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So I saw this video that someone on Discord posted in a server I'm in and it was called "Why ALL your Characters Should be Bi (And it's NOT why you think)". Immediately despite the "NOT FOR DIVERSITY" thumbnail being self-evident, I was skeptical by its rationale simply because I knew the reality. Essentially you could say that I have a sort of Jordan Peterson "And that's that!" kind of approach to this issue, but I will explain exactly what my feelings are and why I feel this way.

Initially, my assumption was going to the idea that this was somehow based on covering all bases for fan fiction, simply because we know full well how toxic a fanbase gets whenever a character is portrayed a certain way. I was ready to come with the concept that I feel it's the community's responsibility to understand the million different approaches to certain characters and their identities...and NOT the creators themselves.

For example, let's be realistic and say that there are a handful of male fans of Haida from Aggretsuko that want the fellow hyena to be their husbando. If I were the creators, I think I'd be okay with that simply because people like the character the same, only in a different way. But if someone would come up to me as a creator and say "Haida MUST be bisexual or else!", I'd give them the anti-SJW "Eff off!" because if I'd feel that Haida should be rather heterosexual to fit my narrative, I'd do that because I'd respect my creation as Haida, the heterosexual in love with Retsuko. Hence where the Jordan Peterson in me comes in.

Anyhow, after watching the video I see (FROM MY INTERPRETATION OF THE VIDEO, so please forgive me if I put words in said YouTuber's mouth) that this is actually related to The Legend of Korra and how not having certain characters bisexual ruined the relationship aspect of the show. I'm not going to lie, I see where he's going, but the approach to the problem is still irrational. The reason being is similar, because it ironically is intolerant of the narrative and even the identity of said character. Bisexuality does NOT cover all bases, but rather shuts down the possibility of other sexuality not excluding heterosexuality, pansexuality, and even asexuality. I highlight more restrictive sexualities, but you could say that ones less restrictive than bi are also excluded in this idea.

Back to the problem of The Legend of Korra. I think it's safe to say that the problem seemed to lie more on the idea that the team didn't know how to properly drive the specific character's interest in love. She seemed like a character that was searching for the right person and didn't quite nail the right personalities for that. As a result, it seemed that there was pressure for her to be put with someone that just doesn't click...almost like she was subject to the studio's "arranged marriage".

To be fair, I'm okay if it's part of the story that there's pressure to not be into the same gender. There was some show from PBS-TV where the establishment in the story prohibited gay relations, but it didn't stop the show from representing the relationship between two men. I didn't know a whole lot, but from what I saw, I liked how the show portrayed their relationship because you could feel the pressure that they feel from the establishment that prevents them from being closer. The two men try to have a relationship when nobody's watching, but anywhere else they kind of are secretive about it. Kind of a tangent there, but I just think that's one avenue in fiction that does work.

So yeah, I'm sorry to say this, but I disagree with the idea of making characters bisexual. If you as a studio want to make characters with ambiguous identities like OneShot and Undertale have done with Niko and Frisk respectively, I'm cool with that. There are some natural benefits to leaving the fan base with more room for imagination of fan material. But I'm certainly not going to say creators SHOULD make their characters bisexual.

I know it was considered NOT to fill a diversity quota, but I think there are some elements of that topic that are secretly about diversity. For example, it's placing demand on creators against the idea that a character is not bisexual for a reason. People may not like it, but there are creators that may choose someone to be heterosexual or asexual for political/religious reasons. This may stem either as a result of politics/religion from the world built or the creator not supportive of bisexuality. People can call them the "deplorable package" all they want, but I think their vantage point is important, too. I don't exactly understand that belief myself, but for years I have wanted to understand them more and more. Telling them they must make characters bisexual is an attack on their right to speak and strains discussion on how we as a society can grow.

You can say that said creator is promoting the opposite, but can we even be certain of that? Even the people that are deemed homophobic can have rather profound words of wisdom, but what good is that if people keep demanding them that they can't speak? I'm sorry to say this, but you can sugarcoat your words to pressure people to make bisexual characters, but you're still asserting unnecessary diversity quotas on the creators, and that's wrong. In the end, the topic still falls on "freedom of speech" and if you ultimately agree with a video like this, you as a consumer are part of the problem in media.

And I say this as "harshly" as I do because I know the power of one video impacting an entire franchise. This is why Apu can't be represented the way he is on the Simpsons...in 2018! Just a video titled with 4 simple words is pushing the voice actor to step down from his role: The Problem with Apu. Do you really want that kind of thing here? Because I know I don't. To be fair, I am at least grateful by the creator of "Why ALL your Characters Should be Bi (And it's NOT why you think)" spurred this much passion in me, because I am okay with that. I want discussion! I want people to be able to exchange ideas, whether we agree or not!

At the end of the day, I want a world where even the homophobes (whether they are or not) have a voice that encourages people to be better. With that I say this. Let the creators portray their characters the way they want to. If quality is destroyed as a result, consumers can either vote with their wallets or with their view counts. In addition, if they still like the creation, they can portray the characters as whatever identity they want. I may not like it if Haida is some made-up identity like Phi-sexual. Somebody else probably does, so I will permit its existence. If we just let creators do their thing and let fan creators interpret their characters however they want, realistically it's a win-win!