Talk:Bolin/@comment-76.64.87.208-20120813234937/@comment-24.177.250.122-20120814093442

Oh for goodness sake. I think we all have enough faith in Bryke to say that if they did introduce a gay character, they would not do so simply for the point of having one. Bryke would only write in such a character if it was needed in their overall plan for the show. And if they decided to introduce a gay character at some point, I highly doubt that they would have a huge drop-off in viewership. Again, not that many fans are going to stop watching because of one gay character. If anything, it will only be in the youngest edge of the viewership that kids might be forbidden to watch LoK by their parents. Older fans will probably continue watching regardless. And remember, (sad as it may be) any publicity is good publicity. If the controversy causes some families to stop watching, I suspect there will be a number of people who start watching because they just first heard about LoK.

Including a gay character in a show like LoK, or in any childrens' show, would not be a delibrate attempt by the "gay agenda" to turn kids gay, no matter what some may say. Even if you beleive homosexuality is a choice by the individual, I can't see children deciding to "turn gay" because of a single minor character on some show they watched. The purpose of doing this is just to provide a model of a gay character that kids can see. That way gay children don't have to deal with the stress caused by seeing no one like you in any of your books or shows, and wondering if there's something wrong with you. And hopefully, straight children may be less likely to bully gay children when they grow up if they were introduced to a gay character.