Often times in media the only queer representation is a villain.
It’s actually difficult to find characters that are gender non-conforming and good or at least neutral in any media before like 2006. Only having queer people show up as villains subtly hints at your brain that something is wrong with queer people, that you should be wary, that they are bad. This is held out in scientific studies and also applies to bipoc representation in media too.
I’m all for queer and bipoc villains but we also deserve to be heroes.
I’m fine with queer villains, but most queer characters are villains. Virtually all queer Disney characters are villains. The one I can think that is not is Kuzko, who starts as an antagonist and then changes heart.
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“Villains can’t be queer or it’s bigotry” is the worst take. Gimme badass queer villains. Human stories are human stories.
Nah the take is:
Often times in media the only queer representation is a villain.
It’s actually difficult to find characters that are gender non-conforming and good or at least neutral in any media before like 2006. Only having queer people show up as villains subtly hints at your brain that something is wrong with queer people, that you should be wary, that they are bad. This is held out in scientific studies and also applies to bipoc representation in media too.
I’m all for queer and bipoc villains but we also deserve to be heroes.
I’m fine with queer villains, but most queer characters are villains. Virtually all queer Disney characters are villains. The one I can think that is not is Kuzko, who starts as an antagonist and then changes heart.