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so i’ve seen a lot of people defending what VLD writers did…

people aren’t mad because shiro didn’t get with adam. not even close. we’re mad because shiro isn’t valid rep. adam was supposed to be a way for him to show that. it feels like adam was added in last second, since he got less screen time than the space mice and was immediately killed off. it’s just sloppy writing. shiro is still gay without being in a gay relationship, sure. but the point of lgbt rep is to be…well…represented. having a character be gay but not having them be in a gay relationship or show EXPLICITLY that they were in a past gay relationship or at least TALK about past/present feelings for someone of the same sex…it just doesn’t count as rep. people who are casual fans and don’t follow vld on twitter wouldn’t know that shiro is gay. little kids who watch the show wouldn’t know that shiro likes guys unlike shows like steven universe which give actual, valid rep. it’s still queerbaiting. so please, stop making this about ships so that you can protect your precious homophobic creators. it’s not about adashi. it’s not about klance. it’s about us, the lgbt+ viewers who got extremely fucked over.