Cheryl said: "I don't think it is feasible to expect every single individual to declare that they don't fancy the same sex just to prove that they are heterosexual - I think the fact that all the men on B7 having either declared an interest in the opposite sex and/or actually kissed or had sex with women only and no such declarations or actions occurred between the men, pretty much speaks for itself."
No, what it does is leave it open to interpretation. It gives fanfic writers room to manoueuvre when exploring sexual relations between the characters and yet still staying within the boundaries of canon.
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Cheryl said: 'I don't think it is feasible to
expect every single individual to declare that they don't fancy the same sex just to prove that they are heterosexual - I think the fact that all the men on B7 having either declared an interest in the opposite sex and/or actually kissed or had sex with women only and no such declarations or actions occurred between the men, pretty much speaks for itself.'
Steve said:
No, what it does is leave it open to interpretation. It gives fanfic writers room to manoueuvre when exploring sexual relations between the characters and yet still staying within the boundaries of canon.
Slight misunderstanding here, I think. Cheryl has just said that there's no evidence for gay relationships between these characters within the canon. If that's the case, how can such scenes be "within the boundaries of canon?"
Shane
"Avon, you were my only friend..." --Blake
In message 212682.983750312639.JavaMail.root@crowe.unimessage.net, littles@lycos.co.uk writes
Slight misunderstanding here, I think. Cheryl has just said that there's no evidence for gay relationships between these characters within the canon. If that's the case, how can such scenes be "within the boundaries of canon?"
There's no evidence that there are no gay relationships within canon. Therefore depicting gay relationships is not against canon.
Julia wrote:
In message 212682.983750312639.JavaMail.root@crowe.unimessage.net, littles@lycos.co.uk writes
Slight misunderstanding here, I think. Cheryl has just said that there's
no
evidence for gay relationships between these characters within the canon.
If
that's the case, how can such scenes be "within the boundaries of canon?"
There's no evidence that there are no gay relationships within canon. Therefore depicting gay relationships is not against canon.
I'm not entirely sure I've read your post properly, but working through all those double negatives, I'd have to say that you're right. There _are_ gay relationships within canon. Just not involving the principal characters.
Shane
"Avon, you were my only friend..." --Blake
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