The directors and st of "Strange World" discs the cln of a biracial, openly gay character the Disney animated feature.
Contents:
- DID DISNEY BURY STRANGE WORLD BEE OF GAY CHARACTER?
- STRANGE WORLD: EVERYTHG ABOUT DISNEY'S FIRST GAY CHARACTER ETHAN CLA
- ‘STRANGE WORLD’ IS DISNEY’S FIRST ANIMATED MOVIE WH A GAY LEAD. WHY IS IT BEG BURIED?
- 'STRANGE WORLD': DISNEY'S NEW ADVENTURE STARS FIRST OUT GAY TEEN, A 'LOV OUT LOUD' MOM AND A THREE-LEGGED DOG
DID DISNEY BURY STRANGE WORLD BEE OF GAY CHARACTER?
23, the movie also monstrat the Moe Hoe's renewed mment to LGBTQ reprentatn by showsg the first out gay teenager a Disney rtoon feature. That character is Ethan Cla, and he's voiced by out gay edian and actor Jaboie Young-Whe."I thought that was pretty ol," Young-Whe tells Yahoo Entertament about playg the barrier-shatterg role. "And what's so betiful about the movie is that the only way this fay n save the world they love so much is if they start to unrstand each other and listen."For her part, Unn not that her recent remake of Cheaper by the Dozen — which premiered on Disney+ March — featured one of Disney's first live actn gay teens (played by Caylee Blosensk), but says much of that storyle was downplayed the fished film.
Both the 2020 animated feature, Onward, which featured Disney's first self-intified lbian character, and 2022's Lightyear, which featured the stud's first same-sex kiss, were banned Sdi Arabia and other Gulf natns where homosexual nduct is still illegal.
STRANGE WORLD: EVERYTHG ABOUT DISNEY'S FIRST GAY CHARACTER ETHAN CLA
But the scene sparked bate due to two issu: Florida’s ntroversial “Don’t Say Gay” law, which prohibs any class discsn about sexual orientatn and genr inty to stunts younger than ne years old, and Disney’s efforts as a pany to have repealed. His father supports him and giv him advice, not focg on whether his son is gay or not, but simply as a father who is by his son’s si matters of love.
‘STRANGE WORLD’ IS DISNEY’S FIRST ANIMATED MOVIE WH A GAY LEAD. WHY IS IT BEG BURIED?
Acrdg to Deadle, progrsive polics might not have allowed Disney to simply jettison what uld be a subpar movie directly to streamg: “Had ‘Strange World’ gone straight to Disney+, would be a PR nightmare for the stud, particularly the wake of [former Disney CEO Bob] Chapek’s Florida ‘Don’t Say Gay’ quagmire. It featured a gay kiss, and Pixar ially removed the scene before addg back as Disney publicly opposed Florida Gov. “Strange World, ” which featur a gay teen romance volvg the ma character, an environmental msage and no prcs, me well below projectns, grossg $11.
“The film’s gay storyle got plenty of onle attentn, and some parents are exhsted by the msagg morn Disney fare. “For example, the protagonist fay nsists of a biracial marriage, a gay son, and a three-legged dog, ” said Brett McCracken the Gospel Coaln review. The film’s fenrs acced crics on social media of beg “homophobic, ” a term disputed by Turng Pot USA ntributor Rob Smh.
“Disney’s ‘Strange World’ rtoon, which featur a gay teen love wh another boy, FLOPPED wh a disastro $18M openg on a $180M budget, ” tweeted Mr.
'STRANGE WORLD': DISNEY'S NEW ADVENTURE STARS FIRST OUT GAY TEEN, A 'LOV OUT LOUD' MOM AND A THREE-LEGGED DOG
Smh, who is gay. “Most adults have NO PROBLEM wh gays.