Hey! Can I ask where this " Jeremy Shada said we don't need to worry about lgbt representation, we will be happy" comes from? Is there like a video or a tweet that proves that? Bc I never saw evidence and honestly I am concerned that this is just sb messing with our hopes. Also, isn't it possible that the lgbt representation has nothing to do with lance? Maybe it is sb else. Idk. I hate getting my hopes up ._.
itās from this post! i doubt the OP is messing with us lol also itās 100% something to do with lance, my good dudeā¦ā¦ā¦ BECAUSEā¦ā¦
this is official art by lauren montgomery. i have said this before and iāll say it again, but pidgeās sign has to do with her arc, her gender reveal. keithās sign has to do with his arc, his galra heritage reveal. this was posted before s2 aired and it clearly foreshadows galra keith. not coincidences.Ā lanceās sign definitely has to do with him and his arc, his sexuality reveal. lauren would not make keithās sign and pidgeās sign related to them and then make lanceās sign have nothing to do with him. this stuff is all planned from the start.Ā
sheāsĀ also the one who said thisā¦
[on expressions] āif we know that a character is feeling something about that- that moment- especially if we know thereās something coming up down the line that maybe hasnāt been revealed, but it would make that character feel a certain way- we try to insert in there a nod to it.ā
which is important to remember while watching the show but also when looking at this art because a lot can be taken from their expressions. keith, pidge and lance look much more unsure and nervous and theyāre holding their signs with both of their hands, indicating that HEY this is my sign, it has something to do with me and iām anxious about it.Ā hunk, allura and shiro appear to be showing support, shiro and hunk also, especially, look very confident. allura has both of her hands on the sign but her arm is around pidge, like a hug. alluraās the one who tried to coax pidge into telling her gender. shiro easily couldāve been put with pidge since he was very supportive of herā¦ but allura has her own connection to the gender sign (and shiroās put with lance for a reason). sheās a princess but she is not your ātypical princess.ā hereās a comment someone left on my klance masterpost about this and i completely agreeā¦
I think Allura has one more reason for holding a gender sign with Pidge, and that is because she challenges the gender stereotypes. Sheās not your typical little princess who needs to be protected by all means. Sheās a tough young woman that can (and will) kick your ass, and I think that alone is a very powerful message to all the girls that watch this show. Itās a reminder that, no matter what society might claim, they are strong, and they can accomplish anything if they put their mind to it.
hunk has his hand on keithās shoulder, showing support. he stood by keith after he found out heās part galra. he was cracking jokes about it and he was there for him. think ābelly of the weblumā and all their moments together. also, in āstayinā aliveā when allura thanks hunk for getting the scaultrite, he says,Ā āno problem. you know, keith was there too.āĀ hunk is samoan, so he also has his own connection to the race sign.Ā
then, we have shiro holding the LGBT sign with lance, one hand on his shoulder in support. the LGBT rep definitely has to do with lance, you shouldnāt worry. thereās so much backing it up. i think shiro will play some sort of supportive role when it comes to lanceās sexuality and since hunk and allura are connected to the signs theyāre holding, shiro may end up being LGBT, too.Ā
also, the sign art connects with the paladins of old, as wellā¦ which was pointed out to me by @farmlandtensionsā¦
zarkon, a galra, was the original black paladin.keith, a part galra boy, is the current black paladin. THE RACE SIGN.Ā
trigel, the only female paladin on her team, was the original green paladin.pidge, the only female paladin on her team (before allura became a paladin, obviously) is the current green paladin.THE GENDER SIGN.Ā
blaytz, who was shown flirting with a male galra, was the original blue paladin.lance, a boy who is totally not straight, we grew to know as the blue paladin.THE LGBT SIGN.Ā
they make parallels and show similarities between blaytz and lance to show that, yes, theyāre comparing themā¦ rather than comparing blaytz and allura.
FOR THE 100TH TIME, this stuff isnāt a coincidence.Ā
the bi flag colors and the gay flag colors have been used in the show on two separate occasions now. first, in s1, ep6ā¦ an episode with some great klance moments. next, in s3, ep3ā¦ another episode with some great klance moments. studio mir is animating VLD and they also animated TLOK. the bi flag colors were in the background of the finale of korra.
iāve always theorized that since pidgeās gender arc was in s1 and keithās race arc was in s2, that lanceās sexuality arc would be in s3. other people think this, too. seeing as how s4 is basically just part 2 of s3, taking the BIG amount of development between keith and lance in s3 into consideration and the fact that lance did not flirt with allura for the entirety of s3, or anyone, actually. i think this will, hopefully, come to fruition in s4 and they will touch on lanceās sexuality.Ā
also, in interviews, they donāt always simply say lance flirts with girls. jeremy shada, especially, does this. in lanceās birthday livestream, he saysā¦Ā
[about lance] āa super like, flirty person thatās hitting on every *hesitates* person that has two legs.ā
iām not kidding btw, he literally hesitates a little before saying person. i donāt have the link to the vid but you can find it easily by googling lanceās birthday livestream. in the famousĀ ālance falling in loveā quote, he does this, tooā¦Ā
jeremy would def know by now that lance isnāt straight and itās really obvious that heās sitting on that information. heās done this at least one other time that i know of, as well. if lance was straight, if he only liked girlsā¦ this stuff? it would not happen. they would always just say girl/girls.
