Is jack randall gay

First, we must part ways with the antiquated notion that all sex with one person turned around is anal, and that men who have sex with women who aren’t facing them are secretly wishing the women were men.

As with any group with limited representation, there is more weight on what little representation exists. But if sexual assault is violence and not an expression of healthy sexuality, then why are viewers giving so much more weight to his attempt to coerce Jamie than his attempts to rape Jenny and Claire? Jack Randall doesn’t want Jamie to “give over to [him]” because he finds him attractive; it’s because Randall wants to break Jamie and exert complete power over him.

Jamie was a bound captive. After a few musical Westerns, Randall continued playing leads in B-Westerns, but not as a singer. But what did Randall’s “Get out of jail free” offer to Jamie really reveal? After flogging Jamie, he realized that no matter how brutal the beating, it wasn’t going to work. However, given his position (garrison commander) and the structure of the culture he’s in, he has much easier access to male prisoners, whom he can torture at leisure.

However, the book series -- which has also been adapted for TV via Starz -- has some glaring flaws. They manage to escape mostly unscathed in all but one case, when Jamie sacrifices his bodily autonomy to save Claire's life. Before his second lashing, Black Jack offered him a deal: If Jamie would "give over" his body to Jack Randall, there would be no second lashing.

It’s false, limiting, and judgmental. And all of this ignores bisexuality, as many fans and critics alike also did. While we know this is not a real choice and coercion is not consent, it’s common for survivors of sexual assault to internalize guilt and shame, and blame themselves. Positioning him as a predator reinforces incredibly harmful stereotypes about queer men, who are vilified merely for existing.

She finds the intersection of her passions in feminist pop-culture criticism of her favorite genre shows. Committing violence against someone is not a sign of love or attraction. Claire is, which is why she draws so much unwholesome interest.)

OK, that said, here are a couple of interesting reviews; I particularly think the Nerdist one is worth reading:

https://nerdist.com/outlander-interview-sam-heughan-tobias-menzies-black-back/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/27/outlander-lallybroch_n_7155096.html

And here’s a brief comment by Tobias:

http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/outlander_tobias_menzies_black_jack_naked-2015-04

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While I saw many reactions to Randall’s proposition declaring Randall gay, I didn’t see any claiming he is bisexual, pansexual, or any other option.

A large part of this is likely due to bi erasure, and its treatment in our pop culture and society as either a way station on the road to homosexuality, or as merely a ploy for attention.

Do you agree with Gabaldon? While I don’t believe in the “sexual assault leaves people broken” narrative, that is how Jamie sees the world, and how he explains it to Claire. He's foiled when Murtagh Fitzgibbons, an ally of the MacKenzie clan, knocks him out and takes Claire to a rebel hideaway.