Who's complaining vociferously? All I've done is point out some problems with earlier commenters' perspectives on what counts as "inclusive" with respect to the history and logics of LGBTQ+ representation.

Sure, but see my comments above for why issues of actual visibility work differently in the case of queer representation.

Because the author of that children's book is now implying that LGBTQ+ characters were "of course" present in the fictional world she wrote about, despite the fact that they were never explicitly mentioned. The "of course" there seems to imply this presence is self-evident, when it really isn't for the reasons I…

You're getting insulting and yell-y, and not making very interesting points or wording them very well, so I'm out. Have fun on the internet.

Then the books aren't very "inclusive" of religious differences either, now are they?

But the thing is, "visibility" should probably be a requisite part of "inclusivity," and this is especially important in the case of LGBTQ+ people.

"Author affirms that, yes, even in their fictional universe, LGBTQ+ people exist—even if author never explicitly wrote about them, and has only confirmed their presence as subtext or in somewhat smug interviews well after the fact."

Batman Returns is easily my favorite film in the franchise. Granted, a lot of that has approximately nothing to do with Keaton, but I still have an incredible amount of affection for it, and it holds up nicely.

There is no way I will not be continually mispronouncing "Kylo Ren" as "Rilo Kiley" and hoping for a Jenny Lewis cameo.

That will largely depend on how you feel about Damon Lindelof.

I was just about to say this. I stopped playing the card game with BW because it became clear that strategy and mechanics fell to the wayside, and all that began to matter was HP and attack-to-energy ratios... Which is exactly what the card game was like at its inception, when you could just Hitmonchan everything to…

A-yup. I went KB gif collecting a few months back and it never stops paying off.

It's almost as though Lauren used non-literal language in order to draw comparisons between two non-identical things.

I get the dismissal of "astrology," but I'm utterly missing what is nefarious or always-already ignorant about believing in reincarnation, particular if one in no way makes such a belief the basis for any sort of public policy.

Thanks for the clarification, Cheryl. That sounds about par for course in terms of mainstream films, and especially period pieces: "Let's all have a good 'tut-tut' about how much homophobia sucks without considering or showing much of anything else about queer forms of relation." Still, at least there's that…

Cheryl, was the film as hetwashed as early reports suggested?

Please take all my stars. You have, as concisely as is probably possible, summed up all my reactions to backlash against the trailer and franchise.

I always found Susan Sontag's white streak incredibly badass.

I've always found it odd that "My" is included in their actual "species" name. So, the kids on the classic show would explain to each other, "That's Rainbow Sunshine and Bubblegum Dreamscape [or whatever]—they're My Little Ponies."

Thanks! That's very helpful.