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Oh, yes, me too! And certainly, I didn't mean that he must be acting like that because of being gay, but just that maybe he would be in such deep denial about it, living in a small town that expected him to be such a perfect "manly man," that his personality ended up being crazy and over-the-top. To think, instead of ending up dead, he could've just married Le Fou and everyone would live happily ever after.
My daughter has felt this way since she was little. She always says she doesn't understand all the fussing over the "people labels", because when it comes down to it, we are all just people, plain and simple. She has had some personal experience, as her best friend in sixth grade came out as identifying as a male.....if you think it's hard coming out as an adult, just imagine how it is coming out as a 12 year old in a Southern redneck town.Well, seeing as how there hasn't been anything like this in a 'Disney' movie (The Birdcage doesn't count here), it is something worth mentioning. I, too, long for the day when there isn't a label put in front of a character or person i.e. a black person, an Asian person, a gay person, etc. We're all people, right?
Whoopsie! Sorry!
Well, to be fair, Belle had a respectable decolletage in the original animated version, too, lol.Is this actually intended as a "children's" movie?
Seems the vocal objection is that a gay scene is being " forced" onto children. But the way Emma was (almost) dressed to promote the movie didn't look very child friendly. Well...unless the children are very young and hungry, if you know what I mean.
Please don't misunderstand. I do not object to what she was wearing. It just did not look like something appropriate for a "children's" movie tour.
I agree, I thought at first that this would be a darker take on it where we would find out more background about the characters, especially the Prince/Beast. Now I'm hearing reviews that it is a total copy of the original. I'm sure I'll still think it's great, but man, that was a missed opportunity.
I know they are always being criticized for something. They got a lot of flack for not having diversity in their princess lineup, so they added Tiana (black) and Elena (latina). And more recently, there has been a big push by some communities to make Elsa gay in the upcoming Frozen sequel. So I guess it's a tough situation they're in, but yes, to the innocent bystander, the Le Fou thing definitely looks like tokenism.
Is this actually intended as a "children's" movie?
Seems the vocal objection is that a gay scene is being " forced" onto children. But the way Emma was (almost) dressed to promote the movie didn't look very child friendly. Well...unless the children are very young and hungry, if you know what I mean.
Please don't misunderstand. I do not object to what she was wearing. It just did not look like something appropriate for a "children's" movie tour.
I also don't object to a character in a Disney movie being gay. A kiss is fine. I don't think children need to be exposed to scenes beyond kissing, whether gay or hetero, but kissing, holding hands, showing love, is fine.
Reminds me of how the original Batman II (the Burton one with Catwoman and Penguin) was released and promoted as a kids movie which it certainly isn't. Some of the things that the Penguin says is not for kids. 'I'm gonna show her my French Flipper trick!'Is this actually intended as a "children's" movie?
Seems the vocal objection is that a gay scene is being " forced" onto children. But the way Emma was (almost) dressed to promote the movie didn't look very child friendly. Well...unless the children are very young and hungry, if you know what I mean.
Please don't misunderstand. I do not object to what she was wearing. It just did not look like something appropriate for a "children's" movie tour.
I also don't object to a character in a Disney movie being gay. A kiss is fine. I don't think children need to be exposed to scenes beyond kissing, whether gay or hetero, but kissing, holding hands, showing love, is fine.
I hope that you will keep an eye out for this child and let them know that it's okay for them to be 'different'. We're all alittle different anyway......
Agreed. It looks like boring garbage, in general
Do you know if the Jean Cocteau version is on Open Culture (or some other way free)?
Agreed. It looks like boring garbage, in general
With all due respect, skimom2, there's also the other end of the spectrum of the beautiful, muscular gay man who is a flaming b*tch to other gay men, so I guess either way we can't win.
You bet I'll help look out for this kid. In 8th grade when my daughter was being bullied and had begun cutting herself, this friend stepped in and made sure my child was safe at scool and had a friend to sit with at lunch. They still have sleepovers at my house, and is the first person my daughter invites on day trips, etc. Sometimes, I get mixed up and call him by his female name instead of the male name he chose, but this kid knows I genuinely care and that I'm sincere in my acceptance. Every day when I pick up my daughter from school, she always tells me her friend says hi and loves me. That's a pretty good feeling.I hope that you will keep an eye out for this child and let them know that it's okay for them to be 'different'. We're all alittle different anyway......
