Writing Basil as gay isn’t really a mischaracterization as much as a headcanon IMO given there’s no canon answer for that (hell, subtext may even support the idea). And even if it was, compared to the absolutely insane bullshit I’ve seen people claim about these characters, it would be worlds apart from the worst. I should clarify that you or anyone else not liking the headcanon is totally fine, I just think there’s much worse and dumber ones out there to point out.
Well it's best to keep track what it's a fanwork OF. I wanna read stuff about sunny and basil, not some completely different character wearing their name and skin.
there’s so much to the queer basil theory beyond “soft flower boy”, i definitely recommend nerdy arty’s video on this, they explain it way better than i could in a really enjoyable way
Basil is the most heavily implied character to be gay in the whole game, he compares Sunny to a white tulip as being perfect and cute. He repeatedly takes pictures of Sunny on his birthday and is spotted holding hands with him in most merchandise.
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Writing Basil as gay isn’t really a mischaracterization as much as a headcanon IMO given there’s no canon answer for that (hell, subtext may even support the idea). And even if it was, compared to the absolutely insane bullshit I’ve seen people claim about these characters, it would be worlds apart from the worst. I should clarify that you or anyone else not liking the headcanon is totally fine, I just think there’s much worse and dumber ones out there to point out.
What does 'gay for no reason' even mean?
Like are you just talking about shipping fics? Because then yeah obviously lol
It’s a fanmade AU. It’s kinda the point to make things different from canon.
Well it's best to keep track what it's a fanwork OF. I wanna read stuff about sunny and basil, not some completely different character wearing their name and skin.
Yeah fair point but then again there's "those" ones.
Like what
https://preview.redd.it/6fe0yaakrg8g1.png?width=864&format=png&auto=webp&s=18cd6d70a90f3b4dda7aef4ae5928f6995714927
op is giving this vibe
Isn't an AU a piece of media that doesn't stick to canon? What's wrong with people reinterpreting characters for their head canons?
why does someone need a reason to be gay
Yeah, I want to be that reason
most queer-coded character in the entire game
ok
Femboy doesn’t mean coded
there’s so much to the queer basil theory beyond “soft flower boy”, i definitely recommend nerdy arty’s video on this, they explain it way better than i could in a really enjoyable way
As a person who headcanons basil as enby i feel attacked
this feels like an excuse to complain about the gay basil headcanon under the guise of it being “mischaracterization”
I guess some people can't understand that some straight people aren't exactly particularly manly.
When it comes to mischaracterizing your main complaint is Basil being gay?
Basil is the most heavily implied character to be gay in the whole game, he compares Sunny to a white tulip as being perfect and cute. He repeatedly takes pictures of Sunny on his birthday and is spotted holding hands with him in most merchandise.