#queer subtext

[the-bar-sinister]

There's lots of gay subtext in Ace Attorney. 

But when looking specifically at subtext that might be intentionally put in the narrative by the creators with the intention that the character in question is actually gay, I think the main character with the most evidence behind this is actually Apollo Justice.

Our other main characters, Phoenix Wright and Athena Cykes both have obvious subtextually heteronormative romantic partners. To an adult, straight, culturally normative audience, Phoenix Wright and Maya Fey read normatively as an obvious romantic pairing. This is also the case for Athena Cykes and Simon Blackquill. In Great Ace Attorney the same can be said for Ryuunosuke and Susato. 

I repeat– to an adult, straight culturally normative audience, the romantic subtext between these characters is clear. If you showed these games to an American movie going public, that would be the obvious read by the audience.

Yes, each of these characters, Phoenix, Athena, and Ryuunosuke also have strong queer romantic subtext with another character. (Miles, Juniper, and Kazuma respectively).

However, that's not my point. It's not significant that each of the other three characters has homosexual relationship subtext.

It is significant that Apollo Justice does not have a character with whom he has heteronormative romantic subtext.

The closest thing Apollo Justice has to a "heteronormative romantic subtext" is Trucy Wright– whom we, the audience know is his sister.

And yes, you can make the argument that there is deliberate incestuous subtext between them– a kind of Luke/Leia style relationship with which the audience is teased by the narrative. Dhurke brings it up directly in Spirit of Justice.

However, this is still not a heterenormative subtext, because of its taboo nature. More taboo, culturally at this point, than homosexuality.

On top of the lack of heteronormative romantic subtext, Apollo also is on the receiving end some of the strongest and most overt of the homosexual subtext in the series.

There is of course the famous "meet cute" introduction between Apollo and Klavier– 

“I must say, I'm used to being inspected by the ladies... but this is the first time I've felt this way with another man.”

This is without question overt homosexual subtext.

However, there is another, even more subtextually clearly defined moment in Dual Destinies. Honestly, the subtext is all over Dual Destinies in the way Apollo reacts to Clay Terran's death (basically completely losing it) but there's one particular moment that deliberately draws your attention to the relationship in a queer way.

In one of the last cases of the game, everyone is delicately trying to explain to the judge that Aura Blackquill was in love with Metis Cykes (who was murdered) in a queer way. It's a big “they’re lesbians, harold” moment.

And then the conversation immediately turns to Apollo Justice and how he’s just had someone who was “important to him” murdered, too.

The narrative specifically draws you attention to the relationship that Aura and Metis had, and compares it to the relationship between Apollo and Clay.

You are specifically invited to speculate about what kind of important relationship Clay and Apollo had, and why Apollo has been affected so incredibly deeply.

So yeah. Between Clay, Klavier, and the lack of anything resembling a heteronormative romantic relationship for Apollo in the games, I think he has the strongest narrative evidence that he's actually being written deliberately as gay.

#apollo justice #klapollo #claypollo #ace attorney #ace attorney meta #queer subtext #queer reading #queer media #media analysis #media literacy #🔍⚔️

[starmistz]

A small KilluGon subtext theory!

So I was rewatching HxH, and on episode 63, Bisky describes Killua and Gon as gems. You can also see this on chapter 139!

Gon was described as a diamond, and Killua was described as a sapphire.

I got curious on why togashi picked these particular gems, clearly it had another meaning other than what Bisky said...? So ofc I decided to look it up. I searched on google what the relationship between a sapphire and a diamond is.

The first thing that appeared was a literal engagement ring. It was said there that this combination—specifically called diamond-studded blue sapphire ring—symbolizes love and eternity.. LIKE HELLO!?!?

That article described the diamond as a symbol of eternal beauty, strength, and brilliance. While sapphires are to provide excellent health and support. Doesn't this sound a lot like Gon and Killua's relationship? In short, Gon is someone who shines bright and just overall admireable, and Killua is someone who is always there to support and help gon.

It also described diamonds as pure gems that sparkle in the light and are considered to be a symbol of true love. This sounds a lot like Gon. He is a pure child—everything about him is pure and innocent, Killua sees Gon as light itself, and he is also Killua's true love (there's no doubt about that.) And as for sapphires, they have the potential to help you achieve something great, and I think that's definitely similar to Killua. We all know he has been a big help to gon's character and achievements.

Also, a diamond-studded blue sapphire ring is considered to be the perfect way to say "I love you" (probably in terms of marriage) AND WHAT THE FUCK THAT'S JUST TOO CUTE. 😭

Another cute thing is, if you look up the best gem combination for a ring, diamond and sapphire will show up. This could portray how Gon and Killua go so well together and how they make a perfect pair.

