Gay joker

Is he trying to spook the Caped Crusader or getting dolled up for a date with him? A fully outed homicidal maniac in the guise of something intended to entertain children could further the bigoted conflation of LGBTQ people with abnormality and monstrosity.

Joker is among the most iconic villains ever made, and ever to grace the pages of DC comics. This opinion was shared by other comic book authors and artists for decades. The Joker is always flirtatious with his arch nemesis. This part of their relationship has been highlighted in some of their biggest stories together, in comics or on-screen.

For those unfamiliar with the Joker's lengthy history of being both explicitly queer or queer-coded, or even for those who are aware of it, Shestakova's collection of evidence to support her case is well worth a look. Ultimately, Shestakova isn't calling on DC to graft something new onto a beloved character, as some fans have interpreted, but to "restore" something that was already there.

In Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's " Death Of The Family ," which Snyder called a "love letter to Batman from Joker, " Joker describes their battles as "dances," calls Batman "darling" and refers to himself as "yours" during their interactions, echoing his flamboyant, love-lorn portrayal in "Batman: A Death In The Family," which Snyder's story pays homage to, if only in name.

Much of his character has been debated over the decades and through great depths. Reversing the erasure of the Joker's queer joker also makes for more varied LGBTQ representation in the DC Universe, which Shestakova reminds us is important "because sometimes fictional characters [are] something real people hold onto.

The Joker has also had relationships with women. Taking the character's entire history into account, different readings could either see a troubled portrait of a closeted gay man feigning an joker in heterosexuality, or someone who is openly bisexual, pansexual or sexually fluid.

From as early as the character's first solo comic series inthe Joker's relish of applying red lipstick has been characterized as an act of show girl-style beautification, not just fear inducement. By "return," Shestakova means that since Harley Quinn was introduced in Batman: The Animated Series in the early '90s, her infamous infatuation with her puddin' means Joker has been viewed in a more heterosexual mold.

He had a wife in Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's The Killing Jokeand has shown an intimate interest in Harley -- though more as an object than a woman. A potential problem with labelling the Joker as queer is the optic it creates. Be gay, date the guys A Persona 5 Royal (PC) (P5R (PC)) Mod in the Events category, submitted by Alive_Neptuna.

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Many fans believe that The Joker is canonically bisexual – or at least queer – but how deep does this fan theory go? Snyder also has Joker tell Nightwing that he "always smell[s] so good," proving that -- as Shestakova points out -- the Clown Prince of Crime doesn't just have eyes for Bats.

But regardless of how we define the Joker -- or even whether doing so is an exercise in futility -- there are some problems surrounding the attempt. This mainstream interpretation hasn't faltered, despite the couple's messy break-up.

Interestingly, since then, Harley has been able to openly explore her bisexuality, recently revealing a secret marriage to Poison Ivy in an alternate dimension. Let's find out. One aspect of his nature, however, has always been elusive – Joker’s sexuality.

While his feminine traits are stereotypes, it certainly adds another dimension to his nightly encounters with Batman. Given his fixation on the world's greatest detective, he could even be sapiosexual. A petition on Change.

That is why it's so important to me and other queer readers to return his homosexuality. Our Editorial Policy.