If Daria aired starting today, would Daria and Jane be a couple? DISCUSS
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blaque108 — 11 years ago(July 05, 2014 12:09 PM)
Oh yeah I have to agree with the above poster. Of course if this came on MTV today I'm sure Daria and Jane would be a couple. In the 90s I noticed most celebs and people kept sexual life private you had to guess if they were gay or not. Today in the 00s celebs and people are coming out left and right saying they gay, lesbian and then President is approving gay marriage.
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Yeci — 11 years ago(July 24, 2014 09:39 AM)
Gays do not make 10% of the population. That lie has been long debunked. They make about 2%. Anyways I'm sick of hearing about gays period. Of course if this show was made today, MTV (of all places) would force gay characters on the show like they do all of their shows now. Which is why I'm glad DARIA isn't on today.
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umbra-3 — 11 years ago(July 08, 2014 11:27 AM)
Cant even believe this.Does anyone see today a TV show like this one with any gay characters anywhere?Go ahead,mention one.
Despite of what some might say gay characters are usually found on pseudo-comedy to be laughing stock.Nothing important and serious or anything and if so,well,that makes no difference.They are there only to take advantage of gay(or pseudo gay)people,after all,they represent a bussiness oportunity too.
People cant see how useless validation is,maybe some day.
Oh,and Daria is one of the greatest shows ever and nothing will ruin it at all,not even vacuous speculation. -
munroe-9 — 11 years ago(July 09, 2014 11:51 AM)
Agree with much that you've said: gay characters are meant as extra amusment, or to be otherwise "colorful" or to show how "progressive" the show is. How about some three-dimensional gay characters who are just real people?
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Smackdown735 — 11 years ago(January 16, 2015 06:52 PM)
I never liked when people over-analyze things like these like a character's sexuality.
But to answer your question I'd say "No!"
Jane's character was meant to be one of the few (or only) people Daria relates to. Making them lovers would just be messy.
Also, the show seemed like it's purpose was to be authentic and address social issues. I think if they wanted to make her gay they would've done it at the time.
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TMC-4 — 11 years ago(February 27, 2015 11:05 PM)
http://thedissolve.com/features/forgotbusters/939-a-1996-double-featur e-looks-at-the-year-of-john-tr/#comment-1879075185
Every day I wonder what Daria would be like in the present day. Her character was such a embodiment of ennui and cognitive dissonance in the face of the era of McMansions and Supermodels. What would she be like in a more politically charged time? Angrier? More likely to fit in? What would her politics consist of? (I don't think she had any particular politics per se, she was just anti-conformity) -
blondiebear_17 — 10 years ago(October 31, 2015 09:00 AM)
I mean if they remade the show they could make Daria whatever they wanted to but I don't know that Daria was ever gay or bisexual and we were pretty much out right told that Jane wasn't either because she was questioning her sexuality at one point and she made up her mind that she shouldn't let others tell her who she is. I think even if either of them were gay they certainly wouldn't be together because thats just not how they were they were kindred spirits but not of the romantic sort.
RIP Cory Monteith your fans miss you dearly -
munroe-9 — 10 years ago(November 01, 2015 04:53 AM)
yes, you are right! The show completely stands as it is. It just made me think - in the 90s, no way would a show on MTv had a female lesbian character as the main character in a story about high school - it just wouldn't have been done.
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risky-russian — 10 years ago(March 11, 2016 12:09 PM)
Um. No. Just because two girls are best friends doesn't mean they're gay. By that logic, Turk and JD from Scrubs are legitimately a homosexual couple, but if you watch the show you know it's just an extremely close bromance.
Not to mention Jane herself says she's straight and seems pretty sure of it until she's tricked into feeling unsure about it. Jane is straight. Daria has only shown evidence of being straight.
The reason your husband might have for Daria being gay is her jealousy when Jane was dating Tom but think of it this way. The two were best friends, the two biggest outcasts in the school. In Daria's mind it was likely a "Too good for typical high school experiences" kinda thing between them that bonded them, so whenever Jane would show interest in a guy, something the two of them were supposed to be 'immune' to as the oddball high schoolers, she felt betrayed and irrationally angry, which is very typical of friendships between girls (or even guys) where one of the two starts dating all of a sudden.
Your husband is welcome to ship them together but there's no chance of that being something official.