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stars-and-galaxys:

kellyanimallover:

the-shadowsmiths:

fireteam-daybreak:

sandersstudies:

thylovelylionheart:

writer: this is one of my male characters! he cares about his guy friends and loves them deeply.

tumblr: oh! so he’s gay!

writer: uh…no, he’s attracted to women.

tumblr: ….so he’s bi!

writer: uhh…no…….he loves his guy friends but he’s not romantically/sexually attracted to them.

tumblr: ….so you’re homophobic.

writer:

Healthy male friendships are almost as rare in mainstream fiction as gay male relationships, and maybe more rare in fanfiction. Let men be wonderful friends without pushing a romantic relationship, just like men and women should be able to be wonderful friends without the pressure of a romantic relationship.

*AGGRESSIVELY SLAMS REBLOG UNTIL I DIE*

This is literally the reason men are so terrified of being open about loving each other platonically, because they don’t want people to assume they’re gay just because they can be supportive of their fucking friends

YES THANK YOU I 1000% AGREE WITH THIS

@firstfandomfangirl 

You know, friendship is an incredibly deep thing- and I often find that taking two characters with a deep friendship and then shipping them more often than not cheapens the whole thing. This goes for male friends, female friends, and female and male friends.

Platonic, deep, healthy friendship is so important… and we like to act as if it doesn’t exist.