((Okay, I need to say something and it is important, so please read this.
I got some flames saying that I’m homophobic and that I should delete this blog because of this and all that shit. So. Get it in your heads:
I. AM. NOT. HOMOPHOBIC.
Got it? Good.
I myself am queer. I know how fucked up homophobic slurs are (even though I’m not homosexual) and I think it is shit to judge someone because of their sexuality. (Let me tell you, even if it is none of your concern, that I am biromantic asexual—I was often attacked from within the LGBTQIA+ community, thankyouverymuch. ‘You are not queer if you, as a woman, are in a relationship with a man.’ ‘You are not part of our community because asexuals never fought for our rights.’ And so on, and so on. You get it? Good.)
But let me explain, why Theseus is homophobic, though. And yes, he is to a certain degree, I won’t deny this. But the character is not me! Get it in your heads, please!
Theseus has his reasons to be this way—that doesn’t make it right how he acts. There was something in his past that makes him more homophobic than he would’ve been without this experience but I won’t tell you what I headcanon. Also, it was illegal to be openly gay at that time in England! Please keep the time that we are in in mind!
Labouchere Amendment:
Any male person who, in public or private, commits, or is a party to the commission of, or procures, or attempts to procure the commission by any male person of, any act of gross indecency with an other male person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable at the discretion of the Court to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour.
So. Illegal. And Theseus isn’t the most open person about this—not everyone is accepting of queer people. While someone like Queenie is more open about sexualities and more accepting, there are a lot of people (the majority if we are honest) that aren’t accepting of these kind of things in that time.
I know that @mrpercivalgraves stated on their blog that Graves and Theseus had a relationship in the past—and that is canon for our blogs—so Theseus is at least bisexual (I headcanon him as gay but he is suppressing it more or less). But that doesn’t mean that he can’t be homophobic. He is. I want him to be because he isn’t perfect and it causes some kind of conflict.
I’m sorry that I had to make this entry and I’m sorry for the mistakes and if it’s a bit messy but I’m just drained and I don’t want to discuss this anymore. Please understand that I know a bit about designing characters as I am roleplaying and writing for over ten years now. Characters have their faults and that’s okay. This may be a major fault but—hell—I still think it is a good idea. Keep it real and all.
The character is not me.
Thanks for reading and have a nice day!))
