NOTE TO ALL THE FANS
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I do understand that some of you hate/dislike Tommy Kinard. I do understand that. And, if you do hate/dislike him, please DON'T go and hate on Lou Ferrigno Jr. (Who plays Tommy) he wasn't the one who wrote his character to be the way he is. And if you do hate Tommy that much, I am asking you to leave my account and to never come back. The door is right here: 🚪
(if i follow anyone of you that hate him, please block me)
~ Tintin
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• fandom: 9-1-1
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For me personally, there seems to be a disconnect between some of us. Of course, I'm not here for Tommy and Buck. I wasn't here for Ally. Taylor. Natalia, Anna. Marisol. But if Tommy in any way or form finally creates the tension and chaos I need to get to Buddie. Well I will take it. If it takes a male LI to have them open their eyes, then it's better than Marisol IMHO.
👆👏 yes to all of this anon. If it gets us to Endgame Buddie FINALLY, I’ll take it.
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The thing about Tommy is, that he really is a two-fer.
He is Eddie's mirror. A vet, cool under pressure, into martial arts, cars (?), basketball. They even attended the same pettiness seminar.
But he is also following the pattern of pretty much all Buck's relationships. The person is intrigued, then they get overwhelmed or pissed, leave Buck hanging and he chases after them and doubles down. (Tommy giving Buck time to figure himself out was thoughtful but he still left him mid-date and then Buck still asked him to meet his family as a second date)
And I can't help but wonder how deliberate both these things were.
And I know many people embraced Tommy more than readily. But to me, he is just a blip. I like Lou, he is doing a very good job - both playing Tommy and playing with our feelings. But I'll like him even more on a different show.
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Btw I've been so shaken by the last episode that I don't think I've even remembered to say how grateful and emotional I am for the bi representation. Because I am. I am. I so am.
Umm. So. To tell a little real life story to explain why this bi representation matters to me...
I'm bi. Hi.
Took me ages to really wrap my head around it. Ages. Years. Even now, well into my adult age (yeah I know I sound like I'm 14 but no I'm not)...
I'm still not out to my family. And it's not that they're the most queer-phobic people in the world. They're actually pretty great.
The thing is... Bi erasure is real. It really is. Even today, bisexuality is not taken seriously.
The amount of times I've witnessed people dismissing bisexuals and bisexuality... Lost count.
Often the idea never even enters someone brain. They don't consider it to be possible. They miss every possible clue because to them, we are practically mythological creatures. Sometimes it feels like people expect to meet a bisexual about as much as they expect to meet an unicorn. Why look for one, they're not real, you know!
"Oh, they're not really bisexual, they're just trying to be trendy, to get attention! Everyone is "bi" nowadays!"
So many times I've heard people dismiss bi people who are out.
Some act like every out-of-the-closet bi/pan person is actually just pretending, that secretly they are 100% into the same sex and just say they're bi because they think that's more accepted.
Some will express that to your face. "Hey, you know that it's okay to come out, right? Just making sure! I'm fine with gays!"
And the amount of times I've witnessed people thinking that bisexuality is like a light switch...
If you're a woman and start dating a woman - you're NOW a lesbian! If you end the relationship and start dating a man - Did you hear? She's straight now! Or alternatively... She's dating a man now? Oh what a headcase, she went back into the closet! How sad!
How and when are we bi, then? Only in polyamorous relationships?
So... Let's just say that this repeated dismissive environment, this persistent refusal to take bisexuals seriously messed with my head.
For years, it kept me in the closet even to my super lovely and queer friends.
I just kept doubting my own feelings and reactions. Surely, I could not be bi, that's not a REAL sexuality! No, I must be just confused. This is what I told MYSELF. Even though I had actual out and proud bi people in my life, whose identity I never doubted.
And also... The representation.
Do you people even realise how widespread the utter ignorance still is?
Imagine trying to come out as bi... after you realise that the person you consider coming out to... May not even REGOGNIZE the word "bi"!!! Yes, SERIOUSLY!!
You know... Because this was a real life event for me. Fun times!
I was playing scrabble with elderly relatives. Realised I had the letters B and I, realised I could score very nicely if I played them.
I felt daring, and had a hunger for winning, so I played them.
Guess what the reaction was?
Confusion.
..."What's "BI"?"
Yes, really.
My elderly uncle did not even KNOW the word. I was so taken back and shaky when I realised this that I could not even manage to come up with a reply. Thankfully SOMEONE knew because man was the mood awkward.
And guess what. It made zero sense that they did not know.
This person who went "What's BI?" was not a person who lived out of touch with the modern world. Nope.
I'm from a nordic country!
My country is supposedly one of the "progressed" ones!
The laws are pretty inclusive,
the media has freedom of speech,
and I know for a FACT that my godparents watch the news EVERY DAY, and even not just watch the news...
They read newspapers. They watch tv. Including silly fictional series with silly queer characters!!
But he still freaking didn't know what "bi" means!!
So that's why representation MATTERS. These dumb fictional queer characters and stories make the real queer people understandable. Visible. Known.
And hopefully some day we won't have to worry if the person we're trying to open up to can accept or comprehend what we're talking about.
So yeah. I'm so grateful for the representation. THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS, darlings ❤️❤️❤️ I love you.
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