I don’t want to be a feminist anymore.

feministdisney:

wk777-personal:

dirgeoftazza:

waltdisneyconfessions:

“I strongly believe in gay rights, but I really hate that people want Disney to have a gay couple. I think it would just be so wrong to incorporate into their movies. I can’t even explain why to myself, but I just really hope it never happens.”

This, I’m all for their rights and I respect their preference.

Also, why why does it matter so much if it were in a Disney film? Kids can learn about sexuality in another way, it doesn’t have to involve Disney.

“I agree. o-o; Especially when this subject of sexuality is WAY too sensitive and controversial of a subject to touch on in this time of era.”

are we talking about the Victorian era, because I’m fairly sure that basically every Disney movie has “the subject of sexuality” in it if two characters being in love counts for that.   And yes, queer identity is somewhat controversial- because there are bigots.   The best way to change people’s opinions on how they view this is often for them to actually see gay/queer/whatever relationships/people/whatever so that it becomes clear that they are just people like everyone else, not devious devil lovers.   I mean, our own vice president said that the show Will & Grace is what helped turn him around- we often take the social influence of tv/movies for granted, but it is undeniably a powerful force that has the potential to shape how we see and talk about certain social issues.

“Plus, people constantly suggesting movies put non-hetero couples in their movies seems a bit forceful…let the producers and directors make their own choices, sheesh. It’s like telling an artist what to draw, and trust me, it takes INSPIRATION for an artist such as I to even draw. :I;”

No, it takes money for Disney illustrators to draw.   You think everyone who animates every Disney movies backs every animation they draw 100%?   Of course not- someone else is in charge of telling the animators what to draw, what to add or take out.   And they do it because it is their job.   Obviously creativity on the part of the illustrator is a large component of their art, but it’s silly to frame this as if they’re all put in a room and told to come up with whatever they find “inspiring” and call it a movie.  

It’s not “forceful.”   

“In a way, making movies is also an art. Don’t shove it, just wait until they’re inspired… :U”

I’m going to continue to “shove it.”   And also, I did see your reply to another person questioning your statements here, and no, the fact that you could take or leave straight relationships as well doesn’t balance this whole thing out.   I can almost guarantee, without looking through your blog, that you have never written multiple posts agreeing with other people that Disney should never have straight relationships in their movie.   The reason is that, even if you don’t care much for them, you accept them as being a predictable part of any narrative- you see them as normal and therefore uncontroversial, unproblematic.   It would be nice if gay relationships could be shown without them being seen as an ideological/political battle every time, but change does not come overnight.   You DO have to push for representation and not sit by waiting possibly forever for it to come.

Also, Ariel was a character created specifically in response to a lot of “pushing” by fans who weren’t content with the earlier princesses and their lack of agency.   Yet everyone loves Ariel and I doubt you think the artists who drew her had a lack of inspiration just because someone told them what to draw.    Things like that seem controversial until they’re actually made… and then it’s not a big deal.

I love it when people say “I support your rights” and then add a “but” and proceed to list the ways in which they actually oppose said rights.

Like, sure I believe in equality for you, I just don’t want you to be treated equally in this way, or that way, or those, and I really hope queer children seeing their identity validated and shown to be okay and nothing to be ashamed of by having these fictional characters to identify with who actually have this thing in common with them and are still cool and role models, like straight children get to identify with the prince-and-princess romances all the time NEVER HAPPENS. Why would you preface that confession with “I strongly believe in gay rights” when you obviously don’t believe in gay rights, other than to try to convince yourself of what a good and not-at-all-bigoted person you are? ”I strongly believe in gay rights/am all for their rights/support equality/am not homophobic/etc.” If you feel the need to follow it with a disclaimer, I do not think it means what you think it means.

And why the fuck not a Disney film? Because oh, won’t somebody think of the children? Um, we are? The queer children that you don’t want to think about enough to even realize they exist. Why is a girl kissing a girl or a boy kissing a boy inherently more sexual and obscene than a boy and a girl kissing?

definitelynotriley:

gaywrites:

Religion: you’re doing it right. 

reasons why san diego is awesome

patheticfangirl:

This is my letter to angry fanboys.

First, let it be known that I love most fanboys. When I go to a con, most of the guys there are respectful. They share a passion with me, and that’s awesome. We’re all on a rock floating through space with little connection to most of…

ykoriana:

thedailywhat:

Comic Book Boycott of the Day: Conservative group One Million Moms is at it again, directing its not-quite-a-million members to boycott Marvel and DC Comics due to recent announcements from both companies about their futures of their gay characters.

DC has revealed that a major character is soon going to come out as gay, while Marvel announced the engagement of superhero Northstar to his boyfriend, Kyle.

These events don’t sit will with One Million Moms, whose anti-gay agenda has also led them to protest the wedding of Archie Comics’ first gay character, Kevin Keller.

“Children desire to be just like superheroes,” said the group in a statement. “Children mimic superhero actions and even dress up in costumes to resemble these characters as much as possible. Can you imagine little boys saying, ‘I want a boyfriend or husband like X-Men?’”

The statement goes on to accuse the publishers of trying to “indoctrate [sic] impressionable young minds.”

