With how common lesbians are becoming in animation and comics, what’s the secret to writing them well? What separates characters like Roxie from characters like Adora? also this is a writing thread not a fat thread. Please keep the discussion clean
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1. By writing them as actual characters with defined personalities other than just "the dyke"
2. Having their homosexuality impact the narrative or the relationship with characters a meaningful way rather than pandering to LGBT viewers for a blink or you'll miss it nod or done at the very end of the story
Can you give an example of a character who's sole personality trait is that they are a lesbian? No one has ever been able to give me an example that is actually accurate. This is a genuine question
Literally Roxie.
Korra and Asami
>By writing them as actual characters with defined personalities other than just "the dyke"
But She-Ra does that with Adora and Catra.
>2. Having their homosexuality impact the narrative or the relationship with characters a meaningful way rather than pandering to LGBT viewers
Cinemaphile still b***hes about that and most gay viewers hate the "background gay that's only gay as confirmed by the author anyways well still get rid of them for china" thing
>Cinemaphile
Well there's your problem.
Why do you care about the opinions of these homosexuals
>Having their homosexuality impact the narrative or the relationship with characters a meaningful way
No narrative needs romantic impact where it doesn't matter, point 1 is all you need. Wallace being gay had 0 narrative impact and he's still a fan favorite character
Wallace is a terrible example because his personality is just being gay. So that already goes against rule 1.
Gay characters just need to be entertaining. That's it. He can be all about sucking wiener as long as its funny
Roxie is weird example to use here. I mean I guess she isn't hated but that only because she's such a brief nothingburger character that there's not much you could get pissed off at.
Adora isn't a bad character, she's just stuck in a terrible show and so most people who hate the show lump her in as "bad".
At the end of the day it's all personal preference. If you're trying to appeal to Cinemaphile morons you will never succeed. Some anons only tolerate dykes if they're sexy. Some anons are okay with dykes as long as there's no political message. Some anons just hate dyke characters no matter what. Some anons pick and choose what dykes they're okay with based on completely arbitrary "vibes".
For the average normie, just having them be an entertaining character is enough. I'm getting really bored of these threads that are basically just "How do I appeal to terminally online chuds with my diverse characters" and the answer is, you can't.
Tbf, it sounds like going with a hot, non-political lesbian will satisfy two out of the three groups you listed.
>secret sauce
Mix some Frank’s red hot, just a small dash or two, into the mayonnaise and they’ll cream their panties like a cow gives milk.
>Travel back to before 2012
>Write them then
I don’t care if your lesbian character is the next Charles foster Kane, I will always hate dykes.
No one likes lesbians
Name a single lesbian beloved by the general public
Roxy
A few fatgays autists on Cinemaphile is not "the general public"
>what’s the secret to writing them well?
Don't. Lesbians aren't people, they're a living fetish.
Watch NCIS Hawaii. The lesbian couple on that show is surprisingly well-written.
Could probably be summed up as:
>Write a woman well
>Give her subtle traditionally masculine traits but integrate them in a way that feels natural but not tryhard tomboy
>Possibly give her counterculture angst, depending on her age and the time period