I agree a 100%. I loved CoE and thought it was absolutely brillant. And then you took every argment the fandom had against it and destroyed them. Great job.
I can just maybe begin to imagine how frustrating it must be to have a story like that in your head and then having to think about whether you're 'allowed' to tell it because as a gay man you supposedly have some special responsibility not to kill the gay character. I think you are absolutely right. If one truly wants a world of equality, then gay characters should be up for grabs just like any other character. If not, then only white men would be allowed to die. Otherwise, it would be sexism/racism/homophobia/etc.
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Date: 2009-08-19 12:53 am (UTC)I can just maybe begin to imagine how frustrating it must be to have a story like that in your head and then having to think about whether you're 'allowed' to tell it because as a gay man you supposedly have some special responsibility not to kill the gay character.
I think you are absolutely right. If one truly wants a world of equality, then gay characters should be up for grabs just like any other character. If not, then only white men would be allowed to die. Otherwise, it would be sexism/racism/homophobia/etc.