{"id":109214,"date":"2016-03-18T19:29:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T19:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/03\/18\/sussexbound-sherlocked-avatar\/"},"modified":"2018-09-02T23:55:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-02T23:55:23","slug":"sussexbound-sherlocked-avatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/03\/18\/sussexbound-sherlocked-avatar\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-109214 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/03\/18\/sussexbound-sherlocked-avatar\/attachment\/109215\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/tumblr_nmd063Zoh61safizuo1_250-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/tumblr_nmd063Zoh61safizuo5_250-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/tumblr_nmd063Zoh61safizuo5_250-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/03\/18\/sussexbound-sherlocked-avatar\/attachment\/109220\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/tumblr_nmd063Zoh61safizuo6_250-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/tumblr_nmd063Zoh61safizuo6_250-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/tumblr_nmd063Zoh61safizuo6_250-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/post\/141188266491\" target=\"_blank\">sussexbound<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/sherlocked-avatar.tumblr.com\/post\/141175040333\" target=\"_blank\">sherlocked-avatar<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/byejohnwatson.tumblr.com\/post\/141145736998\" target=\"_blank\">byejohnwatson<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/HLV\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">HLV<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/jw\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">jw<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/I-actually-felt-kind-of-sorry-for-john-in-this-scene\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">I actually felt kind of sorry for john in this scene<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/he%27s-so-profoundly-closeted-sometimes\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">he\u2019s so profoundly closeted sometimes<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/and-this-was-bordering-on-being-publicly-outed\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">and this was bordering on being publicly outed<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/never-mind-that-every-person-in-that-room---mary\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">never mind that every person in that room &#8211; mary<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/molly\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">molly<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/sherlock\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">sherlock<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/all-already-know-that-john-is-queer\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">all already know that john is queer<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/but-john-isn%27t-really-ready-to-own-that-yet\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">but john isn\u2019t really ready to own that yet<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/and-I%27m-pretty-sure-that-he-doesn%27t-know-that-they-all-know\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">and I\u2019m pretty sure that he doesn\u2019t know that they all know<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/so-you-can-see-the-panic-here\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">so you can see the panic here<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/I-just-want-to-shush-Billy\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">I just want to shush Billy<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/and-give-john-a-hug\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">and give john a hug<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/I-mean-I-think-this-and-all-the-things-that-sort-of-nudge-at-john-are-necessary\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">I mean I think this and all the things that sort of nudge at john are necessary<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/at-some-point-he-is-going-to-have-to-seriously-countenance-this-part-of-himself\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">at some point he is going to have to seriously countenance this part of himself<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/and-own-it\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">and own it<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/but-it-still-hurts-to-watch\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">but it still hurts to watch<\/a>\u00a0#<a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/tagged\/and-martin%27s-acting-is-superb-as-always\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">and martin\u2019s acting is superb as always<\/a>\u00a0(via <a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/post\/118793553656\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">sussexbound<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tmblr.co\/mXuqkgtQvJI8jGdZg0o-wCw\" target=\"_blank\">@sussexbound<\/a>, you\u2019re killing me here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Everything here, minus the gay. HEAR ME OUT. That doesnt mean I dont think he could be bisexual or that the tjlc isnt something plausible, what that means is I\u2019m sick of people boiling down John\u2019s need for Sherlock\u2019s company as purely sexual,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Their emotional friendship and bond comes first, and I will not deny he was struggling bad because he hadnt seen Sherlock for so long after he married. HOWEVER, he loves Mary and obviously cares for her, while unfortunately being denied his fix for war and action. John was experiencing adrenaline withdrawal and THAT is what Billy is pointing out here, that domestic life wasn\u2019t enough for him and that he, for the most part, DEPENDS on Sherlock. And oh boy, can you imagine being someone who thrives on your ability to fight to have a room with your wife and friends seeing how \u201cweak\u201d you are for depending on your best friend?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thats what I see here, a man feeling his strength and self independence being stripped away by someone he beat up in an alleyway who is proof that he couldn\u2019t control his need to feel the rush of action, not necessarily being outed as gay. Not to say this cant be a metaphor for that, and like I said I\u2019m all for him being Bisexual, but for once can this fandom not boil everything down to JOHN AND SHERLOCK NEED TO BONE!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>You know what <a class=\"tumblelog\" href=\"https:\/\/tmblr.co\/mXK3E6d5SKou21F_aDqJ0dw\" target=\"_blank\">@sherlocked-avatar<\/a>, I don\u2019t usually take the time to respond to this sort of thing, but\u00a0as a bisexual person about John\u2019s age, I really take personal offence to your comments. \u00a0I was deeply closeted well into my thirties. \u00a0I watch this show, and I see my own struggles reflected in John. \u00a0I look at this show which appears to be accurately portraying the very real struggles of someone of John\u2019s generation coming to grips with the fact that they have fallen in love with someone of the same gender, and I find that really affirming. \u00a0It\u2019s helpful to me, and to many queer people.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing in my tags above is boiling this situation down to something that is\u00a0\u2018purely sexual\u2019. \u00a0Absolutely nothing in my tags is boiling this entire scene down to John and Sherlock needing\u00a0\u2018to bone\u2019, as you so eloquently put it.<\/p>\n<p>You do realise that a queer person can be outed for their romantic orientation as well as their sexual one, right? \u00a0You realise that John may struggle with the world knowing that he is in love with Sherlock, that he can\u2019t seem to live without him, that he dreams about him even while laying in bed next to his wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0What I\u2019m talking about up there is a man struggling with his same sex attraction. \u00a0Struggling with the fact that he is in love with his best friend, and now a complete stranger is pointing out to a room full of people that John is a newly-wed, just back from his honeymoon, and yet he is keeping his bags packed, ready to run off with Sherlock at the first hint that Sherlock wants or needs him. \u00a0That he is riding his bike to work at the same clinic his new wife works at, rather than taking the car with her. \u00a0I\u2019m talking about the fact that everyone in that room, including John\u2019s wife, knows that he is in love with Sherlock, and John isn\u2019t ready to say that out loud to any of them yet. \u00a0That is, by definition, being outed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sussexbound.tumblr.com\/post\/141188266491\/sherlocked-avatar-byejohnwatson\" class=\"tmblr-truncated-link read_more\" target=\"_blank\">Keep reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>sussexbound: sherlocked-avatar: byejohnwatson: #HLV\u00a0#jw\u00a0#I actually felt kind of sorry for john in this scene\u00a0#he\u2019s so profoundly closeted sometimes\u00a0#and this was bordering on being publicly outed\u00a0#never mind that every person in that room &#8211; mary\u00a0#molly\u00a0#sherlock\u00a0#all already know that john is queer\u00a0#but john isn\u2019t really ready to own that yet\u00a0#and I\u2019m pretty sure that he doesn\u2019t know &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/03\/18\/sussexbound-sherlocked-avatar\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[16,13359,4],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109214"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109214"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109221,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109214\/revisions\/109221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}