Jori - a look on society

     OK. So lately, fans of the Nickelodeon show Victorious, have been shipping Jori (Jade/Tori). I have to say, I was never expecting Victorious to have any Shipping prospects.  After the events of the Seddie/Creddie shipping war among the iCarly Fandom, I thought that Dan Schneider would be a little more cautious in his future shows.

Victorious Cast.

     I always expected that there would be some people who would ship couples during the Victorious run. I just never expected that I would become a fan of them.
     I have to say, none of the couples in Victorious are my OTPs. I think Bade (Beck/Jade) is incredibly cute. The way they show affection is golden. The connections between Tori and André and Cat and Robbie are also undeniable. Although, I don't see either of those becoming canon any time soon.

     Now, this is where my post becomes annoyingly political.

     Because Victorious is on Nickelodeon, it is considered a kids programme. Even though they let a range of different innuendos slide, certain subjects cannot be brought up. Now, the fact that people support Jori is great. I means that the people who watch this show aren't at all against homosexuality and are actually encouraging it. Some people would see it wrong that there are supporters of a same sex couple on a 'kids' show. In the past, such ships have been referred to as Crack Ships. They have been mocked because they are of the same gender. (though, not all crack ships are of the same gender)
     The Jori Fandom successfully made "We Ship Jori" a trending topic worldwide on twitter a few days ago. This shows how dedicated and unashamed the Jori fans are. And how many of them there are.

     Some innuendos are not deemed acceptable in certain countries. For instance, parts of this scene from the episode 'Prom Wrecker' Were cut out here in the UK. I don't know why they cut it out, but it automatically makes me think that they are trying to censor the Jori out of the scene. I have seen this done before.
     I get the feeling that a lot of parents don't want their children watching programmes that have romantic scenes between same sex couples. These parents will probably say that they're not against Homosexuality but don't want their kids understanding what it is. Well, that is just like saying that they like Rap music but don't want their kids listening to it. It's ridiculous.
     I personally, fully support Jori. And to be honest, if they were in a real high school in real life, they probably would be a couple. They are 17 years of age and most 17 year olds go through stages like that.

     Now. I would like to point out that I don't hate on Crack Ships. Some can be hilarious. (Like Foaming mouth guy and Azula from the A:TLA fandom) But some are just not.
     We are in an international era where people are constantly trying to prove that they aren't homophobic. I think that we need to have gay couples in children's television. We live in a generation where kids have been brought up using the word Gay as an insult. If you listen in on any conversation kids in year 6 have, I am almost positive that you will hear them call their computer gay for running slow, or something to that effect.
     Another thing, If we are going to wipe out homophobia completely (which likely won't happen) we need to stop referring to same sex couples as Gay or Homo. If they are accepted into society, then we need not label them.
     Now, here's an unpopular opinion of mine. There are Gay Pride parades. And I am very happy that people want to show that they don't care what people think of them. But, I am very proud to be straight, yet there is not parade for me. But then, if I say I am proud of being straight, then people begin to think I'm homophobic. See how messed up that is.

     I know for a fact that Jori will never become canon. And that is a real shame. The world is changing and I think we need to act now before there is another generation of Trolls who want to make society a horrible place to live in.
     Look at all the fantastic things that have happened for Same Sex couples over the last year.
     Things are looking up.
But I think that if we are going to fully get over the stigma. We've got to teach kids from a young age that if you fall in love with the same gender, that's OK. And I think making Jori, or a similar Ship, Canon could be the start of that. TV shows can change the world. Girls weren't even allowed to kiss eachother on screen until Willow and Tara did on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And it took a season of them being together for that to happen.

Please give me your opinions on the topic. I appreciate all debates. 

I am Carys-Megan and I am a Straight Christian. This is my Opinion.

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