This Was Too Good A Question To Answer Anonymously

[redbrunja]

Okay, over on the Naruto what-if meme someone asked the question, "What if Kishi actually decided to make Sasuke and Naruto a couple at the end of the manga? Would fandom explode? How would this be seen by different cultures/the media (Naruto is a fairly popular manga)? Would this affect the way kids veiw gay couples at all?"

My instinctive thought was 'they wouldn't get it.' I think a lot of the casual, non fandom readers of Naruto would be REALLY confused and I would bet money on the American and Japanese parents flipping the fuck out.

However, what I'm pondering is whether or not having Naruto and Sasuke being gay for each other would change some children's perceptions about homosexuals. Would it make them more accepting? Would they start to see gay people as human beings who deserves the same rights everyone else does?

You thoughts, flist?

Comments

[anat-astarte.livejournal.com]

This raises and interesting question: I wonder if a pairing (like Naruto/Sasuke) could be canon with requited feelings but not actually engaged in a full on relationship due to, well, the logical sense that trust would need a while to rebuild first, among other things...

Yes! Angst! Angst! Angst! XD

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Wow.

I'm imagining Kishimoto actually having that much subtlety.

[anat-astarte.livejournal.com]

XD

Seems like where Naruto/Sasuke is concerned the cat's pretty much out of the bag now! And hey, given the famous Sasuke/Sai yaoi shot Kishi might as well go ahead and push the envelope a bit more with NaruSasu and go for the gold XD

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

This is true.....