The way so many people within the fandom are reacting to Buck being canonically queer (bisexual, specifically, according to Oliver) is making me so uncomfortable

I made a post about it last night, but Buck being attracted to men isn't about anyone else. This is about Buck and only Buck. And making it about another character - namely, I'm seeing people make it about Eddie and Hen - is such a disservice to Buck as a character and Oliver's clear excitement to portray this storyline.

Buck being attracted to a man other than Eddie is canon. Buck being attracted to men is canon. We have a storyline involving a man in his 30s having a self discovery arc. Whether you believe his attraction to Tommy is genuine or not, the way I've seen people talking about it is so... Not believing someone can be attracted to someone because they must actually be attracted to this other person instead is biphobic rhetoric.

Being excited for this storyline and not acknowledging all of the other representation in this show in the same breath is not "forgetting Hen" or "erasing her" or "ignoring her marriage to Karen." Yes, Hen and Karen have been there the entire time. No one is saying there wasn't any queer representation in this show before. We're simply excited to see a grown man having a bisexual awakening in real time after headcanoning it for years. Don't tell people they're ignoring or erasing another character because they're talking about an arc that doesn't have anything to do with that character. Pulling attention away from a bisexual storyline in favor of other representation is biphobic.

A lot of people are also talking about Buck coming out as if it's going to happen in the next episode. Stop it. If Buck does not feel comfortable coming out to anyone (he looks clearly uncomfortable in the promo for next week when Eddie shows up during his first date with Tommy) then he does not have to. There is nothing that says Buck has to come out within a certain timeline. In fact, considering how short this season is, it wouldn't even be surprising or unreasonable for him to not come out until the end of the season or even in season 8. Talking about that like he's "lying to Eddie" by not coming out is queerphobic. He's allowed to not be ready for that, no matter who he's surrounded himself with.

Yeah, Buck is a fictional character, Oliver doesn't have a Tumblr and won't see any of what you're saying. But, to use a cliché, all of your bisexual friends and followers (especially those who don't watch the show and therefore have almost no context) will see it.

And yes, even if you yourself are bisexual, this is still biphobic rhetoric. These are arguments that people used against bisexuals all the time.

Insisting that he's not actually attracted to Tommy because he's secretly in love with Eddie is pick a side rhetoric.

"Reminding" people of Hen and Karen when they're celebrating furthers the idea that bisexuals aren't "queer enough" to deserve celebration.

Saying a character "gets to" be out is shaming people who are still closeted.

Buck's storyline is about Buck. It's not about Tommy. It's not about Eddie. It's not about Hen. It's. About. Buck.

istg that audrey woman is a closet Tifa hater. In all my years lurking around the FF7 fandom, i have never seen ANYONE downplay reno and rude’s bond in favor of rude’s crush on tifa. Not even once. That girl has low key talked shit about tifa on multiple occasions, and none of it is like called-for, actual legitimate critiques. She’s just low key bitching about Tifa and her importance and how she’s so loved by the characters and the fans. Wtf

Also like,,,, did it never occur to her that rude having a crush on tifa does not undermine the fact that he and rude have a great relationship? These things aren’t mutually exclusive and can easily coexist. This whole “Tifa is a threat to their relationship” has massive CA cult energy tbh.... it’s all just so sus to me like 🤔🤔

What's worse is she's being totally biphobic by saying Rude can't have a crush on Tifa and also be romantic with Reno. Cause being bi isn't a thing apparently, but also, finding other people attractive while in a relationship isn't normal either 🤦‍♀️

Rude can think Tifa's hot. He's got eyes ffs. That takes nothing away from any relationship he has. Not to mention the fact the devs have said multiple times the story is the same as OG, so Rude's crush is just a canon character fact. It doesn't turn into anything else cause Tifa's with Cloud, but someone acting like the entire story is tipped on its head and it's an alt timeline just to erase one tiny character fact is pathetic.

Rude can like both, and be with Reno. It's a meaningless fact. And it's also not up to her to say whether it's still part of the story or if Nojima decided to retcon it. And whether he did or not doesn't mean Rude isn't still bi cause he canonically dated a woman in BC called Chelsea, so even if Rude's with Reno romantically, he's still bi and by saying he can't have a crush on Tifa, that's bi erasure and biphobic.

So she should just stfu before she lands herself in hotter water than she can handle and stop sending her sheeple to argue a point she's never gonna win.