I've always thought the Torchwood example re: this was weak at best. Not so much b/c it's not a fictional ideal - it is, I agree w/you there - but b/c I think it could be argued that the characters' tendencies to disregard sexual orientation may have more to do w/their line of work than any deeply ingrained sense that they have been bisexual all along or have those leanings. Once you throw aliens into the mix (not to mention Jack Harkness), terms such as 'hetrosexual', 'bisexual', 'homosexual', etc. become a bit redundant, I think.
Also, I do think it's interesting to note that in both Gwen's case w/Cerys and Tosh's w/Mary, both Cerys and Mary were also aliens (well Cerys was human, but possessed by an alien) and that may/may not have had something to do w/it. They certainly seem reluctant to fully explore the homosexual/bisexual dynamic outside Jack and Ianto and that has been reduced to nothing more than them being shown having it off in the hub for a laugh.
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Date: 2008-05-27 08:35 am (UTC)I've always thought the Torchwood example re: this was weak at best. Not so much b/c it's not a fictional ideal - it is, I agree w/you there - but b/c I think it could be argued that the characters' tendencies to disregard sexual orientation may have more to do w/their line of work than any deeply ingrained sense that they have been bisexual all along or have those leanings. Once you throw aliens into the mix (not to mention Jack Harkness), terms such as 'hetrosexual', 'bisexual', 'homosexual', etc. become a bit redundant, I think.
Also, I do think it's interesting to note that in both Gwen's case w/Cerys and Tosh's w/Mary, both Cerys and Mary were also aliens (well Cerys was human, but possessed by an alien) and that may/may not have had something to do w/it. They certainly seem reluctant to fully explore the homosexual/bisexual dynamic outside Jack and Ianto and that has been reduced to nothing more than them being shown having it off in the hub for a laugh.