Short hair was common in the late 70's - early 90's, among young and middle aged women, it doesn't mean you are a lesbian. I know there is more to it (the diner) but pretending the haircut was a sign of homosexuality was dumb.
shareUnless I'm missing something, I think you read into it a bit too much.
shareHmm, maybe. What do you think they were implying?
shareA little O/T here, but women have always & still wear short hair. It looked like Haley had cut her own hair to me. That's why it looked so bad. But yes, the implication from Gordon was she cut it because she's gay.
shareI think it's just a matter of her DIY haircut being bad and Gordon being worried that it could have been an intentionally self-destructive act. I could be wrong though, I've seen several comments about Haley's supposed homosexuality. I think I may have missed a cue somewhere. Either that or several people are convinced she's a lesbian only because she cut her hair.
shareNo they are building to that reveal. The girl at the diner had tattoos that match the birds Hailey painted on her rocket. Gordon mentioned that she trusted Joe because she took him to the diner. There are probably other cues I missed, there must be, because I would never have gotten the hint if Joe wasn't bisexual.
It's odd because I was just having this conversation with my wife that it feels like onscreen relationships/friendships are too often described in terms of "sexual tension," as if there can't be another kind of relationship. It actually makes me feel bad for millennials if they can only understand relationships as levels of sexual attraction. You can never truly be/have a friend if you see everyone as a potential sex partner.
So that's what I've been missing. I did wonder what all the fuss was about the diner. I remember the waitress and I remember the tattoos, but I just didn't connect the dots. I can't even remember how I interpreted that or if I did at all. When you put it this way, it definitely makes sense.
It's odd because I was just having this conversation with my wife that it feels like onscreen relationships/friendships are too often described in terms of "sexual tension," as if there can't be another kind of relationship. It actually makes me feel bad for millennials if they can only understand relationships as levels of sexual attraction. You can never truly be/have a friend if you see everyone as a potential sex partner.