#bi/pan rep

[tippenfunkaport]

"She-Ra is bad bisexual rep because all the bi/pan characters end up in m/f relationships!"

Not true! Perfuma is bi/pan and she ends up with Scorpia!

"Oh, well I like to headcanon Perfuma as a lesbian."

...so then you understand that's not the show's fault, right? That that's just a problem you made up in your head?

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Excuse me a second, I need to scream about this...

Because this has come up over and over (esp on Twitter and TikTok) with people who want to claim that every bi/pan SPOP character ends up in a m/f relationship... by conveniently pretending Perfuma is not canonically bi/pan herself. And every time they are asked to elaborate why they are ignoring her canon status, they give the same answer: that they consider Perfuma a lesbian because now that she's with a woman, she's "not bi anymore"

And... yeah... you know that's not how it works, right? That being bi/pan is not just a phase you get over? That a bi/pan woman dating another woman doesn't suddenly make her a lesbian any more than it makes a bi/pan person dating someone of the opposite gender magically straight?

The person you are currently dating does not change your bi/pan status. Ever. And insisting it does, especially just so you can score some points by making up an issue about a show to be mad about, is super GD harm harmful to the real bi/pan people in your life.

(This is the exact same thing The Owl House fandom does with Lumity and why Dana had to make Luz present a whole slideshow in the cartoon reminding everyone she is still very much bi even though Amity is a lesbian. TOH fans kept insisting because Luz is dating Amity now, she's a lesbian. Nope. Her and Amity can be married for a billion years and that wouldn't change Luz's orientation.)

"But I heard that someone's roommate's cousin who worked with someone on the show once liked a fanart that showed Scorfuma with the lesbian flag so it's basically canon!"

First of all, the legend of this grows daily and I think it's really telling that this archival obsessed fandom only talks about this mythical like and yet has never been able to produce a single screenshot of it.

But for the sake of argument, let's say that this really happened and actually exists, that someone related to the show, however distantly, liked fanart once that implied Perfuma was a lesbian somehow. That still doesn't make it canon. People related to the show and even ND himself have liked and reblogged all sorts of stuff that isn't canon, including g/a, and have been very clear that the only canon is what happens within the show itself.

And, in the show, Perfuma is canonically bi/pan. We see her crushing on Bow, She-Ra, Huntara and Scorpia. The fact that people want to pretend the Bow thing never happened when he's the only character we see her actually date over the run of the show AND it's a major Season 1 plot point is wild to me and just shows the lengths people will go for bi/pan erasure.

And I get that some people enjoy using Perfuma to tell a story about comphet or coming out as a lesbian later in life and I am fully in favor of doing your thing with your headcanons in fanworks. But when it reaches the point it has now where fans are attacking other fans for saying Perfuma is bi/pan or attacking the show for not having any bi/pan character in same sex relationships when Perfuma is CANONICALLY bi/pan is ridiculous. 

Keep in mind that your headcanon is literally just something you made up in your head. It's pretend. Fun, yes, but NOT something you can use as justification to attack people over!

Especially when it's something like this that causes real world harm by perpetuating harmful stereotypes about bi/pan people being "just a phase" or a temporary state that changes based on who you date.

#spop #shera #she ra #perfuma #scorfuma #bisexuality #bisexual #lgbtq #bisexual erasure #pansexual #bi/pan rep #pansexuel #lgbtqa #lumity #toh #the owl house #lumity 🤝 scorfuma #people claiming they are a lesbian relationship when one of them is bi #saphhic #is the word you are looking for #discourse #wlw #wlw ship #also good terms to use

[dawningfairytale]

“the lgbtq+ community is over-represented in media, specifically in regard to sexuality” is a statistical error. riverdale, who confirmed 90% of its characters to be gay or bisexual by the series finale, is an outlier and should not have been counted (but should be normalised).

#riverdale #queer #lgbtq #queer representation #queer rep in media #likr #saw someone on reddit say ‘90% of characters are bi now’ PLEASE TAKE ME TO YOUR UNIVERSE #they were like even everyone in hsmtmts is queer #(it’s more 40-60) #like there’s no agenda being pushed there are still other straights you can watch (somewhere) #it’s just that #not everyone is straight #but also trans rep and gender diversity and ace/aro/pan rep is appalling and y’all deserve way better #in number #but also there are Negative Stereotypes

[aphroditusiscorroded]

Now, listen. Heartstopper has given us so much good representation. We’ve gotten gay rep, bi rep, lesbian rep, trans rep, even aro/ace rep (and I believe some enby rep but I’m not sure). But I think it could be even more. Because now that we’re being shown inklings of Imogen being a little bit fruity, I think it’d be great if we got some pansexual rep.

