@umbrulla The importance of noncanon shipping
I ship Ram and Bheem but the thing is I ship it as a headcanon because it is a headcanon it isn't meant to be canon kind of like Gaara and Naruto people ship them because they see ways they could've ended up together but in the end it wasn't canon.
You can disregard the canon ending from your mind and sit in your fantasies if you want thats fine I'm a sasunaru shipper I know that but the only problem I have with you @umbrulla is that you actively stated misinformation you in the beginning of my reply chain with you stated that Sita isn't Ram's fiancee which is untrue she is his fiancee/lover
Second this post you state that Rajamouli said in an interview that there's a romance/bromance between Ram and Bheem only but thats untrue again Sita is Ram's canonical lover and in an article Rajamouli states that his intrepretation of the work was that Ram and Bheem were meant to be a male FRIENDSHIP. The LGBTQ interpretations are okay I have no qualm with that but thats all they are representations Rajamouli never stated them to be a romance between only Ram and Bheem he gave those two love interests in the movie Sita and Jenny.
Since you can't see the article I will show you
Also to support the fact Rajamouli interpretted them as a male friendship Ram and Bheem in Rajamouli's head were a brotherly bond both Bheem and Ram often call eachother bhaiya or brother in the movie and there's a scene referencing Bheem to Ram's brother before he died when both his brother and Bheem eat with their left hand.
Another piece of mis information both Ram and Bheem are Heroes of the stories its not uncommon for their to be double heroes in telugu cinema RRR is a portrayal of that. People have headcanons and ship Ram and Bheem that is true but Bheem never marries Ram actually no one gets married in RRR and the closest thing is sita being Ram's lover/ fiancee that is why she is sent a letter to collect Ram's body when he is sent to be killed because she is his closest family member and fiancee this was set when they were young.
Also Bheem states Ram to be Sita's fiancee
Further more Ram confirms to Bheem that Sita is his lover/fiancee in this scene
Einthusan didn't translate it exactly but the word can also be interpretted as lover/fiancee.
*Ram nods*
Another thing Seetha and Rama are one of the most popular love stories and reincarnation stories of Lord Vishnu this Rajamouli's way of stating they are true lovers.
Ram marrying Bheem is your interpretation but can also be incorrect. In Hinduism people to get married by tying the nuptial thread around one's neck however in this case Bheem is a reference to Hanuman a sacred servant of Rama from mythology his job is to protect rama and reunite him and Sita this reference is made very openly clear in RRR. Ayyapan is a interpretation that isn't as clearly stated can be used for headcanon shipping material though. Bheem gave Ram the necklace to save him.
I don't have a problem with shipping Ram and Bheem the only thing I have a problem with is you repeatedly stating misinformation to prove that I'm wrong now this might just be that you weren't able to get a clear understanding of parts of the movie because of the language barrier or you don't remember them but I also am allowed to defend myself I hope you read this post and get a better understanding of what I was trying to say, I'm wrong in parts as well during the previous argument I accept that.
Edit: One thing I'd like to add to my response I think Rajamouli made the movie seem straight on the front because he was scared of rejection thats why he added the whole Sita being Ram's fiancee and Jenny kind of being Bheem's love interest. This is because Telugu cinema doesn't openly accept LGBTQ cinema however with the overwhelming support from Westerners about this Cinema being about Gay lovers RRR could be a turning point in Telugu cinema. Rajamouli making Ram and Bheem seem Hetero was for his OWN Protection so his cinema wouldn't flop. that doesn't mean you can't make headcanons.
hey wow this was certainly a take I had.
see I remember being way more intelligent when writing this but looking back on it now I seem kinda bigoted.
‘Fantasies?’ Bro what I was literally so insufferable 😭😭
I am so sorry to the original creator I seemed to have been watching this movie with a hetero normative mindset in mind and was NOT Open minded at all. If I I actually took a second to look at their takes I should’ve realized that they there was literally nothing wrong with what they said as they backed up their points with evidence and I was just making up drama for no reason.
I am so sorry @umbrulla for thinking I had some omnipotent say on this movie just because I was Indian that was not cool. While I do think that Rajamoili had heteronormative views in mind when making RRR because of where he grew up and some patterns I saw in his other movies ex: Bahubali where the movie forcibly strips Avantika to feminize her that might’ve not been the sole idea and I should’ve not made such a big deal over some shipping.
I am deeply sorry for acting like that and please anyone who sees this post take whatever I said in the past with a grain of salt.
I won’t be deleting my post just because I don’t want to erase my mistakes and pretend I’m this perfect person. I too am unlearning heteronormativity from my societal upbringing and the general white supremacy of current society.
I’m gonna scroll through my posts some more and see if there’s anything else I should rectify when I have time.
again so sorry for my weird discourse















