two days later and I& #39;m still mad about this https://twitter.com/wirewalking/status/1264659710042607616">https://twitter.com/wirewalki...

at the risk of ranting about this AGAIN: this is precisely why we need so much more representation of fictional characters who care deeply about each other in a way that isn& #39;t sex- or romance-centered. Could be ace/aro characters, or ANY characters who are close w/o romance/sex.

using romance/sex as the only marker of devotion between fictional characters is the same level of lazy shorthand that gives us stupid tropes like "vomiting woman must be pregnant." It& #39;s boring. There are so many options here to explore.

Love that we& #39;re starting to see a bit of ace/aro representation in fiction, but where I think we& #39;re falling short is in depicting strong friendships between characters regardless of their sexuality ~independent of that friendship.~ I would love to see this normalized.