Disney: alright. Let’s put out our new first lgbt character wth half a minute of screentime. Everyone’s gonna freak out ad they’re gonna be so pleased. This is all we can do
Sony Animation: our main character has a pride button on her at all times
Disney: WHAT THE FUCK YOU CAN DO THAT???
when will Disney ever
A lot of people in the notes are saying this is the same as the performative shit Disney’s doing and I’m like….. not really tho? I feel like constantly seeing a character with a pride pin throughout a 90 minute movie is more meaningful than a fucking gay cop that’s in one easily removable scene or an easy-to-miss gay kiss that lasts two seconds and gets censored easily in other countries. Katie has a pride pin and it’s not made a big deal out of it. It just exists in her person. Also you can’t go frame by frame inan animated movie and erase a pin, that’s shit hard
Speaking as a gay woman, I will always consider a character wearing/owning a rainbow or flag-color item to be better representation than someone who only appears for five seconds saying “girlfriend” or standing close to someone of the same gender.
Also, the MAIN, CENTRAL CHARACTER of a movie!? Hello? Not a single vague throwaway line or a 2 second blink-and-miss it background character. The main character! HUGE difference.