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Post by sostie on Mar 27, 2019 1:44:29 GMT
So if this happens will there be accusations of SJW pandering? Well some complained when we didn't see Okoye's lesbian relationship in Black Panther. Damned if they do, damned if they don't
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Post by darkpast on Mar 27, 2019 7:11:17 GMT
So if this happens will there be accusations of SJW pandering? even worse, fan pandering to shippers
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Post by scabab on Mar 27, 2019 7:35:04 GMT
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Post by Caesium137 on Mar 27, 2019 9:34:42 GMT
Fan fiction more than anything
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Post by Winter_King on Mar 27, 2019 12:06:48 GMT
I'm in as long as the next Captain Marvel is rated R for strong sexuality and sensuality.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Mar 27, 2019 12:06:55 GMT
Did anyone read the article? A fan shared that pic on social media, so Larson sent it to Thompson with the message, "We cute." And the author takes it and runs with it from there.
What? Women can't be friends without being lesbians now? This is like the idiots that insisted Sam & Frodo were gay. Let me make this clear, if Marvel wants to introduce gay characters, that's great. But people are reading way too much into this.
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Post by merh on Mar 27, 2019 13:03:15 GMT
I got the feel Maria & Carol were a couple Didn’t Maria’s daughter refer to Carol as “Auntie Carol”? That would make it kind of awkward. They couldn't exactly be open about a same sex relationship in the 80s military. Why is it awkward calling mom's lover as a relative?
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Mar 27, 2019 13:39:22 GMT
Didn’t Maria’s daughter refer to Carol as “Auntie Carol”? That would make it kind of awkward. They couldn't exactly be open about a same sex relationship in the 80s military. Why is it awkward calling mom's lover as a relative? They could certainly be open about it in the scenes they shared together, but they weren't. My son calls several of our closest friends who are women 'Auntie so-and-so.' If you're around enough you're practically family, you don't have to have a sexual relationship.
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Post by thisguy4000 on Mar 27, 2019 17:44:25 GMT
Didn’t Maria’s daughter refer to Carol as “Auntie Carol”? That would make it kind of awkward. They couldn't exactly be open about a same sex relationship in the 80s military. Why is it awkward calling mom's lover as a relative? Referring to Carol as “Auntie” would imply that she has a sort of sister-dynamic with Maria.
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Post by Skaathar on Mar 27, 2019 21:24:24 GMT
I personally think they'd make a cute couple, but I'd prefer not to have anymore romantic relationships in the MCU (gay, lesbian, straight or otherwise) unless it is necessary for plot, storyline or development. If their relationship will be added just for the sake of it then forget it. If it will serve the plot or storyline in a meaningful way then I'm all for it.
That said, I'd love to see a movie where Valkyrie and Carol share a number of scenes together. I feel like these two will hit it off.
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Post by merh on Mar 28, 2019 7:24:15 GMT
They couldn't exactly be open about a same sex relationship in the 80s military. Why is it awkward calling mom's lover as a relative? They could certainly be open about it in the scenes they shared together, but they weren't. My son calls several of our closest friends who are women 'Auntie so-and-so.' If you're around enough you're practically family, you don't have to have a sexual relationship. Maria said how hard it was losing her best friend. Couples often call their spouses their best friend. I recall an article I read about welfare fraud investigators in the 1980s where the pair would monitor both doors to catch the boyfriend trying to sneak out the back. The comment was made how much they loved kids answering the door because kids are honest. "Can you get your daddy for me?" when there is not supposed to be second parent in the home. So, yeah, it would be easier to teach the child to call the same sex lover of the parent aunt or uncle. It doesnt have to be so. I just felt Maria was overly emotional about seeing Carol only to have Carol not remember her at all.
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Post by merh on Mar 28, 2019 7:29:49 GMT
I personally think they'd make a cute couple, but I'd prefer not to have anymore romantic relationships in the MCU (gay, lesbian, straight or otherwise) unless it is necessary for plot, storyline or development. If their relationship will be added just for the sake of it then forget it. If it will serve the plot or storyline in a meaningful way then I'm all for it. That said, I'd love to see a movie where Valkyrie and Carol share a number of scenes together. I feel like these two will hit it off. So you aren't up for all the Steve/Bucky stuff on the net? movieweb.com/captain-america-bucky-romance-sebastian-stan/
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Mar 28, 2019 11:53:39 GMT
They could certainly be open about it in the scenes they shared together, but they weren't. My son calls several of our closest friends who are women 'Auntie so-and-so.' If you're around enough you're practically family, you don't have to have a sexual relationship. Maria said how hard it was losing her best friend. Couples often call their spouses their best friend. I recall an article I read about welfare fraud investigators in the 1980s where the pair would monitor both doors to catch the boyfriend trying to sneak out the back. The comment was made how much they loved kids answering the door because kids are honest. "Can you get your daddy for me?" when there is not supposed to be second parent in the home. So, yeah, it would be easier to teach the child to call the same sex lover of the parent aunt or uncle. It doesnt have to be so. I just felt Maria was overly emotional about seeing Carol only to have Carol not remember her at all. It's cool, I'm not going to say you can't ship those characters if you want to. I personally didn't think the movie itself was trying to suggest that relationship.
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