Veronica Leaves Archie for Openly Gay Character
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Poor guy? He hasn't aged a bit.SteelStallion said:
I'm listening to Black Metal at the moment which sort of makes this whole news story cringe worthy.
I'm really not sure what to say... Good that homosexuality is starting to be delivered to a medium on the same level as heterosexuality, I guess.
... I feel as though that if this is your only complaint about the new character, then society is either doing something horribly right, or horribly wrong. "Oh fuck me, Jesus! Someone had the nerve, the unmitigated gall, to out-Jughead, Jughead! How dare he!" In a comic book series that has a constantly changing and developing plot, (I AM referring to superhero comics, although I do recognize the irony in claiming that stories centered around individuals in brightly-colored latex who use their incredible powers to save the world from similarly attired individuals who think that the best way to solve all their problems is with ray guns have a constantly changing and developing plot.) a character that can match the abilities of one of the main characters is often revered for their prowess and the differing personalities of the two rivals makes for an interesting dynamic.Booze Zombie said:
That's why characters like Venom, Hush, Sinestro, Bizarro, Sabretooth, Red Hulk, and Prometheus are so fun. Because they make for a contrast that allows the two characters to build off of each other adds an element of uncertainty to every encounter. Will Spawn win this one, or is Redeemer going to come out on top again?
I know it's hard to accept, but there's always going to be someone better than us at some point in time. While the U.S. would love to claim that it has the highest standardized test scores, the best athletes around, and the most flawless system of government in the world, as well as being the most wealthy, spoiled, and forcible of it's belief on other nations, it can't be the best at everything. Sure, it's the most pompous dick-hole nation on the globe, but who knows? Maybe there's an even more pompous dick-hole nation on a planet we have yet to encounter. And when we discover that rival, we'll have a chance to compare cock sizes and constantly aim to one-up each other in douche-baggery.
My concern is how the hell do they think they're going to bring any worthwhile character conflict out of this. Whoops! Veronica accidentally hit on a gay dude! Moment of awkwardness, and then it passes. Great job, Archie Comics. I look forward to the Sonic the Hedgehog story arc where Sonic walks around knothole with some toilet paper trailing from his foot. What a fascinating idea. Veronica and Archie have never really been an official thing, and neither have Betty and Archie. We all know it's there, but Archie comics is NEVER going to break their perfect status quo. (Batman almost did this with the killing off of Bruce Wayne, and while saddened by the loss of my favoritest character ever, I thought it was a bold move and was excited to see some actual change and closure for once... And then I found out that they fully intend to bring him back, the cunts. Marvel did this with Steve Rogers a.k.a. Captain America as well, and I am equally disappointed in them for bringing him back from the grave. Can't anyone stay dead in comic books?! I know it's sad to lose these beloved characters, but you can't just keep digging up their corpses to parade in front of us for another 10 years, we're getting tired of it!)
And what about this new character? If he's the only gay male in Riverdale, what is he going to do with himself? Hit on the other, straight males? That'll get old and boring really fast. I feel like this new character is merely the token black character in a movie or T.V. series, thrown in for the purpose of making nobody in the audience feel left out and for defusing any rumors that the company is prejudiced. Perhaps one of the other characters could open up and come out of the closet as a result of this new character being introduced on the scene. My suggestion: Jughead. They already seem to have a budding relationship with any interesting dynamic as potentially friendly or unfriendly rivals, and Jughead has been single for the longest time anyways. (At least to my knowledge.) That would put everything into a spin of activity and intrigue. Revealing that a character is gay and then not doing anything with it is like revealing that Peter Parker has a mole shaped like a desk lamp on his ass. It's interesting, (kind of) but it doesn't really serve any purpose.
Is he going to be the only gay character in the comic? His dating prospects aren't going to be all that good then are they?
Mind if I ask when you look said courses? As I have taken psychology 'courses' and 'deviance' is incredibly hard to define. Indeed, trying to define anyone as 'the norm' is what keeps psychologists up at night. Especially with homosexuality; it's hard to argue against something being 'natural' when it's communicated by brainy men living in steel flats using the interwebs.Le Tueur said:
I'm sure I don't need to remind you that all the above behaviours also exist within heterosexual couples?
I lol'd pretty hard at that.Hurr Durr Derp said:
OT: I read a few in my day. Odd that what I thought was a mostly conservative comic introduces a gay character.
