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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 853315" data-attributes="member: 463">I get the impression that Joss would have handled Willow's orientation more plausibly if he'd been allowed to (ie wasn't scared to do so).&nbsp; Eg:There's an early indication when Willow meets the Vampire-alternate Willow that perhaps Willow has some inclinations that way &quot;And I think she's kinda gay!&quot;When Willow falls for Tara she falls in love with the person, gender is almost irrelevant.&nbsp; I always thought this was well handled.It's after Willow 'becomes gay' that the problem starts.&nbsp; Joss deals with this tangentially in the 'magic jacket' episode where Willow &amp; all the other female characters lust after the boy in the magic jacket.&nbsp; Reaction of everyone else to Willow:&quot;You can't want _him_!&nbsp; You're gay!&quot;So Willow prepares a spell to turn him into a girl!&nbsp; I got the impression that Willow was doing this as much from peer pressure (the Buffyverse corollary of GLAD-pressure on Whedon) as much as any genuine preference.It would be nice to see US tv (and gay-rights groups, apparently) reach a maturity level where it can be accepted that some people's sexual orientation is ambiguous and not easily pigeonholed.&nbsp;&nbsp; Some people are hardwired one way, some the other, but many are in-between, and this seems to be an unacceptable truth.&nbsp; I wonder why?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 853315, member: 463"] I get the impression that Joss would have handled Willow's orientation more plausibly if he'd been allowed to (ie wasn't scared to do so). Eg: There's an early indication when Willow meets the Vampire-alternate Willow that perhaps Willow has some inclinations that way "And I think she's kinda gay!" When Willow falls for Tara she falls in love with the person, gender is almost irrelevant. I always thought this was well handled. It's after Willow 'becomes gay' that the problem starts. Joss deals with this tangentially in the 'magic jacket' episode where Willow & all the other female characters lust after the boy in the magic jacket. Reaction of everyone else to Willow: "You can't want _him_! You're gay!" So Willow prepares a spell to turn him into a girl! I got the impression that Willow was doing this as much from peer pressure (the Buffyverse corollary of GLAD-pressure on Whedon) as much as any genuine preference. It would be nice to see US tv (and gay-rights groups, apparently) reach a maturity level where it can be accepted that some people's sexual orientation is ambiguous and not easily pigeonholed. Some people are hardwired one way, some the other, but many are in-between, and this seems to be an unacceptable truth. I wonder why? [/QUOTE]

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