Marvel and DC have yet to respond to the homophobic comments.

[towleroad.]

Oookay. So:

1) ”Mom, I want to wear all black and become a psychotic vigilante who prowls the city at night beating up perps and facing off criminals even more psychotic than me.”

“Oh, that’s lovely darling.”

2) “Mom, I’m gay.”

“What? NO! COMIC BOOKS HAVE TURNED MY CHILD INTO A HOMOSEXUAL!”

So. Much. Fail.

gaywrites:

This, this, this, this, this. Civil rights do not belong on a ballot. 

kateordie:

Erika Moen
Queer

Erika for President.

mynameislyddy:

dumbthingswhitepplsay:

leethemusicbee:

humbleumbran:

This is pretty fucked up to chicks, but some chicks fit these standards. Some guys don’t fit these standards at all. They make shit worse.

This.while thing is entirely sexist.

it’s also completely wrong

MASSIVE INACCURATE SEXISM

Here I am, not a guy, and I can think of loads of my friends who are girls/women and I/they fit all these things (except I wouldn’t be strong enough to carry most people - I’d support you walking, though.)

And I can think of plenty guys who fail this checklist, lazy, selfish, dickhead guys.

Also, on not stealing the guy you like? Has the person who wrote this never heard of people who aren’t straight? Or that you don’t own someone you fancy?

Since the OP missed the memo,

• Yes they do. Even for apparent reasons such as revenge for the object of the rumor refusing to sleep with them.
• Yes they do.
• Yes they do. Randomly act super rude, and also menstruate and get PMS.
• Yes they do. That is, make a move on a person, guy or otherwise, whom their friend likes, and whom neither this guy nor the friend owns.
• Yes they are.
• No they don’t.
• No they won’t.
• No they won’t.

These all together and separately obviously don’t describe the behavior or bodies of all men everywhere, because people are different and a gender is not a monolith. A radical concept, I know.

PS. Besides getting or not getting PMS not being a determining factor in what your gender is, it’s also not “randomly acting super rude”, since, first of all, it’s not random if it happens about once a month and always before the bleeding starts, and second, it’s not just being super rude for no reason, it’s lowered patience. Stuff a person who has PMS complains about is probably something they’re always bothered by, but at other times they can keep themselves from saying anything about it to avoid the additional stress of a conflict. Instead of thinking a PMSing person is just being irrationally angry for a while one might do well to instead listen all the more carefully to what they’re angry about.

gowns:

alittlewilde:

pimped-klingon:

alittlewilde:

stuavg:

gowns:

josé julio sarria, gay latino who ran for public office in 1961 - many many years before harvey milk

he ran for the san francisco board of supervisors and almost won by default, until people noticed there was a gay man running and immediately submitted everyone possible for the position. he didn’t win, but he still got 6000 votes, which shocked conservatives

he was also a drag queen popular at many of the balls at the time…and he still does it today (lookin good for a guy in his late 80s)!

What, a queer of color ran for office before Harvey Milk?

yeah, white people aren’t known for doing their history well.

The fact that he was gay was the reason he didn’t get elected.  It has nothing to do with him being Latino.  This is a matter of a gay man getting into some kind of elected position, and Harvey Milk beat him to it.  Do not make this a matter of race, for this is a matter of sexual orientation.  

I don’t think you…read the writing there…
It’s not saying he didn’t get elected for being Latino, it says right in there it was because he’s gay/queer. The part where race comes in is that in our history we are taught that Milk was the first gay/queer to run for some sort of office, erasing a queer person of COLOUR. It is erased because we live in a society that tries to teach that whiteness is superior and better at everything, always *first*. Here a POC was first, yet we are taught the opposite. 

First of all, I’m drunk; so fuck you.  Second, the post is not about the first gay man to run for office.  It appears to be so, but the comment “What, a queer of color ran for office before Harvey Milk?/yeah, white people aren’t known for doing their history well.” throws everything off.  Harvey Milk is the first openly gay man to be elected into office, which is what the post was about; BUT whoever made this post decided to make it about race, saying that Milk was only elected because he was white.  It takes away from the fact that a gay man, regardless of race, won a publicly-elected position, and turns it into a “fuck the white man, everyone else is better, and the white man is a piece of shit” sort of thing.  This post is not about how wonderful it was that Milk won, or that a gay man before him almost won, but instead it is about how a man of color is not widely taught because a white man succeeded where the colored man failed.  Instead of embracing the fact that a gay man was able to be elected into a public office, it displays a racism towards the white race all because a white, gay man was elected into office years after a colored, gay man ran for office.  Certainly, a man of color did RUN for office, but a gay man was elected, which is the point.  I assure you it has nothing to do with race; only sexuality.  M. Sarria was not elected because he was Latino, but because he was gay.  The point about race is irrelevant, and should have never been brought up.  Perhaps YOU did not read what was written.

put down the sauce man

lgbtlaughs:

Surviving the World comic by Dante Shepherd. Text reads: “If it is harder and scarier for you to explain to your children why some people love each other than for you to explain to your children why some people should be treated less than equal, you’re doing it wrong.” Beside the picture, Dante stands with his three-week old baby in his arms, pretending to be lecturing it.

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