Posted by miss d at as0-146.blm.bluemarble.net on November 16, 2001 at 15:55:23:
In Reply to: Chasing Amy question posted by Moon Raper (aka Nitram) on November 16, 2001 at 15:47:28:
: Anyway, I never really did understand the lesbianism angle in Chasing Amy. Was Kevin trying to say that all of us are capable of having a meaningful sexual relationship with members of either sex, or was Alyssa just bisexual?
: I know the main thing Kevin was trying to say with CA was that we shouldn't be hung up on our partner's past, but I can't seem to figure out the message behind the lesbianism. Is there even a message?
For Kevin, I think Chasing Amy was personal, so to him the meaning is probably quite different than the meaning for you. I mean, in the real world, a lesbian suddenly switching to a heterosexual is not likely to happen, so I think that's secondary to the meaning of the story. What is says to me is that when you find that one true soulmate, you should hang on, despite any differences there may be, and not to let the petty, small things in life effect that relationship in a bad way.