Okay because clearly I am still upset about this.
April 23:
To Spn Con Audience: “By show of force: how many of you would consider yourself introverts?" How many extroverts? And how many bisexuals?” “I’m all three.”
April 25:
“I want to deeply apologize for misspeaking this weekend...“My clumsy intention was to wave off actually discussing my sexuality, but I badly fumbled that and [I] understand that was seen as me coming out as bisexual.”
THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. Misha did not need to "wave off actually discussing [his] sexuality." He brought it up himself. He is literally just speaking at a podium, and of his own accord, announces that he is Extroverted, Introverted, and Bisexual. That is a pre-planned, pre-written statement if I have EVER heard one!!! Literally like... bisexual doesn't even make sense in that list? Its clearly a joke so he can come out in a funny way?
Like what argments even exist that can possibly explain what he meant if not "he is Extroverted, Introverted, and Bisexual"? Do you think he just stupidly thought bisexual was a word for both extroverted and introverted? Because that seems fucking impossible!!!
Why would bisexuals be in that list? Also, hes asking the crowd, meaning he literally does not need to say that he is ANY of them!! The whole and only point of asking was so that he could announce that he was bisexual!!! That is the only reason to do this little song and dance audience interaction in the first place!!
I mean, its not like he asked "How many straights? How many gays? How many bisexuals?" And then he felt weird and said "I’m all three!" That could sound more like a natural conversation topic that ended with him making an awkward joke that he thought was nonsense and actually made him sound bisexual. But he obviously did not say or intend to say that, I’m just writing fucking fanfiction to try and make any of this make sense!
Like seriously, there is no way to interpret the actions of April 23 than an authentic coming out of a bisexual actor. I cannot fathom any other interpretation. It is not a mis-speak? What was he trying to say if not that? Please, give me any crazy theory you have, I’m begging, because I have nothing.
And that brings me to April 25.
I really don't see how to interpret the combination of these actions as anything other than biphobic. Either one (1.), he thought it was appropriate to joke about coming out as bisexual, and pretend that it was real for two days, or two (2.), his statement on April 25 was a lie, he did mean to come out, and was forced, by either internalized or externalized biphobia, back into the closet.
1., I think, is overtly biphobic, because intentionally deceiving people into thinking you have come out for multiple days, using that to gain attention and therefore money, making coming out and bisexuality seem like the butt of a joke, like.
Fuck I’m just feeling again how fucking CONFUSING this shit is! There is no logical way to interpret it!!!
Occam's Razor honestly, 1. Doesn't make sense its too weird and confusing for his statement on April 23 to be a joke, lie, or misspeak.... it doesn't compute...
2. Internalized or externalized biphobia forced him back into the closet.
Honestly this is the only thing that actually makes any sense to me. Whatever has been forcing/convincing him to stay in the closet for decades forced/convinced him to walk it back (poorly).
I honestly honestly hate to do this because I really try to take people at their word as much as possible. I give people the benefit of the doubt. And ESPECIALLY when it comes to sexuality. I really believe that we must defer to what they call themselves, because even if they will change their minds one day, I believe that questioning them or invalidating how they define themselves in the moment does more harm than good. Or, in simpler terms, I think that people getting constantly questioned about their sexuality usually makes it harder for them to figure it out themselves.
But also. This is a middle aged man, a public and loud supporter of queer people, and he knows he not only has a specific presence within that community, he knows what his fans *think* about his sexuality. (Whether or not the fans are problematic for that is a matter for a different time.) So forgive me if I feel I should hold him to a higher standard when he makes statements regarding his sexuality.
But this isn't a high standard.
The incredibly low bar he couldn't manage to cross?
Don't authentically come out and then take it back two days later
I didn't even think I had to make a fucking bar for that!!!
It's genuinely so hard to even wrap my mind around what the fuck happened here! What is he claiming happened? "Misspeak"?!?!
Okay. I’m sorry. It's so hard to be clear on this issue because it just genuinely doesn't make sense. But I hope I made it a slightly bit more clear why it doesn't make sense? And seriously, I need answers. At least give me a better lie so I can sleep better at night.
I would really care so little if he was bisexual if it wasnt for the fact that he SAID HE WAS ffs I’m out I hope he and his wife and kids are very happy
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Had Watcher paywalled all of their travel shows completely due to the high production costs, I'd have been perfectly fine with that as long as the plebs could watch ads to get a delayed access to the rest of their content for free. I don't understand what made them think that alienating the casual viewers and their international supporters was the way to go. I honestly wish I could unlearn all the shit I learned about Steven's church and the people he platforms. There's the naive part of me that wants to see the boys bounce back. I'm so conflicted about this whole ordeal. What made them believe this was a good idea? I don't get it.
Yeah, I agree completely. That whole decision still feels so out of left-field because there were basically no hints or warnings to it. And yeah, I get this was their "surprise", but this is the kind of thing you have to at the very least tease and not just drop it out of the blue. I don't know too much about the Steven controversies because 1) I don't care to know because this whole thing has already added a strain on my mental health and 2) I won't lie, I'm only here for the Ghoul Boys since I've loved them since their BuzzFeed Unsolved days. As I said before, I absolutely understand wanting more creative freedom and not having to deal with all of the trouble that can come from ads, but this was the completely wrong way to go about it. Not just for us as fans, but also just as a business decision. All I can really hope for is that they'll learn a lesson from this, as naive that sounds.
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this is going to sound like complaining given the recent context of my brainrot, but it's merely meant to be an observation/thought i had recently. i saw that "be proud of your ocs" post going around and it's not wrong at all. ocs deserve a bit of extra love for being people's own creations, pure and loved. developed and crafted by people who haven't gotten their stories out into the known where everyone can have the context and invest in the story. it's hard to make an oc and hard to get people invested in them who aren't willing to do the basic reading.
but another type of character that is almost as tricky to play? lesser known canons. whether they be side characters that were ultimately very little used in the story or whether their canon is just a story very little people have interest in. because the problem with these types of characters is you have a world to build from and you're running with it, but people have even less of a drive to engage because they have the excuse of "well, i have no interest in the canon so why would i bother to read." at least with fandomless ocs, people need to take the time to even read about the character before they know if they want to engage.
small time canon characters are often rebuked simply because of the canon they're from is something others don't have the interest in, and that diminishes the interest to read about the character and even try. this isn't always the case, of course, but i've got a few of these sorts of characters on my roster and sometimes i feel its harder to get interactions with them over my ocs.
it's just another hazard of trying to sell your love and muse to others. people just tend to forget the struggle because we act like all canons get a pass when this isn't the case.
anyways, the long and the short of my thought here is it's good to remember to support your friends' beloved characters. it feels great to learn about a muse they're fond of no matter your interest in their story if they're an oc or their canon if they have it. writing is just fun, and the reading about all these blorbos is part of it.
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