Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Finally Does Right By Its Queer Characters
Scott Pilgrimhas always had queer characters, but whether it managed to efficiently develop or respect them is another matter. Ramona Flowers dating Roxy Richter is brushed off with awkward embarrassment as little more than a bisexual experiment. She’s into guys again, a sexuality deemed as normal, with her dalliance with Roxy a bizarre distraction to inevitably grow out of. We all briefly play for the other team in college, it’s just a part of growing up....