danceswithfaeriesunderthemoon:
“I think the people hoping for a lesbian princess need to be reminded that Disney movies are aimed at kids. I don’t think there is anything wrong with being gay, but to push the idea at kids before they understand what that means will only confuse them. Also as a parent, I would be pissed at Disney for addressing such controversial topics in a movie intended for children.”
I’ve been waiting for an opportunity like this. Generally I don’t pay much attention to opinion blogs because a lot of people are under the impression that there is no such thing as a ‘wrong opinion’ (which there is) and talking to said people is much like talking to a pile of rocks, except even rocks would be preferable to these kind of ridiculous people.
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being gay, but -” Nope. Stop right there. If you truly think there is nothing wrong with being gay, then that would be the end of it. You would not have this opinion. There is no ‘but’. Queer couples should have the same representation in children’s movies as heteronormative couples because - gasp! - there is nothing wrong with being gay!
You speak of ‘confusing’ the kids - tell me, though. How? How would this confuse them? When children watch Disney films, they are not thinking about sex. When they see Ariel and Eric kiss, or Aladdin and Jasmine, or Aurora and Phillip, or every goddamn couple in the entire franchise, they are not thinking about penises and vaginas, they are watching two people who love each other kiss. It’s simple and actually incredibly clear. There is nothing confusing about two people in love.
See, heterosexuality and heteronormativity is so ingrained in our culture that, most of the time, we don’t even realize it’s there. This confession is a prime example of that. And to assume that representing a gay couple would somehow be ‘pushing’ homosexuality on them is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Considering sexuality is an innate part of us, something we are born with and cannot change, you could show a child nothing but animated gay couples going on adventures and falling in love and if the child is straight, they’ll still be straight at the end of it. Representation is not about trying to coerce anyone into being anything they’re not - it is about shedding light on the people of society who have been kept in the dark, about teaching children that not being the norm is okay.
Do you realize that there are children out there with gay parents? Gay relatives? Gay friends? That there are children out there - prepare yourself - who are gay? What do you think it’s like for them to see the same boy and girl fall in love over and over? That what they feel isn’t ‘appropriate’? That what they feel is ‘too confusing’ to be displayed?
It is statements and opinions like these that reinforce homophobia and make kids afraid to be themselves. This is what keeps people in the closet, in denial, afraid to come out, because the majority - heterosexuals like yourself, I presume - have condoned homosexuality/being queer as being ‘too confusing’ when it’s been proven time and time again that it’s just as natural as anything else.
dat commentary.
Okay. I sort of agree with the first commentary although I agree with the second if that makes sense. Although homosexuality should not be so strange and unique and hidden, until it isn’t kids will be a little confused. I know I sure as hell was when I first started seeing homosexuality around me. Some kids are fine being pushed out of their comfort zones. And there will be kids who truly have no idea why all their lives they’ve seen mommy and daddy kiss and mommies and daddies everywhere and all of a sudden it changes to mommy and mommy and daddy and daddy. I personally do not have a problem with homosexuality in Disney. But to say that some children would not be affected by it is preposterous. And they are kids. Kids. I’m not trying to have to explain human sexuality and gender stereotypes etc to a seven year old. That seven year old needs to stay a seven year old as long as possible and that’s not something seven year olds need to be worrying about.
you’ve got to give the kids some credit, they’re not going to be confused, it’s a cartoon with themes of true love and things like that, and honestly with gay people being apart of society, why wouldn’t we start showcasing same sex couples? I mean shit, you guys really think gay rights arent going to come to fruition at some point? it’s the ignorance and lack of information that keeps people oppressed.
