12-22-2024, 03:27 PM
keiriks wrote:This is why I found Yuri on Ice to be such a frustrating watch. The queer themes are undeniable BUT the series never outright states that the characters are queer, it's always danced around in some way. There's this layer of ambiguity that's completely absent from any of the straight characters, who are allowed to just have relationships with one another without any subtext necessary. Like this was a show where two men kissed but out of frame and angled in JUST a way where you could maybe interpret it as just a hug. Which again, not something any of the straight pairings in the show had to work around. Maybe I'd be less annoyed about this still if explicit queer representation had made more progress in the 8 years since, but we're still in the baby steps phase.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-importance-of-explicit-lgbtq-confirmation-in-fiction.1067262/page-2#post-133340721
It’s a cartoon about ice skating… who gives a shit about an ambiguous kiss/hug? There are plenty more avenues to see kissing men online if that’s your goal.