Queer Representation at Disney
Added 2020-02-25 22:21:10 +0000 UTCI hope the compression doesn't fuck this up too badly.
This was obviously motivated by Disney announcing their new "first openly gay character" the ugly ass cyclops with no lines. Its an issue that pretty much everyone is one the same page about, but there is a lot of material to work with re: gay characters in mainstream children's media, so I went with it anyway.
The current media meta seems to be including ostensibly badass girl characters for feminism points, before applying a last minute girl-on-girl kiss with minimal relationship development to score a x2 surprise queer rep multiplier. This is surely an upgrade from the adult-swim era "gay/trans person purely as comic relief" in terms of positive effect on society, but is it technically better writing? I don't know, I'm straight and I'm fucking stupid to boot!!!
I spent a lot of time thinking of funny titles for movie in the second panel. Potential options were:
The Chicken Knight
The Chicken Knight 2
The Rapping Chicken Knight
The Rapping Chicken Knight Returns
A Blue Chicken In King Arthur's Court
The Ska Knight
King Arthur's 'Court' (Tennis Movie)
I went with the minions for the "this isn't owned by Disney" payoff.
