#plenty of times when ignoring a lazy/poorly written/shoehorned m/f romance in favor of exploring the homoerotic best friends dynamic

[camgoloud]

#before anyone asks i did not include an ‘ot3!’ option because this poll is explicitly about the way female characters are LEFT OUT of the #picture to make room for m/m. this phenomenon is not a ‘there’s room for one more :)’ situation #polls #this isn’t inspired by anything in particular by the way i just kind of thought it would be funny but you know #have we not all seen Some Shit in our time #and this is also not me saying all of these are Always Bad And Wrong by the way lmao #plenty of times when ignoring a lazy/poorly written/shoehorned m/f romance in favor of exploring the homoerotic best friends dynamic #is not only justifiable but in fact righteous. all of modern fandom is built upon this fact et cetera #but You Know. There Comes A Point where casting aside compelling female characters in favor of mashing guys 1 and 2 together becomes in fact #exactly ​the kind of lazy and boring writing fandom thinks it’s pushing back against. and also there is The Misogyny #you all know you all get get it. i don’t have to apologize for myself in the tags any more than this right #caseyposting