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And the Sharans, and much of the Seanchan. Joel Send a noteboard - 15/01/2013 08:07:13 AM
The difference is that a different natural skin pigment is prominent and immediately obvious, so those unaccustomed to it are prone to comment on it as exotic. Absent flirtation and/or PDAs (which would have been a MUCH better way to handle that if Jordan/Sanderson insisted on token gay dudes) homosexuality is not, and it is not something totally foreign to any one cultural experience. Like lill said, with Aes Sedai pillowfriends it made a lot of narrative sense. Jordan/Sanderson might have done something similar with Borderland or other soldiers on extended campaigns, maybe something like the Theban Sacred Band.

Instead, the sexuality of two minor characters in AMoL is thrown in apropos of nothing, just "here, have a gay guy." That is a true non sequitur because it totally lacks precedent in any of the series' other books, and has little bearing (in the first case, none) on the narrative. Gratuitous non sequitur; it is a waste of ink.
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That you're offended at gay people for having the temerity to exist is hilarious. - 13/01/2013 12:15:48 PM 987 Views
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Just like the Sea Folk having dark skin is tokenism. *NM* - 15/01/2013 07:33:15 AM 429 Views
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I started the thread..... - 15/01/2013 08:57:58 PM 839 Views
I'm gay and I found it offensive and ignorant. - 17/01/2013 05:47:58 PM 804 Views
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overreact much? - 19/01/2013 09:55:06 PM 864 Views
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