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So Close

I realize things have been a bit quiet around these parts lately, but I feel like tonight’s episode is reason enough to warrant a discussion, so -

Brett!

Love him or hate him, there’s no question that as of tonight’s episode he’s being shown as at least being ~flexible~ in his orientation. 

First Caitlin, now Brett, and last week Stiles even joked with his father about dating women or men. But the B word (or P word) has yet to be uttered on Teen Wolf.

I find myself both pleased at some semblance of representation, but also frustrated - both at the glacial pace with which things progress, and the inability to use a simple word. 

We’re here... we’re queer... we won’t sprout poisonous spikes if you use our terminology on national television.

What are your feelings?

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15 minutes a day late with starbucks ice cream cake

Happy Belated Bisexual Visibility Day!

It has hereby been decreed that you all get cake (no death). The line forms to the right.

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GLAAD Report on Television 2013

A while back, GLAAD put out their yearly report of "Where We Are on TV," this one focusing on the 13-14 television season.

It's not as though viewers like you or I needed evidence of the light years we still need to come in representation, but in case you're like me and enjoy research and pretty charts, I'd definitely recommend checking it out.

The above chart refers only to "Series Regular" characters, but the percentage is hard to swallow in and of itself.

They dive a bit deeper into the break-down, though this next chart is for all characters announced, not just regulars. So the number overall is larger, but don't be deceived - the percentage is likely the same or even smaller.

Even so, in the breakdown, our 21% (10 characters) to the 76% (35) Lesbian or Gay characters, while an increase from last year's 18%, is still dismally low. 

They report that there were an additional 42 LGBT series regular characters on cable television (pg. 3), with the following breakdown:

When it comes to sexual orientation, this year there is far less diversity among LGBT regular and recurring scripted characters on cable television than on broadcast. Gay men still represent the majority of LGBT characters on cable at 53%, while lesbians make up less than half as much at 24%. Bisexual women make up 15% of LGBT characters on cable and bisexual men make up 6%. (pg. 7)

And people still wonder why we're clamoring for representation.

(link originally found via bi-privilege)

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So, I never have really talked about this, but when bi!Stiles turned out to be (most likely) queerbaiting, I went into a depression (there were other factors, but that was a big one). What brought me out of it was this amazing fandom, and especially the Stiles Campaign by NotMissMarple.

The Teen Wolf fandom is incredible, and I hope that you know how awesome you are. You have helped me so much, and over the past few months (I only just watched Teen Wolf in December 2013!) I feel like I've grown as a person. So, thank you. Keep being awesome, keep being you. :)

Best Wishes,

Francis/Biles <3

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Hey! I guess I want to talk about kira and malia. I was excited to see the foreshadowing thing with Kira's father, but I am still assuming nothing because I don't want to be wrong. Reading the negative comments on the scene makes me question why I enjoyed it so much. Being potentially baited usually makes me mad but I just expect cool fanart and fic though so I can't bring myself to care, besides a little false hope.

Hey, Anon!

(Caveat: Though I'm saying this in the Stiles Campaign Blog, this is simply my (notmissmarple) personal opinion.)

I feel very much the same way, personally. I really loved the scene and how it played out - lovely awkward Kira not quite sure how to fit in, and Malia helping her out, and she didn't have any baggage attached to it, because why would you when you've been living in the woods for the last 8 years and your new boyfriend is totally bi even if he won't admit it to himself?

I definitely think it's easier for the show (not just this show, but most shows, especially those that aren't on subscriber cable, i.e. HBO and Showtime) to play around with female sexuality rather than male sexuality, because of prevailing attitudes, and I'm not sure that MTV/Viacom would've been as okay with the scene if it had been two guys instead of the two girls, but to me that's just one of those things about television that I know and accept as I go into what I'm watching. It's becoming less of an issue, but I know it's still enough of one that it doesn't strike me as odd, necessarily, that it would be with the two girls.

I don't make any assumptions, especially about the foreshadowing, as it were, in part because I try not to get my hopes up, in part because I'm not sure they would've done that much foreshadowing intentionally, and in part because I know they've got Stiles and Malia set up for this Big Romance or what have you (presumably alongside Scott and Kira).

