House the character, and the show, like to discredit a lot of things it seems (not that that's an excuse).
They didn't deal with bisexuality so well for quite awhile either, with all the jokes House made about Thirteen all the time, as if it defined her, and how she'd have one-night stands with women, but only was in longer relationships with men on the show. But then when she left this season, she did seem stable and healthy and in a relationship with a woman, so yay for that (but not at all yay for her leaving). I like that she was always matter-of-fact and confident about her sexuality though, but at the same time didn't feel it was anyone's business.
In general, I tend to not take this stuff too seriously on shows, because it's not a PSA about the issue, it's how the characters are interpreting it and that particular characters' situation. But I get how it can be frustrating if something you identify with is never represented properly. Like, say, when an outspoken environmentalist on a show is ridiculed and shown to be some crazy person..that bugs me. And like you say, for all we know both of those people could continue to identify as asexual after the procedure..they might realize that it's still right for them.
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Date: 2012-01-29 09:06 pm (UTC)From:They didn't deal with bisexuality so well for quite awhile either, with all the jokes House made about Thirteen all the time, as if it defined her, and how she'd have one-night stands with women, but only was in longer relationships with men on the show. But then when she left this season, she did seem stable and healthy and in a relationship with a woman, so yay for that (but not at all yay for her leaving). I like that she was always matter-of-fact and confident about her sexuality though, but at the same time didn't feel it was anyone's business.
In general, I tend to not take this stuff too seriously on shows, because it's not a PSA about the issue, it's how the characters are interpreting it and that particular characters' situation. But I get how it can be frustrating if something you identify with is never represented properly. Like, say, when an outspoken environmentalist on a show is ridiculed and shown to be some crazy person..that bugs me. And like you say, for all we know both of those people could continue to identify as asexual after the procedure..they might realize that it's still right for them.