>>33480
Okay, so there is literally nothing. Understandable.
>>33473
>Second, IF a cartoon DID include homosexual fapfuel, the cartoon should automatically be considered as content for adults by default as children shouldn't be exposed to this shit as production companies are not, have never been, and should have zero interest in being the parents of any child except their literal own.
My only problem with this point is if it's acceptable to show heterosexual affection. Are a boy and a girl allowed to hold hands and kiss? Why? Shouldn't parents be teaching their kids about such relations?
>Lastly, assuming that the show ISN'T required to have the homosexual fapfuel, and ISN'T made for children, I wouldn't consider show as "pandering" if the homosexual fapfuel was treated no differently than if it was heterosexual fapfuel.
Okay okay. Understandable.
>>33481
Ah, you and I are on similar wavelengths I see.
>West vs East
I definitely agree with this. It's quite odd how well the Japanese tastefully include these things. From traps to 80s anime it's present without drowning out the entire fucking thing. I do chalk this up to the Japanese attitude that being homo is just something you're allowed to do as a kid (or on the side once you're married...), but you better be a functional member of society otherwise.
>No consequences or pushback with total acceptance
I think this is a bit of a falsetrap, because you've already put it into place where the character being gay has to be a momentous moment. Like why even have the coming out scene? It brings rainbowshit to the main stage and unless the story is completely about rainbowshit, probably isn't relevant, thus detracting from the plot.
You know, maybe I really do need to watch Utena to see if it does this schtick well.
>No plot relevance
I've had this exact same thought process, but then I realized it leads to a silly situation where every time rainbowshit is onscreen the entire plot has to revolve around rainbowshit, which feels immensely distracting. Like does every single time a person onscreen is a fag have to revolve around society dealing with their being a faggot? Why? Yoko Taro does an excellent job (sadly lost in translation) with Emil having affection for Nier, but not making his entire character arc about being a fag. It adds to the relationship dynamics of the situation, but it doesn't bring the story to a halt to have the him look at the screen and say "oh gee I really hate society hating me for being gay".
I do agree most times it just seems poorly done rather than inherently bad. It feels like either empty pandering or hogging too much space almost always.
>>33483
>See, it should be "this character has X, Y, Z personality traits and he's also gay",
This does seem to be the most tasteful way of doing it. Reminds me of the two sailor scouts that are lesbian lovers *in addition* to actually being characters.
Story doesn't need to revolve around it, story doesn't need to stop and acknowledge it, just do it and continue.
>Like, look at Alice from Superjail, yes it's a tranny and perhaps even a malicious design for one, but the fact that she's a tranny is portrayed as part of her larger scale character, with both feminine and masculine sides to it.
I agree, though personally I found Alice's character funnier when it wasn't explicit it was a tranny and the bulge was always some weird nondescript shape. "Is she a troon or a masculine hermaphrodite? I just can't tell."