On Wed, 13 Nov 1996 22:44:05 -0600 (CST) Scott Jamison said:
: On Sat, 9 Nov 1996, Sebastian Weinberg wrote:
: > Hmmm. I'm not so sure about Ranma's homophobia as others seem to
: > be. He is very forceful about his own orientation (probably for
: > the reasons outlined here: it's his way of assuring himself that
: > his masculinity is still intact), but where are any signs that he
: > thinks badly about *others* being homosexual, or homosexuality in
: > and of itself? Remember that homosexuality does not have such a
: > long history of being vilified or tabooized in Japan, as it has in
: > christian-dominated coutries.
: Well, there *is* the Tsubasa story, but since Hitomi called me on
: this one too, this is another bit that will need a fix...
Well, what *about* the Tsubasa story, then? I can't remember any
homophobic reaction there, apart from Ranma's anger at the end,
when he finds out that he unknowingly was competing and even
flirting with a boy.
Sebastian