Why do modern audiences see homoeroticism everywhere?

[Ultimate Paragon]

Homosexuality has made great strides in the media.  Homosexual characters have gone from being marginalized as villains and walking jokes to being well-developed.  However, there's a flipside to the coin: people seeing gay subtext where none exists.

I wish modern audiences would stop interpreting EVERYTHING in the media as gay. One character helping another up, characters arguing a lot, or characters just demonstrating friendly or even sibling-esque affection will all get labeled evidence that they secretly want to bone. This doesn't bother me because I'm uncomfortable with gay sexuality; it bothers me because I'm uncomfortable with everything being interpreted as sexuality in the first place. For God's sake people, there are other types of relationships. Some shows encourage this subtext on purpose, but in many cases it's just fans letting their imaginations get waaaaay away from them.

Why do you think this is going on?

[Art Vandelay]

You're talking about fanfiction writers? If so, I wouldn't take them too seriously. They're just yet another breed of stupid fantards on the internet, right up there with weeaboos, bronies, most Mass Effect fans and the like. Incredibly loud and annoying, but also completely irrelevant to anyone with half a functioning brain. Probably best not to take them too seriously, much less assume they represent all consumers.

[davedan]

Its like everyone keeps talking about the underlying homoeroticism in Brideshead Revisited. I don't get it.

[Ghoti]

Homoerotic subtext has always been there, and people have always seen it where it may or may not be there. The difference is that the internet allows people with "two guys talked? THEY MUST BUTTFUCK" notions to band together and form an echo chamber. That, and it's much more acceptable to talk about homosexuality in general without worrying about the Secret Police/Inquisition/etc.

(Slightly off topic, but: Art, which brony/Mass Effect fan crapped in your cornflakes?)

[Art Vandelay]

(Slightly off topic, but: Art, which brony/Mass Effect fan crapped in your cornflakes?)

Eh? It's not one fan, it's that those fandoms overall tend to me the most loud and obnoxious on the internet right now. Admittedly, bronies have mellowed out quite a bit recently, but by god do they have a history.

[Søren]

I find it to be quite heavy in people that talk a lot about lgbt rights. The more they interpret faggotry in a given media, the more they wish the faggotry would appear on screen and give gay representation. And when they dont get the buttsex they oh so crave they search for even more subtextual cocksucking to yell about

[Alehksunos]

(Slightly off topic, but: Art, which brony/Mass Effect fan crapped in your cornflakes?)

Eh? It's not one fan, it's that those fandoms overall tend to me the most loud and obnoxious on the internet right now. Admittedly, bronies have mellowed out quite a bit recently, but by god do they have a history.

When one of their favorite blogs Ask Princess Molestria got the boot, I wouldn't say they've calmed down at all. I am sadly doubtful they will ever.

[Art Vandelay]

(Slightly off topic, but: Art, which brony/Mass Effect fan crapped in your cornflakes?)

Eh? It's not one fan, it's that those fandoms overall tend to me the most loud and obnoxious on the internet right now. Admittedly, bronies have mellowed out quite a bit recently, but by god do they have a history.

When one of their favorite blogs Ask Princess Molestria got the boot, I wouldn't say they've calmed down at all. I am sadly doubtful they will ever.

Well, they're keeping it to their own, Brony specific corners of the internet, rather than spreading it anywhere and everywhere, so that's a win in my book. I don't care what's going on within the fandom, as long as I don't have to constantly hear about it.

[Lithp]

...Anyone else think that the OP is a euphemism for a gay orgy?

[Morgenleoht]

Because in most cases, the slash writes itself?

[Captain Jack Harkness]

To the best of my understanding, perceived gay subtext is a combination of human sexuality, human curiosity, and human imagination.  In other words, it's a byproduct of our wonderful and wacky human nature.

[Yla]

I'd be interested in the demographics. According to stereotype, yaoi fans are all young girls in early to middle puberty. Does anyone has any stats as to what degree this is true?

[kefkaownsall]

Was the f word really necessary?
Also canon gay characters are so under represented that we crave representation

[Dakota Bob]

Homosexuality has made great strides in the media.  Homosexual characters have gone from being marginalized as villains and walking jokes to being well-developed.  However, there's a flipside to the coin: people seeing gay subtext where none exists.

I wish modern audiences would stop interpreting EVERYTHING in the media as gay. One character helping another up, characters arguing a lot, or characters just demonstrating friendly or even sibling-esque affection will all get labeled evidence that they secretly want to bone. This doesn't bother me because I'm uncomfortable with gay sexuality; it bothers me because I'm uncomfortable with everything being interpreted as sexuality in the first place. For God's sake people, there are other types of relationships. Some shows encourage this subtext on purpose, but in many cases it's just fans letting their imaginations get waaaaay away from them.

Why do you think this is going on?

But man, Sherlock TOTALLY wants to bone Moriarty!!!1!

[chitoryu12]

I find it to be quite heavy in people that talk a lot about lgbt rights. The more they interpret faggotry in a given media, the more they wish the faggotry would appear on screen and give gay representation. And when they dont get the buttsex they oh so crave they search for even more subtextual cocksucking to yell about

I was about to go "This guy's gonna die" and then I remembered who was posting.