Like, it’d be so good. As far as I’m aware there aren’t any pansexual characters in Heartstopper (yet!), so I think Imogen would be the perfect character to have that arc with

#heartstopper s2 #heartstopper #heartstopper spoilers #imogen heartstopper #imogen heaney #sahar zahid #wlw #panseuxal #pan #I don’t want to come off as ungrateful for all the rep we’ve already gotten #but it’d be so lovely if we got even more diversity instead of her just also being bisexual #Idk #what do yall think #cuz I’m all for it #bi/pan #bisexual

[nag-mamahal]

As a romantic asexual I headcanon just about every single character (and ship) I like as asexual/on the ace spectrum. I just feel there's not enough representation of non-sexual beings engaged in romantic love in popular media. I'd really love it if more stories explored good and fulfilling partnerships that thrive even without sexual intimacy. I'm not against characters being sexy or having sex I think it's just really neat when figures can exist and fall in love without a big part of the relationship revolving around fucking. I love when people, ace or not, can explore their sexuality on their own terms and set boundaries that are accepted and respected by their partners. I love when they realize they're more than their body and what their body is able to provide in terms of sexual fulfillment. I love emotional intimacy independent of the pressure of sex.

#asexual #media #post inspired by my current blorbo #astarion #ik he's canonically pan but in my heart he's on the asexual spectrum #idk maybe im just projecting a bit too much as someone who is ace and also experienced sa #whatever his orientation he is certainly an icon to the wider ace community #man i just really wish there's more out and out ace representation in mainstream media TT #specifically romantic aces #bc I feel like when there is rep it's usually aro/aces #who are then made fun of #idk i just want more ace rep #better ace rep #pls big media corps pls indie creators #doesnt matter what subtype gay straight or bi #sex averse or sex neutral whatever #pls more ace rep #own thoughts

[lifeofcynch]

everytime there’s a relationship in a piece of media where one is bi and one is ‘pan’ i’ll simply just headcanon that the bi character educates the other character about the inherent biphobia of mspec labels. though it would be nice if the creator of the media educated themselves in the first place, that’s not easy to ask for, so.

(radfems don’t touch my post🤢)

#stop trying to do ‘uwu bi & biphobic label solidarity’ and gimme bi4bi rep #p l e a s e #battleaxe bi #anti pan #anti mspec

[lucidd-the-weirdo]

BFDI? More like BFD-BI!!!

@maxphilippa Heard you wanted to be tagged for this :3

#lucidds drawing hoard #balloony bfb #coiny bfb #blackhole bfb #liy bfb #pie bfb #fries bfb #pin bfb #fanny bfb #taco bfb #lollipop bfb #low bi rep? NOT ON MY WATCH #have all my bi hcs!! i may draw my pan and omni ones some other time :3c

[transguyfestersincloset]

WHO ELSE IS WATCHING 23.5??!!! IT'S SO ROMANTIC AAAAAAGGGHH!!!

#23.5 the series #23.5 #23.5 degrees #thai gl #thai series #lesbian rep! #bi rep! #gay rep! #pan rep! #trans rep! #and more rep! #rep for days! #I love how relatable the characters are #and just trans characters with a potential romance too! #happy to see transwomen just living and loving on screen #let's hope for some transmasc rep some day too! #and other genderqueer characters and stories #I love this show so far #I could rant forever

[maroonangels]

Missy being canonically pansexual means so so so much to me y’all have no idea

#I always say I’m bi but I rlly bounce back and forth between pan & bi #but her being canonically pan means so fucking much to me. like the bi characters mean a lot too but I never see pan characters and I just #like she’s pan and it’s not a big deal and I’m just so *sobbing on the floor bc that’s the kind of rep that hits me straight in the heart* #I remember when I first came out as pan and it was the biggest deal ever and nobody understood it and I felt so insecure about my label #to see that absolutely nobody has said something invalidating her or anything makes me feel all sorts of emotions #I need more of her in s2 and I need her backstory immediately #heartbreak high #missy beckett

[casteliacityramen]

I know it not very diverse and downright lazy writing but all of my characters are bi/pan unless specified otherwise HAPPY PRIDE MONTH 🏳️‍🌈

#pokeask #jack #yes you i pronounce you as “hot people are hot” #dewott #pokemon #pokemon ask blog #i will rep bi/pan in almot every one of my characters and I'm not sorry

[synnthamonsugar]

Hold on. There's a post I have to make before it rips out alien chestburster style......

Mutuals from Dr. Hazel Morwhatsherface's block list I would take to a gay bar. <3

#actually did think she just had every lesbian & bi/pan woman whos a little too into women on her block list. #“jubilant” to see its folks of other genders too #maybe the real lgbtqia rep is the destiny writers block lists we ended up on along the way 🫡🤝 #synnthposting #this is the last i want to think abt it so keep that in mind

[tippenfunkaport]

"[Canon Bisexual Character] should have been [gay / lesbian] so they ended up with [Same Sex Character]!"