This is just my theory tho! I wanna know what you guys think of it. :3

#hxh #hunter x hunter #killugon #ハンターハンター #gay subtext #queer subtext #gon freecss #killua zoldyck #hxh bisky #biscuit krueger #bisky krueger #yoshihiro togashi #gonkillu #hxh gon #hxh killua

[copingwithobsessions]

Any person who does not take into account the queer subtext of Scream in their analyses is wrong btw

#stuilly #stu macher #billy loomis #tatney #sidney prescott #tatum riley #scream 1996 #scream franchise #scream #queer subtext

[lesbyeen]

Sapphic Subtext Chibis Day 4: Kya and Lin

OK I KNOW this one is way more of a stretch than the others but I can see it alright, this is my one liberty post let me have this

#sapphic #gay subtext #queer subtext #subtext #korra #legend of korra #kyalin #tlok kya #tlok lin #kya x lin

[shyjusticewarrior]

DC Comics Incorrect Quotes Pt 110

Bruce, to Ace: And now, boy, it's time to make daddy proud.

Clark: Yes sir.

Bruce: I could not have been more clearly talking to the dog.

Tim: Is it ethical to want to buy a painting from the man who tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan?

Jason: No absolutely not ethical, it's also very un-American. In America we celebrate winners, and Hinkley is a loser.

Jason: He missed. He was that close to greatness and he missed.

#dc incorrect quotes #ace the bathound #batman #bruce wayne #superman #clark kent #ships #superbat #bruce x clark #lgbtq+ #queer subtext #dc #dc comics #batfam #jason todd #red hood #tim drake #robins #red robin #robin #funny #b99 #brooklyn 99 #tiktok #canon queer characters #queer headcanons #comics #batfamily #batbros #talk valentina

[ananke-xiii]

woa, the "I need a silly show to watch while I eat" to "I must academically research about queer subtext in media at 2 am" pipeline is real.

#ofc im talking about #supernatural #and its #queer subtext #cause you know #destiel #and everything #so yeah #shit got real

[rainbowresurrection]

Any of you homos remember the cinematic parallel between Kirk and Spock holding hands (STTMP) and Garak and Bashir holding hands (DS9 S2 ep22) or am I in too deep

#Star Trek #queer subtext #deep space nine was a gem for queer shit #STTMP #spirk #garashir #ds9

[buckevantommy]

this was some gay ass shit on my screen

#oplaedit #one piece live action #zoroedit #roronoa zoro #mackenyu #queer subtext #lgbtqia #gay characters imho #myedits #opla #zoro is gay

[yellowjackets96]

THE END OF EPISODE SEVEN WITH WEDNESDAY SAYING “I GUESS I HAVE A TYPE” WHILE REFERRING TO TYLER BEING THE MONSTER?! GIRL????? as if ms sinclair is not a werewolf…ah hell nah they turned enid into a pronoun

#wednesday spoilers #wednesday netflix #enid sinclair #wednesday addams #tyler galpin #homoeroticism much??? #queer subtext #wenclair #wednesday x enid #ziggy watches shit

[starmistz]

Killua taking Gon on a date? (ﾟ∀ﾟ)

Was just continuing my rewatch on HxH, and something IMMEDIATELY caught my eye. I believe it is yet another silly subtext on Killua's romantic feelings towards Gon that Togashi put xD. (This happened on episode 86—which is chapter 201 in the manga!)

I'll be talking about this specific panel:

Oke so this happened right after Killua and Gon met Palm. They go to a restaurant so they can have their conversation about this Knuckle and Shoot thing. It's perfectly normal to choose a restaurant for that since Killua and Gon mostly go to restaurants to discuss stuff. But I 100% believe this specific restaurant conversation was a date, because !!! it's definitely a love restaurant. AND I HAVE PROOF SO SHH!!!

First of all, the uniform of the waitress:

She's legit dressed like those waitresses you see in Shoujo animes where the couple goes on a restaurant/cafe date. Not to mention, the literal heart on her chest!!

If that's not convincing enough, then literally look at this omurice:

The word on the omurice is written in the HxH alphabet, but I managed to translate it. :3

Ra, Fu, and a dakuten. The dakuten sign transforms F -> B = Bu. I'm also aware that the letter I is the same as the dakuten sign, but since it's small, and was placed at the top of Fu, then it's a dakuten. This means that it spells out -Rabu- which is the Japanese pronounciation of love. ᵔᴗᵔ

Now, I know the manga panel did not highlight or even write that on the food, but it's safe to assume that the animators drew that to imply that this IS a love restaurant. Seeing Togashi's drawing of the uniform, the animators understood what type of uniform that was, and where it's worn. Then proceeded to make it clear for us viewers that Killua and Gon are in a love restaurant by drawing "love" on the food.

