That’s the thing, gay subtext doesn’t actually mean that the couple in question is queer, no matter how hard one might ship it.
Fanon isn’t canon. For those of us who are pretty deeply immersed in fandom, we blur the lines, because we like fan-created material more than the official creations. Canon doesn’t mean half as much to us as do the versions we hold in our heads.
But what matters politically is canon, not fandom. What actually has an impact, what will be seen and discussed, what has the potential to change society, are the officially recognized versions of the stories aired on television and in film and published in our books.
When are we going to actually get some queer text, rather than subtext?
this.
(via thesavagesalad)
