The whole point of Adora's arc is rejecting her destiny and expectations of the crown, instead doing what makes herself happy(gay with the cat). The royalty set up to control the planet's magic is the origin of a lot of their problems, and rejecting the sanctity of those hierarchical institutions is kinda a thing they had to do. However, it has princesses fighting a colonial enemy rather than a pure working class organization, so it's basically saying that monarchy is based!

I'm so fucking sorry that a show based on a property created to sell toys isn't ideologically perfect. I'm so fucking sorry a show that couldn't explicitly put the main characters in a relationship until the last episode couldn't wave a communist flag its entire runtime. Let's ignore the fact that if it pushed the envelope any harder, it probably would've been taken away from the creators.

Out of all the shows you listed, 2 got cancelled, 1 had the writers fired, and only Steven Universe actually came out mostly intact. In order for any queer shows to get made, they need to make huge compromises with the oligarchs, and plenty of other shows don't make it. Some become the opposite of what they started off as, many get cancelled, and far more never get made at all. It's a painful fact that major IPs are legally made by nonhuman entities, and that every person who actually crafts those stories are only employees who helped the company in creation.

So if you actually hate Mattel and want to enjoy one of the gayest shows that actually got finished, go pirate She-Ra. Afterall, piracy is the only way to experience it at this point.

[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 0 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The Mattel money isn't the reason She-Ra got to the end. It's because they kept the gay stuff subtle enough to overlook until the last season. It was all subtext and background characters, none of it was canon enough for the executives to notice. If you're going to hold up She-Ra as a great example of gay television, you might as well include the Legend of Korra, because it did the same thing.

Now we've danced this dance before, and you've suggested I block your community. I've done that, which is why we haven't argued about this in a while. But if we're gonna be having this argument again, you can read My story with She-Ra. Content warning: abuse, rape, indoctrination. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D6EY6P1cPL7Q-sNtqohIbzjcRIKozEwtJ1UA2t9bmHM/edit?usp=drivesdk

Also, Owl House managed to get an ending, and it was awesome!

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

And blocking the community doesn't mean you should get all up in arms over a crosspost that doesn't feature a single She-Ra character. The meme can easily be taken on its own; you could've even tied it into the shows you mentioned. Now we're dancing this dance when we should be celebrating yuri, and no one is any better off for it.

[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 1 points 11 hours ago

When My PTSD gets triggered, I find it easier to put My feelings into words and put the words out into the world, than to lock them up inside and find Myself still obsessing over them hours later. I'm not gonna bottle up My trauma for the comfort of She-Ra fans. Pressing the submit button on a comment feels like letting go of that hurt and rage, it helps Me move on.

And there is no way to say this without it coming across as a barb, but please use My preferred pronouns when referring to Me.