Some thoughts on bi Simon Snow
I’m am all for bisexual and pansexual representation and I really think it’s something that needs to be happening more. However I really like Simon never identifying his sexuality in Carry On. I personally relate to Simon a lot and I really have no clue what my sexual orientation is. I felt pretty bad for a while because I wanted to have that label to identify with but I couldn’t find one that ever felt right. Simon not identifying with any sexual orientation made me feel a lot better because it made me really see that it’s okay to not identify with anything. You can just be attracted to anyone you happen to be attracted to. So it makes me a little upset when I see people calling Simon bisexual or anything else because he canonically doesn’t identify as anything. However, those are just my opinions and thoughts and personally I really like Rainbow’s choice to not have Simon identify as anything.
I took a screencap of @bethanyactually‘s reblogging tags, because I thought they were so good:
When people ask whether Simon Snow is bisexual, I always say that I don’t think Simon has himself figured out.
I see sexual identity as a fluid, sort-of-amorphous, not-always-obvious-even-to-yourself thing. Most of us still grow up assuming we’re straight because that’s the only option presented to us – or the only acceptable option. (That was certainly the case for me growing up.) I don’t think Simon’s ever considered another path for himself; I mean, Simon tries not to think of his future at all.
But I also don’t think he’s ever experienced real attraction before Baz. Even though Simon’s dating Agatha, he never expresses anything romantic or sexual toward her …
My authorial feeling toward Simon was: “It’s okay. You don’t have to figure this out today. Or tomorrow. And if you do figure it out someday, it’s okay to change your mind. This isn’t easy for all of us. We aren’t all born with clarity. You still get to fall in love, if you want. Is that what you want, Simon?”
