (except MLP, and even then on YouTube), let alone Adventure Time, but the idea of a lesbian couple in a kid's cartoon being portrayed positively instead of freaky/weird? YES PLZ. Hell, the song Marceline sings is damned awesome.
Unfortunately, they've gotten a lot of flack from a ton of people about this and Cartoon Network had to take down the Behind the Scenes thing from its site. The homophobia splurged all over tumblr? Hoo boy.
Like watching television, I don't go out of my way to make phonecalls. But I called 917-408-3733 right away and gave my full support. That's not something I can ignore. It's friggin' 2011. It's time we recognized LGBT relationships, especially in kids' shows. I BELIEVE IN YOU, FLIST.
I don't watch much television anymore (except MLP, and even then on YouTube), let alone Adventure Time, but the idea of a lesbian couple in a kid's cartoon being portrayed positively instead of freaky/weird? YES PLZ. Hell, the song Marceline sings is damned awesome.
Unfortunately, they've gotten a lot of flack from a ton of people about this and Cartoon Network had to take down the Behind the Scenes thing from its site. The homophobia splurged all over tumblr? Hoo boy.
Like watching television, I don't go out of my way to make phonecalls. But I called 917-408-3733 right away and gave my full support. That's not something I can ignore. It's friggin' 2011. It's time we recognized LGBT relationships, especially in kids' shows. I BELIEVE IN YOU, FLIST.
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Date: 2011-09-29 07:40 pm (UTC)I have no idea if there's any "canon" pairings on Adventure Time, though I've heard an argument that "A cartoon show is pretty silly to be preaching gay tolerance on. Unless it was a cartoon meant to teach about lesbian tolerance, which AT is not." But that's the thing. What people need to realize is you can have a gay character without going into an Aesop roving that OMG TEYR HOOMAN TOO!!1!1". I'm not saying AT has to be educational if it isn't. AT can go on doing AT things, and Marceline and Bubblegum can hold hands for five seconds without anyone in the show going tl;dr about LGBT rights. Heck, I dislike preachy LGBT poster-children in media as much as the next person, which is one of the reasons why Brokeback Mountain rubbed me the wrong way. ("SEE TWO COWBOYS. SEE TWO COWBOYS ANGST BECAUSE THEY'RE GAY. SEE TWO COWBOYS SUFFER BECAUSE IT'S NOT FAIIIIIIIIR.")
Boy am I testy today. I know it sounds ridiculous to be up in arms over a cartoon I've never watched, but fuck, I have the right to be upset.