The new documentary ‘Do I Sound Gay?’ explor the surprisg number of mcg, sibilant animated villas wh a penchant for extravagant hats.
Contents:
- EXCLUSIVE: IS SR OM ’THE LN KG’ GAY? JEREMY IRONS SETTL THE BATE.
- ACTOR NFIRMS: SR OM LN KG WAS GAY
- WHY SO MANY DISNEY VILLAS SOUND 'GAY'
EXCLUSIVE: IS SR OM ’THE LN KG’ GAY? JEREMY IRONS SETTL THE BATE.
May the d-as-gay villa cease to exist. * scar gay lion *
The Ln Kg: Sr is gay. The Gays(tm) are mad that Sr, voiced by Chiwetel Ejfor, isn't as gay as they remembered om the animated 1994 mil. "The biggt misstep of the new Ln Kg for me was the hetero-fitn of gay in Sr, " said one social media er.
ACTOR NFIRMS: SR OM LN KG WAS GAY
"Jafar's orig story is that he's gay and pissed." * scar gay lion *
"My only cricism is I wish Sr livered one le like the origal and he was more gay thx! Historilly, the ma way LGBTQ+ people have found ourselv reprented film and televisn was through characters that were d as queer, though their sexual and genr inti had no signifint prence, bee homophobia. Aga, bee homophobia.
In the origal animated versn, the character, voiced by Jeremy Irons, fell le wh the then-expected d-as-gay villay that me to fe untls Disney properti.
WHY SO MANY DISNEY VILLAS SOUND 'GAY'
Few Disney characters are explicly clared to be gay by the stud, but viewers have picked up on "gay dg." CBR explor. * scar gay lion *
And if you jt listen to the origal versn of "Be Prepared, " Sr's voice is basilly remiscent of an entiled and disgntled (whe) gay man who mand his right to marry while ignorg the plight of LGBTQ+ folks of lor. Unrstandably, however, 's not absurd that those of who grew up on the origal Ln Kg would want to mata much of what we remember of the origal, cludg Sr's latent homosexualy.
In fact, that the new Sr is not sublimally gay -- and Billy Eichner says he played Timon wh a "gay sensibily, " whatever the hell that means -- is sign of progrs. RELATED | Billy Eichner Confirms He Played Timon wh a 'Gay Sensibily'.
Disney has felt the heat as of late as fans ll on the pany to publicly nmn Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, which jt passed through the state senate. As of today, Pixar animators are speakg out agast the pany, sharg an open letter that rporate offic "have mand the removal of 'nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn … regardls of when there is prott om both the creative teams and executive learship at Pixar, '" acrdg to The ntroversy led some fans to pot out that LGBTQ+ folks have always been a part of Disney's succs.