Wow. That's so interesting! Because there is literally no reason you can't ship that bisexual character with the same sex character as is. No one on earth is stopping you. Bisexual people are attracted to the same sex. You can ship away without changing a single thing about them!

But you keep insisting they should have been lesbian or gay so they could date the same sex and... gosh. It almost seems like... you just hate that they are bisexual!

Huh. Fascinating.

#I'm sorry to rage post but I have seen so much of this lately #and area bisexuals are tired #it's me #i'm area bisexuals #i am being so good by not tagging the spop and toh fandoms but we all know what we know #there is so little GD canon bi/pan rep and fandom still wants to delete it #you'd think fans would embrace the fact that it gives them MORE shipping possibilities but apparently not #biphopia #bisexuals #bisexuality #bisexual #bi erasure #bisexual erasure #fandom problems #canon bisexual characters #bi #bi problems #bisexual problems

[gisellelivesunderabook]

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

Here are some queer book recs :D

#pride month #lgbt books #queer writers #queer books #ace books #aro books #demi ace #aromantic #asexual #queer community #bi books #pan books #demisexual #enby rep

[cactikiki]

If candyappleshipping ain't gay I don't want it

#sorry im one of those mfs who cant stand m/f ships if theres a choice between that and. gay #im not a hater either. i wont go out n trash on ships #however. gay > m/f to me #if theres a good bi or pan etc m/f ship i can excuse the rule but yeahhhh #seeing so many hets in media and only mostly bad lgbtq rep will do that ig 😭 #glitch.txt

[jasontoddssuper]

If Huntlow is like Todomomo,then Hunt///ric is like Todo///baku.Yes i will elaborate:Hunter and Shouto are familial abuse survivors who it didn't take very long into the series' to stop being assholes and we watched them grow from repressed jerks to absolute sweethearts thanks to their friends' love while B*kugou and Ed///ric bullied people who they were supposed to be kind to-Izuku(who was B*kugou's friend)and Amity(who is Ed///ric's little sister)-for years and it took the former over 300 chapters and at least a year in-universe to apologize to his victim but is still not nice to them and almost all of the latter's development was off-screen.Yet despite Momo being Shouto's second best friend and Willow being Hunter's best friend period,it's very common for Todob*ku and Hunt///ric shippers to dunk on them being attracted to eachother because they think it's 'forced' that they are-as if it's more 'realistic' for people who've been mistreated almost their whole lives to fall in love with bullies,especially since the first pair has one of them constantly being verbally and physically violent to the other and the second one having exchanged literally two lines to eachother that were merely a joke,than for them to fall in love with people who are helping them heal from their trauma and who they're shown multiple times to enjoy hanging out with.The reason for this is that B*kugou and Ed///ric get too much credit from the fandoms while Willow and Momo don't get enough,which is very ironic considering Hunter and Shouto themselves have spoken better of and been nicer to them in canon than they've ever been to the Toh and Bnha fandom's favorite 'misunderstood gay idiots'

@chadfarsight

#i'm no longer swinging a bat a hornet's best i'm shooting it with a pink bazooka and y'all deserve it💜 #also before you say i hate td/bk and h/e because they're gay:a)they wouldn't be good rep and b)i'm a bi and pan trans man so i would know #huntlow #todomomo #t4t huntlow #t4t todomomo #pro huntlow #todomomo protection squad #antitodobaku #antihuntric #antigoldric #hunter noceda #aizawa dont look #hunter defense squad #todoroki shouto #pro todoroki shouto #willow park #willow park defense squad #momo yaoyorozu #pro momo yaoyorozu #toh #toh spoilers #bnha geekery #💌 #letters from summer

[qbdatabase]

Being a bisexual man isn’t easy – something Vaneet Mehta knows all too well. After spending more than a decade figuring out his identity, Vaneet’s coming out was met with questioning, ridicule and erasure. This experience inspired Vaneet to create the viral #BisexualMenExist campaign, combatting the hate and scepticism m-spec (multi-gender attracted spectrum) men encounter, and helping others who felt similarly alone and trapped.

This powerful book is an extension of that fight. Navigating a range of topics, including coming out, dating, relationships and health, Vaneet shares his own lived experience as well as personal stories from others in the community to help validate and uplift other bisexual men. Discussing the treatment of m-spec men in LGBTQ+ places, breaking down stereotypes and highlighting the importance of representation and education, this empowering book is a rallying call for m-spec men everywhere.

#Bisexual Men Exist #Vaneet Mehta #bisexual #bi rep #pansexual #pan rep #mga #mga rep #Indian rep #poc rep #lgbt nonfiction #nonfiction #lgbtqia #daily book #bookblr

[nyxanine]

hey y’all

jaskier is mspec

where’s all the gifsets please

let’s not do bi/pan erasure

#witcher #jaskier #vespula #radovid #queer #pan rep #bi rep