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HairyQueen
08/24/21 11:06:32 PM
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so having a gay character = indoctrination now?

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Shezarr
08/24/21 11:08:05 PM
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That's an instagram post. On a semi-related note, I do find it funny that all the articles are burying the lede saying "after 81 years, he comes out!" then saying a paragraph or two into the article "oh it's not Dick Grayson btw lol"

HairyQueen posted...
so having a gay character = indoctrination now?
This is always the line homophobic idiots use.

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HylianFox
08/24/21 11:08:25 PM
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Is Robin being gay (bi? I've seen conflicting headlines) really that big a deal

  1. Nobody really cares about Robin
  2. There's already been at least a half-dozen Robins over the decades

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Lost_All_Senses
08/24/21 11:08:42 PM
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Oh, honey. He's always been gay, baby.

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Crazyman93
08/24/21 11:10:28 PM
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Wait, which Robin? There's like 10

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HylianFox
08/24/21 11:10:30 PM
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cuh posted...
I want a gay Batman villain

or just make Batman gay

now that'll get people talking

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TheRadiant
08/24/21 11:11:07 PM
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HairyQueen posted...
so having a gay character = indoctrination now?
For homophobes yes, soon they'll throw around "pandering"

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Jagr_68
08/24/21 11:11:19 PM
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I fucking LOL'D so hard @ "after 81 years, DC has turned Robin into a gay superhero."



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Shezarr
08/24/21 11:11:28 PM
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HylianFox posted...
or just make Batman gay

now that'll get people talking
I could see Bats just fucking anybody. I mean he's into cat ladies, why not dudes

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Humble_Novice
08/24/21 11:12:59 PM
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Isn't this iteration of Robin bisexual?
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pegusus123456
08/24/21 11:13:31 PM
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cuh posted...
I want a gay Batman villain
Poison Ivy and Harley are bisexual.

Crazyman93 posted...
Wait, which Robin? There's like 10
Tim Drake. Bisexual though, not gay.

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yeohdog
08/24/21 11:14:26 PM
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Part of the reason for comic book censorship in the mid 20th century was a fear of young boys and men being influenced by the inherent homoeroticism of the bond between Batman and Robin. So while it's a different Robin the idea shouldn't be surprising or controversial
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TheRadiant
08/24/21 11:15:18 PM
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pegusus123456 posted...
Poison Ivy and Harley are bisexual.
Of course, can't have them go full les

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Guide
08/24/21 11:15:26 PM
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am i being a weirdo for not liking "homophobia" being tied to "straight", even in goofy topic titles

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FortuneCookie
08/24/21 11:15:51 PM
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If any Robin should be into dudes, it's Dick Gayson.
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HylianFox
08/24/21 11:16:03 PM
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yeohdog posted...
Part of the reason for comic book censorship in the mid 20th century was a fear of young boys and men being influenced by the inherent homoeroticism of the bond between Batman and Robin. So while it's a different Robin the idea shouldn't be surprising or controversial

really B&R have been accused of being secret lovers long before the movie of the same name came out


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FortuneCookie
08/24/21 11:16:26 PM
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TheRadiant posted...
Of course, can't have them go full les

I think DC is trying to push Ivy into "never really liked men" territory.
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pegusus123456
08/24/21 11:16:43 PM
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TheRadiant posted...
Of course, can't have them go full les
Well, you kind of can't make Harley a lesbian.

Ivy might be a lesbian, I don't recall her ever having any male relationships other than Kite Man in the Harley show.

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TheoryzC
08/24/21 11:16:54 PM
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Shezarr posted...
On a semi-related note, I do find it funny that all the articles are burying the lede saying "after 81 years, he comes out!" then saying a paragraph or two into the article "oh it's not Dick Grayson btw lol"
I was thinking about this the other day

The character is mainstream enough for this news to spread everywhere, but not enough for people to know there's like other kids who takeover the identity

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Darmik
08/24/21 11:22:23 PM
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Sure. 81 years.

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HylianFox
08/24/21 11:23:27 PM
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Darmik posted...


Sure. 81 years.

It's funny because I've seen straight couples from that same era put in separate beds more than 6 feet apart


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pegusus123456
08/24/21 11:28:02 PM
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I think Dick Grayson only works because he's been around 80 years. Imagine someone made a comic storyline nowadays where a billionaire buys an orphan from the circus.

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FortuneCookie
08/24/21 11:57:20 PM
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I know nobody cares about the sex life of an unattractive character, but the Penguin should be bisexual to reflect upon the tendencies of his namesake.
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pegusus123456
08/25/21 12:02:12 AM
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FortuneCookie posted...
I know nobody cares about the sex life of an unattractive character, but the Penguin should be bisexual to reflect upon the tendencies of his namesake.
Gotham made him gay. It actually worked pretty well.

