Re: Share your unpopular LK opinions
Posted: January 6th, 2016, 10:57 pm
[quote]-I've seen a large number of people imply that Vitani will get with Zuri or Tiifu in TLG (probably not, because this is Disney, people), and while I have nothing against people shipping who they like in any way they like, it irks me that the base of this ship seems to be Vitani's tomboyish personality. No matter where you stand when it comes to acceptance and stuff, everyone should keep in mind that the way someone behaves has nothing to do with their sexuality whatsoever.[/quote]
Since I haven't seen anyone but myself do anything like this yet, I think you should be aware that it is not about her being a tomboy. It's about relating to her character quite a lot and being non-straight, and most people I've seen ship 'Tani with girls do it for the same reason. Tiifu and Zuri aren't tomboys at all (neither is Kiara), but in the case of shipping one of them with Vitani, they are implied to be bi or lesbians as well, which, I think is indicative of the fact it's not just generalizing a character's behavior to equate to sexuality. Zuri is the opposite of a tomboy in every way, so if it's her, that further deviates.
If there are others doing this, which I haven't seen, then I can't speak for them. I also doubt your opinion is an unpopular one since for some reason most of the fandom thinks Vitani needs a man... and that he has to be Kiara's sibling. Very few people depict her as non-straight actually, and that kind of bothers me... bothers me even more that the other lionesses are all assumed straight too, especially since there's lots of homosexuality in real lions.
Which reminds me of another unpopular opinion of mine; it also irks me that people imply Scar had interest in females in the canon. He doesn't seem interested in anyone to me, but everyone says any fatherless cub is his.
Since I haven't seen anyone but myself do anything like this yet, I think you should be aware that it is not about her being a tomboy. It's about relating to her character quite a lot and being non-straight, and most people I've seen ship 'Tani with girls do it for the same reason. Tiifu and Zuri aren't tomboys at all (neither is Kiara), but in the case of shipping one of them with Vitani, they are implied to be bi or lesbians as well, which, I think is indicative of the fact it's not just generalizing a character's behavior to equate to sexuality. Zuri is the opposite of a tomboy in every way, so if it's her, that further deviates.
If there are others doing this, which I haven't seen, then I can't speak for them. I also doubt your opinion is an unpopular one since for some reason most of the fandom thinks Vitani needs a man... and that he has to be Kiara's sibling. Very few people depict her as non-straight actually, and that kind of bothers me... bothers me even more that the other lionesses are all assumed straight too, especially since there's lots of homosexuality in real lions.
Which reminds me of another unpopular opinion of mine; it also irks me that people imply Scar had interest in females in the canon. He doesn't seem interested in anyone to me, but everyone says any fatherless cub is his.