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But to me, it was a fun scene to watch. I'm sure it was baiting in part, but it's hard - if I got riled up every time one of my shows baited me, I'd spend all of my time furious, and while that works for some people, I'm not one of them. 

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(Instead I'm going to chill here with my personal headcanon that, along the lines of Caitlin and her helping open Stiles' mind, Malia, sans baggage and societal expectations, has no problem with her own fluid sexuality, and will help lead him on the path to self-realization. But I realize that part will likely just stay in my head.)

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Today's entry is from alexscat (if you haven't written one and wanted to, it's not too late!):

You’re not gay. I could be.

Stiles Stilinski can’t be gay. It’s not just that fictional characters, even in the gay-friendly Teen Wolf universe, are presumed straight until proven otherwise. It’s that there’s so much evidence that Stiles likes girls. He’s been infatuated with Lydia Martin for years. He’s kissed several pretty girls—Heather, Caitlin, Malia—and seemed to enjoy himself each time. And he’s certainly never shown similar interest in boys.

Wait.

Once is an incident. Twice is coincidence. Three times is a pattern.

Because Stiles is also the boy who wonders if he’s attractive to gay guys. He appreciates that Derek and Jackson are incredibly attractive. He befriends the local drag queens and expresses interest in both makeouts with Scott and sexytime with Danny.

Ever so casually, he tests that boundary over and over again. He’s straight. He likes girls. He does. But what if?

What if? What if? What if?

What if there were another choice?

So you also like boys? Absolutely. Do you?

Adolescence is confusing enough without a sexual identity crisis, and not every teen meets their Caitlin, someone to say that yes, both, all of the above is totally valid. Unfortunately, those same kids are unlikely to find bi role models in the TV and movies they watch or the books and comics they read. There are a few, but not yet enough.

But there could be Stiles, a character who so far has shown so many signs that he might be bisexual that some fans practically consider it canon.

For all the girls who crushed on the boy they shared a table with at school as much the cute counselor at Girl Scout camp.

For all the boys who couldn’t decide whether they’d rather kiss Buffy or Angel.

And for all of us who made it well past the teen years before we figured our shit out.

Wouldn’t it be awesome to have a character as awesome as Stiles to be just like you?

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Teen Wolf (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Underage Relationships: Stiles Stilinski/Danny, Allison Argent/Scott McCall Characters: Danny Mahealani, Stiles Stilinski Additional Tags: Kissing, Banter, Hurt/Comfort, Canon Gay Character, Bisexual Male Character, Adolescent Sexuality, First Kiss, Flirting, Friendship Summary:

Stiles stopped flirting with him and Danny wants to know why.

Fanfic Friday Time! Today's is brought to you by @rivulet027

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Monday Meta: What's to Come

I'm not talking here about Stiles (that's another post for another week's Monday Meta), but rather the promos that have been littering the internet the last week or so.

Specifically, I'm talking about two scenes.

The first has been making its way around Tumblr, and I'm sure you've seen it - the pictures of Malia and Kira dancing together. It looks like this scene takes place in the first episode and while I'm sure it's just a for-fun dance, my little bisexual heart goes pitter patter at the idea of one or both of them having some interest in more than just the boys. Given, especially, Malia's wild upbringing, she at least doesn't have the weight of societal expectations in re: gender and sexuality weighing on her, so why not let her be a bit more open with her sexuality? Only time will tell, I suppose.

When we go back to the boys, we've got a few new characters filling in the roster. It's been widely announced that the character of Mason (played by Khylin Rambo) is going to be openly gay. I have to say, though, that I was then more than a little intrigued by this scene between Mason and Liam (Dylan Sprayberry) from the trailer released this weekend.

"You think he's hot, don't you?" "No! No. Maybe. Yeah maybe a little."

Now, why Garrett (Mason Dye) would be changing his shirt outside, in the middle of a game or scrimmage, I don't know. But more importantly, I want to know why Liam would be so invested in Mason's response. It could be curiosity, but that read as something more than curiosity to me. Could it be that Liam's a bit jealous of Mason's wandering eye?

While I remain firmly in the belief that Stiles is a bisexual character, and wait anxiously for the show to address that, I can't help but wonder if Jeff and those over at MTV will take to heart the fandom longing for bisexual representation that he claims he's heard, and give us more than just Caitlin.

What do you think we'll see come the new season? What do you hope we'll see?