Thread:OttselSpy25/@comment-25832710-20151125000932/@comment-961279-20151126021552

Now we have word back from Al Jean that Homer's not bisexual. If anything, it's "Homersexual". Al Jean's response.

I haven't read all the way through this, but in situations like this, you have to watch out for wanting something to be there so much that you look so hard you convince yourself that it's there.

To give you an example, there was a question about two characters on a different cartoon that have a "frienemy" relationship. Starts off as a bully picking on a nerd, but eventually they become friends of a sort, help each other occasionally, and sometimes see where brawn or brains is the better method to find a solution.

The question was asked if there was something more to that relationship, along the lines of a gay relationship. This was about two cartoon characters that were boys of approximately 9 years of age. Someone was trying to read too much into the situation, especially given that the character would have needed to be at least 4 years older before they could even technically qualify for such a relationship. Even then, you're still taking about characters who weren't even legal adults.

The answer back from the show's creator was no, they're just "frienemies".