Netflix’s Heartstopper is an adorable queer teen romance everyone should watch at least once. The diverse cast of characters are so realistic that you forget they’re all fictional people. One scene stuck out as so relatable it hurt. A character is questioning his sexuality. He thinks he might be much more bisexual than he previously thought. Keeping his turmoil to himself, his mom still noticed he was upset about something, so she popped in one of their favorite movies to help him feel better. As Pirates of the Caribbean played, his panic grew even worse as he found both Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom attractive.
I am pretty sure this is a universal bisexual experience. How many people have had their entire identity turned upside down because of the beauty of Knightley and Bloom (especially when they are being all flirty with each other)? It may be unintentional, but Disney made a film that awakened those feelings in many. And there are tons more mainstream movies (usually action and rated PG-13) that cause this kind of widespread bi-panic. Let’s look at some movies that unintentionally made us question our sexuality.
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