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Im not even mad about a ship not becoming cannon, its the fact i got SO HEAVILY queerbaited by a show thats supposed to be a representation for minorities. Im genuinely devastated because the signs WERE THERE even if you are too media illiterate to see them. If you are not gay then you do NOT get to dictate what is and isn’t queerbait. If youre straight you dont get to say fans of the ship are ‘making up stuff’ or “delusional and looking too deep into it” just because they wanted representation in their favorite show about EQUALITY AND INCLUSIVENESS
Fans were already getting harassed by homophobic people who hated the ship, so I cant even imagine how bad its going to be for the queer side of this generation after this
Plus it just dwindles Mike down to a shitty boyfriend and a sucky friend. He could have been a perfect representation of internalized homophobia
Im devastated beyond belief, this is a massive loss to the lgbtq+ community. And this isnt even covering the amount of plot holes in the show and how rushed the finale was.