On Sat, 14 Sep 1996, Arromdee Kenneth wrote:

Ranma thinks of Ukyou as a guy. He's thought that for
over ten years - that way of thinking just won't suddenly change over
night. If Ranma was to marry Ukyou, HE'D have to be homo. He's clearly
not, and is too macho to even think that way.

How much does gender matter to a six year old?  Ranma thought of Ukyou as his
friend; knowing Ukyou's gender would make no difference in his thoughts about
her.

By the time Ranma got old enough to notice girls, it would have been years
since he had last seen Ukyou.

Not to mention, Ranma calls Ukyou a cute girl and too cute to waste 
herself on Revenge in the first story she shows up in.  If Ranma really 
was incapable of thinking of her as a girl, he wouldn't say that.

This doesn't mean he LOVES her, but I think it's evidence he's not so 
fixed in his ways that he's completely incapable of thinking of her as a 
girl.



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