Omg I love your howdy head canon post (the one about conversion therapy). Can I ask what lead you to this conclusion?
I wouldnât say itâs the most concrete headcanon but Iâve seen a conversation floating around on the true wealth of the pillar family due to the jewelry of Hiya and Aunt toodaloo, and though it has a place to be true that they are of high status, Iâd argue itâs only a really well put front to make it seem like their family is more wealthy and put together than they actually are.
Considering welcome home takes place in the 70âs, if howdyâs at the very least 25yrs of age, he wouldâve been alive during the 50âs through 60âs where family image was heavily pushed and enforced by society. I do acknowledge that howdy being 25 still makes him very young for a conversion camp (being that at 8 years old itâd be the year 1957) but in the end it could also highlight just how important image may be to the pillar family, that they were willing to fix whatever they saw wrong with him âearlyâ before it got too âunreversableâ
Maybe itâs stereotypical but including the fact they are also butterflies seems like theyâd care even more about image and prospect as they are seen as a âprettyâ bug, whether or not thatâs actually true.
Plus I feel like it could also add a more complex and strange dynamic between Howdy and his brother where his brothers is more obvious in his queerness yet experiences no consequences in the matter. (I may be wrong and something does happen behind closed doors)
Which leads to the idea that the family either:
1. Chooses to ignore it, of which Howdy is frustrated with as he was raised/taught that this matter was something to be âdealtâ with.
Or a more frustrating (but less canon) number 2âŚ
2. His family embraces it. They learn from media and from the growing times that maybe you canât get rid of such queer attributes in a person. Which could lead to howdy being ultimately jealous towards his brother as he himself received no sympathy or kindness from his family when he showed any sense of queerness, further bottling himself up in these conservative values (and locking that closet shut)
There are many minor reasons that play a part with this theory like maybe him being older and possibly seen as more mature then his brother ergo he would âknow betterâ but ultimately this is what I came up with. As of working on this post there has been people speculating something from the older bug audios but Iâm not quite sure if those are canon anymore to be viable evidence.
Overall: Howdyâs family image and the time period, is what made me come to this conclusion