Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5094906-20130531010108/@comment-108.49.79.202-20130531160022

OK, I can not say how many of this I have seen, and it's honestly frightening.

Let me, before you continue reading and make assumptions, say that I am ENTIRELY pro-LGBT. I had a time when I considered myself bisexual, back when I wasn't sure of my sexual identity. I have many gay, lesbian, bi, and even transgender friends. I am totally cool with it.

The reason it's frightening is because OUAT is a *very* delicate show. It is based on content hundreds of years old and dear to every one of us. This already puts a lot of pressure on the show not to fuck things up. So far, I can't say they've done that. They have managed to play around and change things a little and it's worked, but there IS a line, and a fine one it is. There are some things that simply couldn't be done without destroying everything the show is about. And I'm no t referring to specifics here, I'm speaking in general. I could be referring to Swanqueen as much as I could be referring to a pornographic-style sex scene between Henry and Rumplestiltskin or Snow White having ulterior motives all along. There are simply things that the show can not do without ruining itself entirely.

That said, that means everything has to be done PERFECTLY. And that includes any potential LGBT relationships. They have to work, they have to fit. They can't just be thrust in there for the sake of it, that would literally kill the show. Snowqueen is a huge no. Wouldn't work, not happening, would kill the show. Simply not believable. It crosses that line of what things the show can and can't do. Same with Aurora/Mulan. No chemistry, not believable, forced and fake, would kill the show.

The only place I can think of (allow me to emphasize *off the top of my head*) that I could believe an LGBT relationship is with Jack. If Jack and James met when Jack was say, dating Jill, and they showed Jack as Bi and maybe implied a threesome in there with them two and James, I would believe that (obviously Jill has to be introduced correctly but that's a given). James was very much so self-centered and about meeting his own goals, so it's easy to believe that given the opportunity, he would bed two girls at once. Jack is similar, again with her forbidden love type thing she had going on with James, she could easily be bi. Furthermore like James she seemed very adventurous and very daring, very willing to try new things, and also if I remember correctly it was implied she was a little dirty in bed. The show kind of made it feel like she was somewhat of a concubine to James. As a result, her going into a threesome with Jack is believable from her end, because she'd be willing to try out the experience, see what it's like, etc. and also it would fit her naughty personale.

That's the only place I see it working really, really well. Aside from that I kiiiinda feel like they could make Midas gay, buuut that's not the same as the above. Just a feeling.