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Setting things straight
Aug. 20th, 2014 10:49 pmI've brought this up recently in response to various discussions I've had with folks regarding slash and after thinking about it, figured I'd put it into its own entry. Granted these are my personal thoughts. I know slash is a thing. Shatner thought it was dumb, Roddenberry thought it was odd, Lucas was never keen on it and yet slash persevered regardless. So it is what it is. Don't like it, don't read it, I know the rule and abide by it though I like to keep an open mind I've read Pony femslash that's been pretty good, in addition to some nice Trek fics and stories by Omorka about the Ghostbusters movie. But I digress. Read on! :)
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I don't see Peter Venkman as being anything other than straight. Part of it is because of canon: He's always after women, he's always attempting to date/have a girlfriend. People who worked on Real Ghostbusters say he's straight, the writer's bibles portray him as straight, you get the idea.
The other part is more political and identity on my part. I basically think Peter is 100% heterosexual because he's wired that way, and to stray from that would be out of character for HIM. Why? Cos that's how I'm wired, and it makes sense. These days, I get that sexuality equality is important. But what people are starting to preach now is that "everyone's a little bit gay", and that it's okay to be 100% gay...but NOT be 100% straight. I actually had people get in my face about that when I lived in Ohio. Personally I think that's wrong. You can be 100% gay, but you can also be 100% straight. I don't think "everyone's a little bit gay" or "everyone's bi". I think everyone is wired how they're wired, and however you swing is perfectly fine, even if it varies.
Now, I think Peter is heterosexual, yes. But that doesn't mean he's intolerant. If one of the other Ghostbusters were gay, he'd have no problem with it, so long as no one tried forcing it on him. Would he be curious? Somewhere along the line, maybe, but it would be similar to my experience. I tried kissing a girl once, just to test my own sexual boundaries. A zillion red flags went off in my head, telling me that no, this didn't feel right, and I stopped. Haven't tried again, because I was absolutely sure where I stood in my sexuality, and that incident solidified that. I see Peter maybe attempting something similar while he was in college. The kid DID attend a fraternity after all. I don't see him getting far with it though, and I don't EVER see him attempting that with Ray or Egon. But outside of that, I see him as I see myself. Straight and happy with himself.
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I don't see Peter Venkman as being anything other than straight. Part of it is because of canon: He's always after women, he's always attempting to date/have a girlfriend. People who worked on Real Ghostbusters say he's straight, the writer's bibles portray him as straight, you get the idea.
The other part is more political and identity on my part. I basically think Peter is 100% heterosexual because he's wired that way, and to stray from that would be out of character for HIM. Why? Cos that's how I'm wired, and it makes sense. These days, I get that sexuality equality is important. But what people are starting to preach now is that "everyone's a little bit gay", and that it's okay to be 100% gay...but NOT be 100% straight. I actually had people get in my face about that when I lived in Ohio. Personally I think that's wrong. You can be 100% gay, but you can also be 100% straight. I don't think "everyone's a little bit gay" or "everyone's bi". I think everyone is wired how they're wired, and however you swing is perfectly fine, even if it varies.
Now, I think Peter is heterosexual, yes. But that doesn't mean he's intolerant. If one of the other Ghostbusters were gay, he'd have no problem with it, so long as no one tried forcing it on him. Would he be curious? Somewhere along the line, maybe, but it would be similar to my experience. I tried kissing a girl once, just to test my own sexual boundaries. A zillion red flags went off in my head, telling me that no, this didn't feel right, and I stopped. Haven't tried again, because I was absolutely sure where I stood in my sexuality, and that incident solidified that. I see Peter maybe attempting something similar while he was in college. The kid DID attend a fraternity after all. I don't see him getting far with it though, and I don't EVER see him attempting that with Ray or Egon. But outside of that, I see him as I see myself. Straight and happy with himself.
