Why are tumblr users so obsessed with making every character gay or LGBT in general?

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[–]ether(drag queen groomer) 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think I can answer this from at least a personal standpoint; I am a bisexual woman who had a trans phase for a few years and I was actually into the fandom side of South Park during that time. A lot of it is projection - if someone sees a character that they themselves relate to, they will insert some of their own features or ideals onto them. It's also why they get so defensive, because you can't just say "no, Eric Cartman isn't trans, WTF" and instead of them taking it as a stance on the character, they take it as an attack on them themselves. And sometimes it's just plain old fashioned misogyny/homophobia/whatever. Eric can't be a somewhat sassy little kid, he's GAY because only GAY people act the way he does, guys!! And also I'm "gay" and I relate to him so, like, how could he not be guys!!!!

[–]jacques1102[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think that's why there's a lot of fans that are obsessed with Butters dressing up as a girl in the marjorine episode.Some people are legit interpreting it as butters actually being trans when they miss the point entirely with it.They chose butters because he's the most emasculate boy out of all of them, yet for some strange reason some people take it as proof that he's a closet transgender.

[–]Dzonatan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Some people think male/female performance is like a breaker switch rather than a volume knob. Butters may be a pussy but if he'd be given a choice he'd rather fuck one.