What do you think of children shows referring to non-Heterosexual relations?

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I remember something on Tv.com, the iCarly forums.
There have been quite a few topics for pairings, usually Seddie (Sam/Freddie) and Creddie (Carly/Freddie) but someone decided to make a topic for Cam (Sam/Carly).
I went to the topic because: A. I was curious to how people would react. B. I ship that shipping. It's the only iCarly shipping I ship and half of the reason I watch the show.

Basically all of the topic was a bunch of kids talking about either how "gross" that would be, or how they would never allow it.
They do know this is a technically a teen show that is on a kids network (it's apart of Teen Nick) and is well-known for getting things that wouldn't be allowed on it's rating out, right?

No real conversation though it lasted a good thirteen or so pages.
A similar thing happened on the Kim Possible board.

So I learned..
Tv.com is not a nice place.

Anyway it seems like a lot of people react negativity to the thought. Usually something relating to the children or "So and so aren't gay!".
I see nothing wrong with it. Single parents appear. Adoption appears. Foster homing appears. Romance appears. Lack of romance appears.

I doubt any major network would do that anytime soon though. For one, it's a large step and two it would be a controversial one.
No one wants controversy. Look what happened to Spongebob and he has a crush on Sandy (it's been stated multiple times in different official medias and look at his interactions with her in the early episodes).

A lot of "kids" or family media has same gender romance but it's usually not open.

The author of Wicked (which is an adult book but still) and people of casts for it (mostly Idina and Kristin though) has stated matter about Glinda and Elphaba. Though it's not open in the play. At least not stated.
The Sonic Archie series has Rotor and..Some guy. It's not open and you have to A. Either read the statement where one of the writers or something stated their relationship or B. Look inbetween the lines.
Gargoyles had Lexington.

The western children medias that have non-heterosexual romance, even slightly, is usually not well-known or the story basically revolves around it.

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I think it's fine. That would be *awesome,* actually. I think it would help promote acceptance of homosexuality, which *really* needs to be happening right now.

And if the actors really had a problem with exhibiting homosexual behavior, they could just do a casting call to get some gay teenagers. (And that would promote acceptance too, because then we'd have more openly gay celebrities.)

I actually think Dan Schneider intends for us to see some of his Nickelodeon characters as being in relationships. If you look for it, you can definitely see the slash/femslashiness in there. It's *very* obvious.

But of course, you're still gonna have people who think it's "weird" and "gross." It's my hope that someday it will be as unacceptable to say "being gay is gross" as it is to say "being black is gross."

Ha, I agree with Demyx...I like to read fanfiction too.

@ha: Homosexual behavior is no "dirtier" than heterosexual behavior.

What should I do? I'm bored. (I can't go outside because it's thundering really bad)?

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Or you could learn how to do something, like learn how to do a dance (like the reject or the spongebob) or learn how to scream (like screamo).

Or write a story or fanfiction.

Or just chill and sleep.

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