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Re: Lucy Liu cast as Watson in CBS' Sherlock Holmes show
Professor Zoom wrote:
Christopher wrote:
I think it's fallacious to argue that the only way two opposite-sex characters can be confirmed to be in a Platonic relationship is if they're currently seeing other people. That's not the way it works. A Platonic relationship isn't just the lack of romantic opportunity. There are a lot of different ways that people can bond, even if they're of opposite sexes. It's simplistic to assume the only possibilities are "in a romance" and "not free to be in a romance." After all, it's not like every man is attracted to every woman, or vice-versa. Sometimes -- probably often -- there's just no romantic chemistry at all between two people, but they can trust and respect each other as friends or rely on each other as professional partners.
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This. Very good point. |
Yeah, the men and women can't be friends argument of 'When Harry Met Sally' is a huge load of crap. Assuming a man and woman together for longer than two seconds must mean they have a romance building is a simplistic and neanderthal way of looking at human relationships.
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