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[–]Neo_Shadow_LurkerPronouns: I/Don't/Care 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Even today, I still don't know how people still have the energy to throw hissy fits about this, and I'm talking about both sides here.

Disney still doesn't have the balls to commit to any serious representation besides blink-and-you-miss-it scenes that will probably get removed on international releases.

It's also important to remember that they (and the entire western cartoon industry) use lesbians as their go-to LGB representation because they see female same-sex relationshps as "safe" for most audiences, not due to actual concerns about their depiction on media.

[–]Three_oneFourWanted for thought crimes in countless ideologies 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think the lesbian bias is because most homphobes fall into one or both of the following: they fetishize lesbians, or their hatred of homosexuality is relating to some ancient book talking about sex, and sex is defined by the presence of a penis, and therefore lesbians are ok or otherwise less terrible because they can't have "real" sex. Gay men are the absolute worst because they defy what men "ought" to do and pervert their antiquated idea of sex by doing it up another guy's butt rather than in a vagina. Lesbians are not terrible because they don't have "real" sex and straight men often love to watch lesbian porn. That's why they're "safe" for more audiences.

[–]Kai_Decadence 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Another good point, especially the fetishizing aspect...