Oh- I'm right there with you on not caring about authorial intent- usually. It's more that I don't exactly trust the writers to actually play it out. Because I agree- the message IS mixed and I think that should have a big impact on who Clark ends up being- which is kind of schizo-weird-boy. I'm just not sure the writers are actually going to make that tie-in, which is why I find it irksome. Sometimes. (It's like, if I trusted the writers more, I'd be totally cool with it. But I don't. So I'm not.)

Oh yea- and I'm totally stereotyping with the homophobia. No doubt about it- they've never given any indication on the show one way or another. However, if I had to bet, knowing nothing other than Bo's age and background, I'd bet he was mildly homophobic. Not to say he wouldn't get over it- even my S. Baptist, Mississippi grandparents have shown a real willingness to 'get over it' when it comes to family- and I think that's how Bo would be. Not that I particularly expect the show to delve into, but it's what I most easily imagine.

I think it's just that most people I know (particularly non-urban) who are that age- they are homophobic. Maybe not rabidly so, but definitely in the 'Ew- icky, just keep it away from me, and no, you can't get married' sort of way.