Oh the fun meme of "It could never be canon"

[deelaundry]

There was a tweet by Ian Hallard, husband of Mark Gatiss, expressing incredulity about a Sherlock/John romantic relationship happening in canon for Sherlock BBC

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[bironic]

I think the argument is much stronger extratextually than intratextually (Doylist vs. Watsonian?). Seem to remember kerfluffles before & during the last season in which showrunners pissed off much of the fandom with their comments about Sherlock's sexuality ... and possibly also the (non)likelihood of Sherlock/John? Not remembering clearly. Also getting mixed up in my head with similar remarks about Doctor Who. See also: Steven Moffat.

[deelaundry]

Oh so many kerfluffles. I just continue to be dismayed by those who can't or don't distinguish between "not likely" and "not possible."

[petitecuriosity]

I'm not too familiar with Sherlock (although I have guiltily read quite a bit of smut fic for it ;) ), but I do feel as though, in general, (and I could be totally off on this), in fiction there exists a double standard for the acceptability of homosexuality. A lesbian being attracted to a man "feminizes" her, and a heterosexual male being attracted to a man does the same thing, which is considered socially unacceptable. Gay men can be negatively stereotyped in fiction; they can be viewed as weak. Due to this stereotype, I think that some people have difficulty accepting a gay male protagonist, or even a male character who happened to be interested in just one particular other male character. A lesbian protagonist, on the other hand, is more likely to be viewed as strong, with an interesting, sort of off-beat charm. Alternately, a female character who is bisexual or doesn't have a clearly defined sexuality is often viewed as mysterious, interesting, or badass. (See Remy Hadley/Thirteen