Originally Posted by The General, JLA #38
If you asked Claremont he'd probably take out a full page ad in the New York Times.
Storm being Bisexual is really not that important to the readership in general...as there are many readers of many varied identities who couldn't care less (myself included).
Comic books are not the only source of positive LGBTQ representation. And there's much greater representation in the real world through music, art, entertainment...and any gay boy or girl who's into comics are already fully aware of the LGBT icons in the real world.
Plus...
Bobby being gay didn't suddenly make him more relatable...nor did it make him more interesting (maybe to a few readers, I would acknowledge)...in fact going by the way he was written, I'd say quite the opposite.
The same can certainly be said of/for Storm's Queer identity...and her Divinity.
She's had intimate encounter(s) with Yukio (the only one we can be sure of with any degree of certainty...the subtext is there to interpret as we see fit).
She's had a singular display of Divine Goddess Power.
Yes, they are BOTH in canon.
But in the grand scheme of the current, ongoing storytelling as directed by HiX-Man and Duggan, unless specifically integral to the story...her Sexuality and Divinity remain irrelevant.
Lord Ewing *Praise His name! Uplift Him in song!* Your divine works will be remembered and glorified in worship for all eternity. Amen!
Her sexuality and divinity are NEVER irrelevant.
She's a fertility goddess. Since. Day. One.
Disney-Marvel is just too restricted to fully explore the narrative potential of an African goddess fully in touch with her [Eternity-scaled] sexuality.
Let the flames destroy all but that which is pure and true!
The LGBTQ community shouldn’t have to rely on subtext that can be interpreted “as we see fit.” Bigots in power have literally spent centuries erasing us from art and history in their efforts to portray us as wicked aberrations, so no, it isn’t irrelevant.
People fight this development so hard because they’ve been conditioned to do so, but Storm shouldn’t be constrained by the rules of our oppressive patriarchy.
LOL.
Irrelevant in the sense that...
Guy: You know Storm had a "thing" with Yukio back in the day.
Girl: Really? Hmm...who's warming her bed these days?
Guy: The King of Wakanda, her Ex husband. For quite some time now. Our girl looks radiant.
Girl: As you mentioned Wakanda, Did you hear? Storm is now a Goddess. She saved all of Wakanda from the Adversary.
Guy: Powerful stuff. What's she up to these days?
Girl: Being "High Priestess" welcoming the newly resurrected on Krakoa, Sitting on the Quiet Council and Saving Mutants around the Globe.
Guy: Damn! Storm's doing great for herself...she definitely glowed up!
Last edited by Devaishwarya; 11-19-2019 at 11:14 AM.
Lord Ewing *Praise His name! Uplift Him in song!* Your divine works will be remembered and glorified in worship for all eternity. Amen!
No one said we "have to rely on" anything.
But we are not the ONLY demographic these books and stories are being published for. (We are still talking specifically about the X-Men, right? and not ALL entertainment media)
As for the actual subtext given between Yukio and Storm, they were actually quite beauty-full and meaningful and well written by Claremont...who was clearly not a bigot and who had quite a bit of influence and responsibility over his X-Men at the time...with some pressure by the then Editors, yes but still...he and others managed to do quite a lot in their own capacity and skill as writers, in an industry of that time.
Lord Ewing *Praise His name! Uplift Him in song!* Your divine works will be remembered and glorified in worship for all eternity. Amen!
Yukio shows up once every five years. What's the big deal?
"Cable was right!"