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In the event you’re a fan of all of the “attractive mushy homosexual porn” created round Our Flag Means Dying, excellent news: so is Taika Waititi.
Waititi, the web’s newest pirate daddy and well-known ally of bisexual rights, is supposedly a giant fan of all of the mushy erotica round his and Rhys Darby‘s characters in Our Flag Means Death. Waititi confirmed his help throughout a Selection TV Fest panel this week when he was requested in the course of the panel in regards to the budding queer romance between his character Blackbeard and Darby’s Gentleman Pirate.
He mentioned it’s refreshing to be concerned in a mission the place he doesn’t must label something and as a substitute be a part of a present the place queer identities are handled usually as a substitute of stigmatized. Waititi then revealed he’s seen all of your cute fan-art on Twitter in regards to the queer pirate crew.
“It’s very nice to be concerned for me to have the ability to take part in one thing the place we don’t must label something or speak about it or say, ‘That is the homosexual pirate present.’ It’s only a factor the place it simply occurs on the facet.
“I prefer to go on social media and see the entire fan artwork and see all of this unbelievable mushy homosexual porn that’s been created round our characters and stuff.”
Don’t even attempt to inform me you’re an ally in the event you don’t spend hours doom-scrolling by way of Tumblr and Twitter to seek out spicy fan-art of your queer OTP.
Our Flag Means Dying has been celebrated by the LGBTQIA+ communities and their allies for its groundbreaking queer illustration. Badass bounty hunter Jim (Vico Ortiz) makes use of they/them pronouns. Lucius (Nathan Foad) and Black Pete (Matthew Maher) hook up and fall in love, however they’re not outlined by their romance. It’s all fairly refreshing and what we wish to see extra of on TV.
As our sister website The Mary Sue put it, Our Flag Means Dying is the antithesis of queerbaiting. And within the spirit of Pleasure Month, HBO formally confirmed earlier this month we’re getting a second season. Huzzah!
