#voltron creators

But they didn't. In context the scene looks like a fallout of a friendship that had no resolution because Adam died. Amd that's why this hurts the community if this is the fabled "LGBT" rep.

*sigh* this all went to shit really quickly. all i can say is, if klance isn’t endgame I’ve lost all my respect for the creators of voltron. and it isn’t even that I want klance, it’s the fact t hat they would just be queerbating us. i just hope they arn’t laying an early grave with the fandom. ill still watch the show but loving AND respecting a show is important to me. if i cannot respect a shows creator (aka them not bating me) the show loses some value to me. I truly hope this dosnt happen… but things are not looking to bright. anyway have a good evening to anyone who reads this.

Hello again! What you’re saying here is exactly my problem with them. The vagueness of the characters’ ages is exactly what’s so frustrating for me. Guess what? You don’t need vague ages for people to relate to characters- people will find ways to relate to them no matter the age. However, by not clearing it up, not only do people feel guilty for shipping people who they thought were “safe” pairings that are now likely minor/adult pairings (which many people are uncomfortable with for good reasons), those same people receive hate from the people looking for problems. The discourse could have (mostly) been avoided if they had been clear / were ever clear about the ages. Now, everyone’s unhappy. I’m annoyed because I think the creators should take more responsibility for how their media affects their audience. I don’t condone fandom wank, but I am still pissed at this unnecessary bullshit (they should have learned after the first “age gate” and yet...).

confirm the ages officially you cowards

Yes, you’re correct, it isn’t a relationship show. However, after the previous “age gate” as I like to call it (when Shiro and Pidge’s ages were released), it should have been clear to the creators that this was going to cause an issue. They should have released the rest of the ages then, rather than wait like six months before doing it again (I wonder if they like this drama because it drums up more exposure for the show?... unsure). Anyways, they know the ships that are popular, they have a responsibility to treat fans respectfully (and fans should, for the love of god, stop harassing people/starting petitions/harassing the creators). Even worse, all of the age bombs have been unofficial, throwaway comments, which creates more confusion and drama. And the ages STILL aren’t on the official site (seriously, c’mon). Ages are also important for other things besides shipping, like knowing your characters’ mental maturity, the true impact of the responsibility they have, important milestones etc. If they think that releasing birthdays officially is important, then, releasing official ages shouldn’t be too hard (I know my characters’ ages before their birthdays because age is an important part of a character’s development). My point is, they didn’t handle this very well, and they continue to handle this badly, and that’s frustrating. It’s not really about the ships at this point for me. It’s about the creators’ relationship with fans.