I think that's a pretty accurate summation of my attitude--most of the time--though I'm not speaking for the whole community.
As I briefly addressed upthread with hukbillgoomba, I'm not going to automatically support a fictional, canonical romance just because the characters are okay with it. I might find it problematic for other reasons, like, "I think having a relationship begin with the man following the woman around even though she tells him to quit it perpetuates some pretty gross ideas about what constitutes 'romance,'" but I don't find sex or romance inherently problematic or bothersome in fiction. Or in real life, so long as it's not involving me.
Or, to put it more bluntly, the fact that I am disinterested in sex and romance, personally, does not mean that I never want to see it anywhere and wish it would all just go away. :P
That being said, I do have a really strong appreciation for fictional platonic relationships and would kind of like to see more of those. And I do find myself feeling irked when fandom absolutely insists on projecting romance onto awesome friendships. There's nothing wrong with valuing romantic relationships, but the attitude that a relationship can't be close/deep/significant unless it's romantic (and therefore sexual) can't die quickly enough, as far as I'm concerned.
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Date: 2012-11-30 05:35 pm (UTC)As I briefly addressed upthread with
Or, to put it more bluntly, the fact that I am disinterested in sex and romance, personally, does not mean that I never want to see it anywhere and wish it would all just go away. :P
That being said, I do have a really strong appreciation for fictional platonic relationships and would kind of like to see more of those. And I do find myself feeling irked when fandom absolutely insists on projecting romance onto awesome friendships. There's nothing wrong with valuing romantic relationships, but the attitude that a relationship can't be close/deep/significant unless it's romantic (and therefore sexual) can't die quickly enough, as far as I'm concerned.