Sora Doesn’t Understand Love In Kingdom Hearts, And It Might Be Because Of Compulsory Heterosexuality

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Growing up as a deeply closeted lesbian who didn't even really know gay people existed until I was in my teens, not knowing what 'love' is or what it should 'feel' like is something I have all too much experience with. I watched a lot of animated Disney movies growing up. Just like Sora, I saw these couples fall in love. But something just wasn't clicking when I watched them. I could never see myself in the position of Belle, Ariel, Jasmine, Aurora, or any of the princesses who fell in love with a prince. 'Love' just felt alien to me.
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When Kairi presents the paopu fruit to him, Sora physically recoils, and Kairi has to explain that she wants to share it so they won't be separated in the final battle before Sora relaxes and finally accepts. After all this build up, something that Sora perceives as romantic is finally happening between him and Kairi, and all he can do is… look visibly uncomfortable?
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Sora's behaviour in this scene reminds me exactly of myself when I was 15. I could daydream and picture the heterosexual life that I thought I was supposed to lead, but the mere possibility of anything happening beyond that? Absolutely not. The pressure of compulsory heterosexuality affected a lot of my interactions with my peers, even without me knowing it, and it seems to be the same for Sora.
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Tl;dr Sora acting like a clueless dork when it comes to love & romance isn't because of corny shounen anime writing, it's because he's a closeted queer just like the author.
 
Ummm….nope…I'm not doing this.
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DonkeyPunchJr said:
Sora acting like a clueless dork when it comes to love & romance isn't because of corny shounen anime writing, it's because he's a closeted queer just like the author.
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Both options wouldn't be good enough explanations or excuses for bad character writing, which Sora suffers from the most.

In the next game he could very well be 18 or even 21 but still have the talking points and cadence of a 12 year old. That's the real issue.

It's as bad as 40s Goku regressing back into an aloof idiot in Dragonball Super. The article author can try and explain it away with fan fiction but it won't help.
 
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I just think it's funny. I can think of so many JRPGs like this, where the plot is practically forcing the MC and his smoking hot female friend to become a couple, yet he acts either oblivious or mildly terrified until the climax of the story. At which point they are almost reaching the "holding hands" phase of their romance arc.

I never got the idea the MC was gay (except for Cloud in FF VII Remake). Maybe I am blinded by compulsory heterosexuality.
 
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Dumbass doesnt even know kingdom hearts all that well, Sora draws himself giving a paupu fruit to Kairi after learning about that legend


But sora does totally care about riku more lmao
 
I bet this woman also thinks Goku loves Vegeta, Naruto loves Sasuke, Luffy loves Zoro etc. The KH story is confusing as shit but at it's core it's still a Shonen "Power of Friendship" story with Disney and FF characters.

This reminds me though that modern Disney could very well be forcing woke shit into KHIV as we speak, god please no, I'm done with KH if Square accepts that stuff.
 
This shit reminds me of an interview of a music magazine. The interviewer got a chance to sit down with the legendary Ennio Morricone and ask him some questions. The interviewer tried to go really deep into how Morricone came up with certain melodies, and most of the time he answered "it sounded cool."
Most of the shit in KH happens the way it happens is because Nomura thought it was cool, I bet.
 
The Sora and Kairi pairing has been pretty obvious since KH1 though, and they both clearly like each other; the game is very in your face about it.

Guess the writer just sees what she wants to see.
 
Did she even play KH?
Sora obviously likes Kairi but being that he was a teenager that somehow got involved with multidimensional/world/existencial threats probably made him focus on that more, and again, he obviously likes Kairi.
There is also his Rivalry with Riku that obviously is all about Kairi again.
Gemini also says this:
Yes, Sora from Kingdom Hearts does blush, particularly when interacting with Kairi or thinking about her. This is a common visual cue in the game to indicate romantic feelings or awkwardness, especially during interactions between Sora and Kairi.

Here's why and when Sora blushes:

  • Romantic Situations:
    Sora's blushing is most evident when he's around Kairi or when he's thinking about her.
  • Awkwardness:
    Blushing also serves to highlight Sora's awkwardness in romantic situations, especially when he's trying to express his feelings or when Kairi does something that flusters him.
  • Visual Cue:
    The blushing is a clear visual indicator of Sora's emotional state, often paired with nervous laughter or other subtle body language."
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Damn, when I was younger KH was my favorite game, and it's still the most influential game I played as a teenager, somehow game journalists managed to insert woke agenda to it.
 
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Lol, compulsory heterosexuality. Holy fanfic Batman. 😅

If you cherry-pick scenes/events you can easily spin anything to fit your narrative.

Anyone remember the first Die Hard movie. Well I got bad news for you...and if you liked it, you're probably a closet queen aswell. 😋

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SomeNorseGuy said:
Lol, compulsory heterosexuality. Holy fanfic Batman. 😅

If you cherry-pick scenes/events you can easily spin anything to fit your narrative.

Anyone remember the first Die Hard movie. Well I got bad news for you...and if you liked it, you're probably a closet queen aswell. 😋

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It…it all makes sense now! Pretty much every work of fiction was written to explore the feeling of confused sexuality I experienced when I was 15.
 
Why are those people always superimposing their own mental states on fictional characters? Are they really that fragile and in need for constant validation?
 
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