May the d-as-gay villa cease to exist.
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ACTOR NFIRMS: SR OM LN KG WAS GAY
* scar lion king was not 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. "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.
EXCLUSIVE: IS SR OM ’THE LN KG’ GAY? JEREMY IRONS SETTL THE BATE.
"Jafar's orig story is that he's gay and pissed." * scar lion king was not gay *
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.
\u201cAndreas Deja (who is gay) animated nearly every disney villa durg the Disney Renaissance. 1646685855Queer-dg villas was an easy way for 1900s animatn to signate a character as different, ually saddlg them wh a bunch of cliché, homosexual stereotyp that the dience digts and associat as evil, playg off of history's real-life stigma agast LGBTQ+ folks. But the gays have reclaimed the villas!