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I saw a bunch of shipping sights that suggest characters in Pokemon to be gay. What do you think about this?
AshxGary?
 
boldershipping?
Ash x Brock?
 
I am a total AAML supporter but don't get me wrong. I just want to be open to all ships. When I saw these sights that suggested homosexual or bisexual pokemon characters such as James, Misty and Ash; i was shocked.

Is it possible?
Ash x Gary?
Misty x girl?
James x boy?

James, why not? Misty, maybe. But Ash? MY ASH? I don't think it could happen.

KISSES!
-Snow
 
You're going to get beaten up, I predict, by angry yaoi shippers.

James? After that beach episode in season 1, I'm not sure whether any of his ships are het, or whether all of his ships are het. I know QueerShipping has James as a girl, at least.
 
It's not like Pokémon ever has all that many canon ships anyway. I can't speak for anyone else, but I like to ship characters regardless of whether its in-character or possible.

And why can't Ash be gay or bi? He knows nothing about romance in the first place, so all Ash ships are pretty impossible for the time being. :p
 
It just doesn't seem like that would be something Ash would suddenly reveal. It's not that I'm covering for him, it's just that I don't feel that the main character could have a change like that
 
Change from what? He never had any interest in romance, male or female.
 
Let them think what they want, but I don't find any of those things to be even remotely possible.
 
What's wrong with shounen-ai Ash ships? He's still young, and most people who are homosexual or bisexual don't realize they are until much later in life, some even after they've married spouses of the opposite gender. Just because Ash hasn't displayed attraction to other males at this point doesn't necessarily mean he's not homosexual or bisexual.
 
I tend to assume that every character is bi, unless it's been stated that they're hetero or gay. It makes shipping easier untill we know their sexuality. Hell, even that doesn't stop us. Harley's still thrown around with girls =p
 
JAMES!!!!!! Everytime I see him, he just makes me happy! I thinkg James is gay, but I don't think he really needs another man to be happy. As he said in one episode: "It's good to be alive!" I think James is just happy with who he is and doesn't really need another man.

Because there's no man good enough for my wittle Jimmy X3
 
Snow said:
I saw a bunch of shipping sights that suggest characters in Pokemon to be gay. What do you think about this?
AshxGary?
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I think that you're free to think however you want. :) Love and romantic themes tend to be subtle in a show like Pokémon. Such themes are rarely even present, and when they are, little time is dedicated to developing them. Basically then, scenes are left open to interpretation by the fans. Different fans of different ships will come to different conclusions when watching a certain scene between characters or discussing whether something is a hint or not. The nature of the show allows for this. That's what's great about the show. Ash alone has numerous ships - involving girls, guys, and Pokémon - that all could be supported by pointing to certain episodes. So yes, if you come across a website supporting the shipping of two characters of the same sex, I think it's perfectly fine for them to hold that belief. :) I don't think it's anything to become shocked over, though. People just tend to interpret interaction differently.

Oh, and thanks for mentioning my favorite ship in your original message. ;-)
 
Possible? Who cares. These characters are free property in the sense that people can think of them any way possible, including sexuality (as that's often never made an issue or questionable). Ash is in no way immune to this, nor is it 'unfair' or 'impossible'. You say you want to be open-minded. That includes accepting people believing Ash is gay/bisexual and enjoying it. *power to Bouldershipping*

Oh, and since you're new, I won't penalize you for double posting (if you do it again though, you will be). If you have something extra to say, edit your post instead of making a new one if your's is last in a thread. Yes, it's a rule of the whole forum, not just this section. Please abide by it.
 
Oh, Palletshipping? It's awesome! ^^

seriously, now, why not have homosexual ships? they add variety and randomness to the spoon-fed het ships...i mean, het pairings are usually drilled into our heads when we're kids, so anyone who's got the guts to like gay/lesbian pairings is...well...yeah. Definitely a mold-breaker, and we need more of those in the world, right?

anyway, in the show, not much can really happen in the way of romantic relationships; it's a show aimed at younger kids. So we try to figure out possibilities. And unfortunately, there are LOADS of possibilities. So, being a Palletshipper, I say...heck yeah, It's possible. Yet, so are lots of other ships.
 
isnt there already a thread and plus with the anime at least in the US towards young kids, I dont see guy and guy relationships due to social stigma that still exists. I'm not bashing it......
 
but you and everyone else are entitled to their own opinion
 
That doesn't mean we can't like these shippings. I mean, hell. Look at 97% of the shippings people make up, that have no chance in hell of happening, though we still like them.

One day, I hope, homosexuality won't be discriminated. And it wouldn't be a shocker to people when it's put in a 'children's show'.

Plus, there's still fun little moments between characters in this show that we can kid around and say "Oooh their in LOVE!"
 
Skitty said:
One day, I hope, homosexuality won't be discriminated. And it wouldn't be a shocker to people when it's put in a 'children's show'.
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*applauds* i agree completely. Wish things could be like that now, though...*sigh*
 
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