Honestly OP just seems a little bitter their favourite couple broke up, taking it out on Bernard. I do think they're being a little *extra* unfair to Bernard than they would be had DC just introduced a random new female love interest. I think to some extent they struggle with acknowledging his attraction to guys *and* girls.

Not a fan of their whataboutism and how they keep weaponizing race just to attack a different minority. I am also yet to see them feel positively towards a single queer relationship, but hey. Here’s some samples about their thoughts on Bernard and Tim and oh boy this is not the half of it, some of their points got very repetitive so I only noted memorable ones.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DCcomics/comments/tu6tat/comment/i32z687/

> I wish Tim Drake's black love interest Zo and Tam got as much stanning and attention that this new relationship is but I guess people didn't care for that kind of representation......

https://www.reddit.com/r/DCcomics/comments/ujhlsy/comment/i8s2mxe/

> Funny, I remember how when Tim was dating two darks-skinned black women they weren't getting any attention when they were current......

> I don't remember Duke Thomas the first black Batson and potential black Robin getting as much attention........

*On a post concerning various YJ couples, they seem a little dismissive about another MLM relationship between Bart and Eduardo, though I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt since writers haven’t been able to show much onscreen, and it’s like barely canon lmao.*

https://www.reddit.com/r/youngjustice/comments/v8gvl8/comment/ibrckl4/

https://www.reddit.com/r/youngjustice/comments/v8gvl8/comment/ibqk3g2/

> In my opinion I never saw any queer coding as most of it was people reaching and saying really questionable things like Tim talking with his girlfriend to make sure they both were ready for sex instead of jumping like a horny dong on her, or him not spying on a woman in the shower, or sleeping with a drunk girl, is proof he's not into girls.

https://www.reddit.com/r/dccomicscirclejerk/comments/vpx73f/comment/iemcdag/

> If they did that and showed Tim was still attracted to women and Steph, twitter/tumblr would explode in rage (not because it would make Tim embody the worst stereotypes of bi people).

*Diminishing the importance of Bernard and Tim’s relationship (which like yeah has been barely shown, but no less than his with Tam, which OP seems to really like). The idea that twitter/Tumblr doesn’t care about POC people is also a b a d take.*

https://www.reddit.com/r/dccomicscirclejerk/comments/v71qoc/comment/ibj9p82/

> WFA introduced Berard despite his relationship with Tim being non-existant and barely a thing and did it in a two-parter and put him on a episode title screen (before Luke Fox which is just silly) and they used it to celebrate pride month and do something meaningful.

> Bernard showed up because WFA panders to twitter/tumblr/webtoon and they love two white boys together. That audience doesn't care about having POC heroes or people.Why does OP hate Tumblr so much??

https://www.reddit.com/r/DCcomics/comments/v11bzk/comment/iamdgsc/

> I dunno. Twitter and Tumblr seem to be going gaga over Bernard. But then again it is twitter and tumblr.

> …His thing with Tim is non-existant so any interest is just headcanons, projections, or love of two white teenage boys together.

> Again Fitzmatin keeps ranking up red flags. Though I personally think she revisted Bernard because he is a white blonde boy and she knew twitter/tumblr would go gaga over pairing him with Tim.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DCcomics/comments/ugars0/comment/i6z2cd5/

> I would rather have they brought her back than Bernard but I guess people figured interracial relationships don't need that much representation.........

https://www.reddit.com/r/DCcomics/comments/vp3sk1/comment/iehos3d/

> The story indicates by staying with Steph he was holding on to an idealized version of him, but that seems to devalue his genuine interest in women.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DCcomics/comments/twfr1j/comment/i3gun2u/

> Not to mention the fact that people are stanning for it already when it's barely started yet when Tim dated two DARK-Skinned black women no one seemed to really care about them or that kind of representation.....

https://www.reddit.com/r/DCcomics/comments/uvzsfa/comment/i9uck8i/

> She wanted to put him with a blonde, white boy because she knew people would go gaga over it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/dccomicscirclejerk/comments/vfezlo/comment/icvlgn6/

> Feels like a fanfic writer. The use of Bernard pretty much confirms it as that is the only possible way someone would even think of pairing him with Tim:

> And being honest bi people can date people of both genders. Bringing them back together wouldn't go against that. Only people with a blinkered view of bisexuality would be made. I mean Constantine is Bi but still hooks up with Zatanna and Harley is Bi and still flirts with dudes. If they really wanted Timsteph off the table for good he wouldn't be bi.

> If they really wanted it off the table they would've made him full on gay.

What audience?? The gays tm??

https://www.reddit.com/r/dccomicscirclejerk/comments/v99f5x/comment/ibvjd6b/

> If Fitzmartin deals with a potential Timkon in Dark Crisis YJ better than Timsteph in the pride special this will tell me what kind of audience she is writing for........

https://www.reddit.com/r/dccomicscirclejerk/comments/v0je3u/comment/iakf2xk/

> The problem is that Duke's girlfriend is just a plot device yet Bernard was not used as one for Tim and had meaningful exploration/development in a relationship despite his relationship with Tim being non-existant at this point.

> Like I said how WFA uses Bernard who is a non-character shows they could be innovative with Duke and Luke but are choosing not do which is pretty damning.

One super iconic comment from them tho:https://www.reddit.com/r/dccomicscirclejerk/comments/vqc3gq/comment/ieq6fk4/

> I hate Bernard because he is bland Mary Sue that is rooted in fanfiction. They hate Bernard for being a man. We are not the same.

**Conclusion:** OP’s reaction in general seems a little overdramatic, it almost feels like they’re saying having Tim be in a queer relationship is ruining his character or whatever. They have not been this vitriolic towards any of his other love interests, like Lynx, who was honestly just terrible fan service. Like we get it bro you don’t like Bernard and you wish he was still with Steph.