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Crazyman93
08/25/21 4:31:50 AM
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TheRadiant posted...
Of course, can't have them go full les
Poison Ivy in all likelihood is a lesbian. Harley has had relationships with men and women though, granted, you could do an entire paper on how Harley is nuts and her sexuality is irrelevant since she'll latch on to people of either sex.

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FortuneCookie
08/25/21 10:41:11 AM
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pegusus123456 posted...
Gotham made him gay. It actually worked pretty well.

Oh, wow. I never saw that show. Good on them.

I wonder if that's what they were thinking. Penguins are often gay so make the character named Penguin gay.
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Questionmarktarius
08/25/21 10:45:01 AM
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cuh posted...
I want a gay Batman villain
Liberace was a guest villain on the 60s TV show.
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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
08/25/21 10:45:21 AM
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When I was like 10 we used to make jokes about Robin being gay. That was over 20 years ago. People are surprised?

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DespondentDeity
08/25/21 10:46:03 AM
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Does anyone read comics anymore?

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Tyranthraxus
08/25/21 10:46:07 AM
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cuh posted...
I want a gay Batman villain

I've always kinda felt like the riddler is gay.

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CM_Ponch
08/25/21 10:52:09 AM
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They should have just used a new Robin, using Tim Drake and sacrificing his relationship with Stephanie Brown to do this was dumb. Tim is the Robin DC has no idea how to use so they just stick him with gimmicks. It's honestly only a matter of time until they kill off his bf for shock value and quietly reboot him into being straight again once the quick sales boost stops.

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CRON
08/25/21 10:53:02 AM
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They're saying kids are being indoctrinated by this despite comic books only being relevant with sweaty thirtysomethings for several decades straight.

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R_Jackal
08/25/21 10:57:36 AM
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I mean Robin's primary job is to either die dramatically for plot(and possibly come back/not be dead) or turn in to alternate batman, so not sure this matters terribly much. People just wanna be mad I guess.
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Compsognathus
08/25/21 10:57:41 AM
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CM_Ponch posted...
They should have just used a new Robin, using Tim Drake and sacrificing his relationship with Stephanie Brown to do this was dumb. Tim is the Robin DC has no idea how to use so they just stick him with gimmicks. It's honestly only a matter of time until they kill off his bf for shock value and quietly reboot him into being straight again once the quick sales boost stops.
Him being bi didn't sacrifice his relationship with Stephanie. He still like ladies too.

Side note is Stephanie still a teenage single mom? I feel like that element of her character got hard dropped after her resurrection.

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BLAKUboy
08/25/21 10:59:13 AM
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HylianFox posted...
Is Robin being gay (bi? I've seen conflicting headlines)
He's bi. But it's very common for people to erase other identities in the queer community by just calling everyone "gay".

WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted...
When I was like 10 we used to make jokes about Robin being gay. That was over 20 years ago. People are surprised?
It's a different Robin, though. Dick is still somehow completely straight by all accounts.

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Compsognathus
08/25/21 11:01:56 AM
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I've never understood the "Dick is gay" thing. Like half of his characterization is defined by his many relationships with women. Particularly Babs and Kori.

Like I feel like people saw a costume he hasn't worn in 50 years and that his name is Dick and just make all their assumptions from that.

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Questionmarktarius
08/25/21 11:03:56 AM
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Compsognathus posted...
I've never understood the "Dick is gay" thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seduction_of_the_Innocent
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BLAKUboy
08/25/21 11:20:45 AM
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Compsognathus posted...
Like I feel like people saw a costume he hasn't worn in 50 years and that his name is Dick and just make all their assumptions from that.
There was definitely very blatant subtext between him and Bruce in the early comics. Though I doubt it was intentional rather than just cishet writers being very weird.

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Humble_Novice
08/25/21 11:31:26 AM
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Where was the outrage when people were producing Batman x Robin fan art?
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R_Jackal
08/25/21 11:35:40 AM
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Humble_Novice posted...
Where was the outrage when people were producing Batman x Robin fan art?
While I get your point, canonically saying something is different than fan shipping.

People were definitely saying stuff, but it was directed at the artists.
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creativerealms
08/25/21 11:38:38 AM
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Bi former sidekick.


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Were_Wyrm
08/25/21 11:48:23 AM
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https://imgur.com/gallery/ZtkKM

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KStateKing17
08/25/21 11:49:43 AM
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I've been on the RobinxSuperboy ship for years now. This is not news to me.

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zado19
08/25/21 11:50:09 AM
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So is this Grayson/Drake/Todd/Wayne?

Or is this a new Robin?
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sabrestorm
08/25/21 1:43:43 PM
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I want a hot lesbian batwoman, does ruby rose count?

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TheoryzC
08/25/21 2:24:52 PM
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zado19 posted...
So is this Grayson/Drake/Todd/Wayne?

Or is this a new Robin?
Drake

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zado19
08/25/21 3:48:32 PM
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TheoryzC posted...
Drake
Hmm....
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