Unicorns seem to be a metaphor for male homosexuality.
Example:
http://www.echonyc.com/~stone/Ethan/Mostly/EthanNewAge.html

But why?

And does this have anything to do with the unicorn dream sequence in Blade Runner?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhDDybv8_Ro

I've never heard of unicorns being a metaphor for homosexuals before. After all, the original myths had them infatuated with virgin girls.

Shatari said:
I've never heard of unicorns being a metaphor for homosexuals before. After all, the original myths had them infatuated with virgin girls.

What country do you live in?

Valence said:
What country do you live in?

Maybe the U.S. Because that's where I'm from and I've never heard of unicorns being directly associated with homosexuality. They're primarily linked to little girls.

Unicorns are considered feminine, and anything with feminine connotations tends to be tied to homosexuality (in men). But I've never seen unicorns used as a direct metaphor.

I'm french and i have never heard of that either.

Admit it, OP, you live in the depth of the amazonian forest.

Unicorns historically have ties with purity and innocence (despite the obvious phallic symbolism). They were allegedly hunted as pets, and were supposed to be fully capable of killing their hunters unless placated by a virgin beforehand. Prior to modern interpretations, unicorns used to be pretty metal.

Valence said:
What country do you live in?

USA, though I doubt that affects much.

Proof that unicorns are indeed associated with homosexuality:

http://www.zandland.com/2010/07/unicorn-is-new-skull-mainstreaming-of.html

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091230073720AAJTAra

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101102130606AALdk9E

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090820213636AAbGH9M

Munkelzahn said:
Proof that unicorns are indeed associated with homosexuality:

http://www.zandland.com/2010/07/unicorn-is-new-skull-mainstreaming-of.html

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091230073720AAJTAra

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101102130606AALdk9E

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090820213636AAbGH9M

...Did you seriously just quote a bunch of yahoo answers posts?

No. Unicorns and their mythology have nothing to do with homosexuality. Stupid people just see rainbows or femininity and think "HURRR IT MUST BE GAY".

Munkelzahn said:
Proof that unicorns are indeed associated with homosexuality:

http://www.zandland.com/2010/07/unicorn-is-new-skull-mainstreaming-of.html

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091230073720AAJTAra

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101102130606AALdk9E

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090820213636AAbGH9M

I'm going to have to side with FurZ on this one. Yahoo Answers is a terribly unreliable reference.

I still stand by the femininity -> homosexuality in men theory.

KloH0und said:
I'm going to have to side with FurZ on this one. Yahoo Answers is a terribly unreliable reference.

I still stand by the femininity -> homosexuality in men theory.

That's just completely ignorant. There are plenty of feminine men that are heterosexual and homosexual men that are masculine. There are masculine women that are heterosexual and feminine women that are homosexual.

You simply can't always tell what someone's sexuality is based on how they act.

Munkelzahn said:
Proof that unicorns are indeed associated with homosexuality:

http://www.zandland.com/2010/07/unicorn-is-new-skull-mainstreaming-of.html[/quote]Did you even read this silly thing? Charlie the Unicorn and Robot Unicorn Attack are not homosexual, or even sexual at all. Further, I think several centuries of historical lore trump a few mindless bigots from around the internet.

FurZ said:
That's just completely ignorant. There are plenty of feminine men that are heterosexual and homosexual men that are masculine.

No, no, no, I'm not saying it's correct; I'm saying that's what society largely views it as. It's the stereotype. Society likes to equate femininity in men to homosexuality (the reciprocal applies to women). So in terms of the stereotype, unicorns = feminine, therefore unicorns = gay.

Sorry if I was being unclear.

Yeah, I personally think it's an ignorant, superficial association people falsely purport in an effort to marginalize gays. I know that a person's sexual orientation has no correlation to their masculinity.

Unicorns are gay because they love EVERYONE.

Shatari said:
Did you even read this silly thing? Charlie the Unicorn and Robot Unicorn Attack are not homosexual, or even sexual at all. Further, I think several centuries of historical lore trump a few mindless bigots from around the internet.

Did you even read it?
It's about gay symbolism making its way into mainstream pop culture.
And because the mainstream isn't gay, neither is Charlie the Robot Unicorn.

Munkelzahn said:
Proof that unicorns are indeed associated with homosexuality:

http://www.zandland.com/2010/07/unicorn-is-new-skull-mainstreaming-of.html

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091230073720AAJTAra

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101102130606AALdk9E

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090820213636AAbGH9M

http://www.google.com/search?q=yahoo+answers+vagina+heal+up+and+close

Proof that vaginas are indeed associated with flesh wounds.

unicorns are gay

Shatari said:
Did you even read this silly thing? Charlie the Unicorn and Robot Unicorn Attack are not homosexual, or even sexual at all. Further, I think several centuries of historical lore trump a few mindless bigots from around the internet.

I beg to differ: http://e621.net/post/show/3871/

Munkelzahn said:
And does this have anything to do with the unicorn dream sequence in Blade Runner?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhDDybv8_Ro

I'm pretty sure it doesn't. I'm not entirely sure why a unicorn was chosen for the dream sequence, but

edit: spoiler discussion removed because the spoiler tags don't seem to be working.