I have a feeling that comicbooks, like movies, video games, books, and almost everything else, aren’t anywhere near as politically subversive or progressive as people think. Typically corporate media tries not to be too progressive. I don’t know where the idea that every single media outlet is pushing progressive politics comes from.
EDIT: I know where the idea comes from, but I don’t know why anyone believes it.
but I’ve seen examples where a character’s sexuality was awkwardly inserted without much regard for its relevance to the story.
Yeah, like how my own actual gayness was awkwardly inserted without regard for its “relevance” to the lives of those around me! It’s almost like non-straight people exist on their own whether its relevant to anyone else or not.
Do you tell every person you meet that you’re gay and push it into everyday conversation or do you share that part of yourself when it makes sense in your life, i.e. your story?
I’d compare awkward insertion of sexuality without relevance to the story to when characters are awkwardly made to have romantic or flirtatious interactions with people of the opposite sex with no regard for its relevance to the story.
Exactly. It applies to straight characters as well.