Uchi no Musuko wa Tabun Gay - Vol. 1 Ch. 18 - What do you think?

[MangaDex]

 

[ayatome]

Daigo doesn't seem the type to be a homophobe at least. If he's straight, he'd probably try to understand Daigo and reject him respectfully.

Spoiler for another series with straight MC and gay best friend:

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kind of like Ao no Flag.

 

[Ceiye]

Daigo's a smart kid. He probably figured it out. Buuuuut he also seems like the type of straightforward guy who would give an answer regardless of whether the other person confessed yet. So either he hasn't or he's got his reasons for not answering. Sexuality doesn't seem like the type of thing that would keep him from giving any answer, so it would probably be something else.

Or maybe he has, and our dumbass son didn't pick up on that. I think we can all imagine him going through high school not realizing that he and Daigo were dating the entire time

 

[Tersione]

The series is realistically considering Daigo not being interested. Interesting. He may not swing that way, but considering they're still friends and how Daigo's been shown, it's a stretch to say he'd be so cold as to reject him so bluntly.

 

[gomichandesu]

Yeah part of me wants the ship to set sail but the other part of me would find it interesting to see the path less taken and have Hiroki go through and come to terms with what a lot of LGBT people do, playing the guessing game of straight or not and then being disappointed. I like that this manga is still very cute and heartwarming but still has realistic, non romanticized undertones.

Felt the same way with Wandering Son.

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I know a lot of people were miffed that Takatsuki ended up deciding she was not trans like Nitori, because they felt like it perpetuated the idea that its "just a phase" but I thought that was one of the best touches on the series. Because it's also important for people to know it's ok to not know right away. It's ok to explore your identity, especially when you're young, and it's ok for that identity to change over time. But I digress

Either way, I feel like Diago would be a great friend to Hiroki no matter what. I'll admit when I was really young, like middle school age, and less educated I didn't know how I felt about the concept of homosexuality. I felt to a degree uncomfortable, but mostly because I was parroting other's thoughts and opinions (Yay bible belt). Then one of my closest friends came out and I was like, well shit. I love this guy, he's one of the nicest people I know, and him being gay doesn't change that fact so why does it matter? I feel like if you're really close with someone like Hiroki and Daigo are, even if Daigo wasn't keen on homosexuality before it would probably be a wake up call for him to really challenge and reconsider those thoughts.

 

[throwthedice]

This is amazing

 

[Tamerlane]

I hope Daigo turns out to be gay so the author can subvert the stereotype that all gay men have a great fashion sense

 

[Tamerlane]

I think that fiction gets complicated because people like to extrapolate some of the events that go in them into trying to state people hold positions they may not actually believe.

So like if a character is questioning if they're trans or not, or at one point thinks they're gay, and comes to the conclusion that they're not, I think that's just apart of their journey as an individual. So, just because one character considers it at some point, and comes to a specific conclusion, I don't think the author is saying everyone in that circumstance should come to the same conclusion, just like how if someone may question themselves and realize they ARE trans or gay, that doesn't mean everyone that holds doubts at some point is.

Plus I think you can use textual justifications and evidence from the story to see if a character may actually be LGBT or if they're just going through some stuff that may make them think they are, whether that be they base the notion on outdated stereotypes and so either group themselves into that group based on it, or if they genuinely do have attraction towards members of the same sex or may be trans. I think it could work well if explored.

@gomichandesu

 

[mirp448]

i don't think they have to worry about daigo getting a gf any time soon, i think our boi hiroki is the only one who will love him AND that haircut unconditionally lol

 

[bluepanda800]

Why are there 2 chapter 18s?

 

[kdrakari]

@bluepanda800 The chapters are numbered differently between the volume releases and the online publishing. It sometimes leads to apparent gaps and duplicates.

 

[ribbitribbitsaga]

Are we going to forget the messages from chapter 3?