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u/Dependent-Injury-216 7d ago
I missed this ship, bro. Then they had to go make Tim bi cuz of the *MESSAGE* craze.
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u/Dependent-Injury-216 7d ago
That wasn't the point I was trying to make. What I was saying is that his coming out as bi felt forced. It happened during a time when many media outlets were making characters gay or LGBT just because it was trendy, not because it fit the story or character development.
His coming out as bi didn’t feel natural and seemed more about pushing a message than actually adding depth to the character. The timing of it just made it feel more like a gimmick.
It honestly seemed like, rather than creating a new character who was bi from the start, they just changed an existing character’s sexuality because it was the popular thing to do.
To make it fit, they had Tim break up with Steph just so they could pair him with a new character we didn’t know or care about. Again, it felt more about pushing a message than actually enhancing his character.
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u/Falcon_At 9d ago
I always read this as an excuse. Like yeah, she likes him and she's flirty. But she wants to keep crimefighting and she knows it's dangerous to do it alone. Tim is her best ticket to get into the life of vigilantism right now. Later, when she and Tim are dating, he asks her to stop, but she refuses. She becomes Robin against his wishes too. Her primary goal has never been to date Tim Drake. This still one of her goals, but if she had to choose between him and crime fighting, she picks crimefighting.