And also, the waitress literally appears in front which covers Killua and Gon. I find it funny cause Togashi's obviously implying that this waitress is important to look at, like "BOOM check this waitress out!!! I'm highlighting what type of waitress she is, so look! Look at her!"

But that's not all, I also noticed the food being prepared at Killua and Gon's table.

That's quite a lot of food being prepared, and they look good too. It's not the usual -fast food, big meat, big chicken, spaghetti, orange juice- typa shit like what these two usually order. There's cake, pasta, coffee/tea (i can't tell), smoothies, and whatever else is there. And you know what this looks like? Killua working his ass off to properly choose and prepare nice and decent food for him and Gon—like he's arranging a date! (^^)b

I personally think Killua's the one who chose the restaurant, and the one who ordered the food because Gon just doesn't look like the type to give a shit about where they eat, nor choose those types of food, and Killua being the type to arrange where they eat cause he's that picky rich kid with tastes lol.

ANYWAAAYYY it's too convincing that he took Gon on a date, cause this also happened right a lil' bit after the "Gon you are light" scene—which we all claim as the confirmation of Killua's romantic feelings for Gon. So it's like Killua's just acting on crush instincts. ◠ᗜ◠ It genuinely seemed like he took their discussion—about Knuckle and Shoot—as an opportunity to take Gon on a date, too. (He sneaky as heeelll.)

This was nothing too serious, I just thought it was a cute and adorable detail that Togashi added!

#hxh #hxh gon #hxh killua #killugon #hunter x hunter #gay subtext #queer subtext #killua zoldyck #gon freecss #gonkillu #hunter x hunter killua #hunter x hunter gon

[sheridoodle]

as Dracula Daily and @re-dracula come to a close this year, I’m getting flashbacks to senior year of HS as I anticipate the phrase “Seward and Goodalming are both happily married” once more

#dracula daily #re: dracula #ap literature #queer subtext #morward #jonmina #t4t jonmina #holmward

[m3r1m4r5u333]

Bi!Buck denialists trying argue that the idea of Bi!Buck is "delusional" before Buck, bothered and bewildered aired:

Bi!Buck truthers listening to them talk like "Umm... Have you ever actually seen Buck?"

...

Bi!Buck denialists, eating crow, after Buck, bothered and bewildered aired:

#911 abc #911 buddie #buddie #eddie diaz #evan buckley #buddie 911 #evan buck buckley #911 on abc #911 speculation #eddie díaz #911 spoilers #bi!buck #queerbaiting... or comphet baiting? #media literacy #TomBuck #tommy kinard #How's that humble crow? #sequinspotting #queer subtext #bi erasure #bisexual erasure #I did not make these gifs I'm not a wizard

[thewaitisogre]

tom and greg’s first encounter/the queer gun swap scene from red river (1948)

#succession #analysis #queer subtext #red river #tomgreg #tom wambsgans #greg hirsch

[so-secret-it-was-daisy]

Wanted To Share My Favorite Taylor Swift Songs As Quotes: My Interpretation

Dancing with our hands tied

King of my heart

Ivy

Willow

London Boy

Betty

Delicate

False God

Vigilante sh$t

Lover

#taylor swift #gaylor #queer subtext #interpretation

[lesbyeen]

Sapphic Subtext Chibis Day 2: Akko and Diana

Where the fuck is season 3

But fr I really enjoyed this show, I found it refreshing to see an anime that wasn’t… overly sus

Also I just love Studio Trigger’s style so much oh my goddddd

#sapphic couple #sapphic #queer subtext #gay subtext #little witch academia #diana x akko

[imaginarylungfish]

so i think what's compounding my disappointment with the barbie movie is coming to terms with the fact that mainstream society is just still not ready for explicit queer themes.

therefore, my hopes for bakudeku, togachako, or satosugu (all ships with clear queer subtext) becoming explicitly canon have been dashed.

i'm seeing that even if the media as a whole is progressive, it's still not progressive enough for explicit mainstream queer representation. we are still relegated to our lgbtq/gl/bl categories. we are still outcasts.

i'm feeling a tad bit hopeless that queer subtext will mostly be just that--subtext (at least for a good while longer).

but s/o to explicit queer representation from more mainstream media though! i'm thinking along the lines of schitt's creek.

#barbie #barbie movie #barbie discourse #queer barbie #queer #queer representation #queer representation matters #bakudeku #dekubaku #togachaco #togachako #satosugu #queer subtext #schitt's creek #schitts creek