Netflix’s Kipo and the Age of Wonrbeasts has a very chill and sual g out moment — which is pretty noteworthy nsirg that no other animated show has had a character say "I’m gay" on screen. Kipo and the Age of Wonrbeasts is streamg now.
Contents:
- KIPO AND THE AGE OF WONRBEASTS MAK G OUT AS GAY SIMPLE AND DIRECT
- HOW THE CREATORS OF KIPO WERE ABLE TO MAKE BENSON GAY
- ‘KIPO AND THE AGE OF WONRBEASTS’ IS AN UPLIFTG AND GAY-AFFIRMG SERI
- REVIEW ‘KIPO AND THE AGE OF WONRBEASTS’: GAY, JOYO, AND LOVG
KIPO AND THE AGE OF WONRBEASTS MAK G OUT AS GAY SIMPLE AND DIRECT
Not bee there's anythg wrong wh her, but bee he's gay. Livg the year 2020, really shouldn't be a surprise when a show for children has a character who explicly and simply tells people they are gay, but that is the realy of the world we live right now. Too many animated children's shows will dance around character sexualy, showg characters love but beg aaid to explicly e the word "gay.
" There are shows like Steven Universe, where two female characters get married, but they're technilly agenr space rocks whose genr n be altered foreign dubs, and other shows that heavily imply queer pairgs but leave them jt vague enough to be niable, like The Legend of Korra endg wh two female characters walkg off together hand hand, but for a character to simply say that they are gay is still rare enough to tch me off guard when happens.
HOW THE CREATORS OF KIPO WERE ABLE TO MAKE BENSON GAY
Gettg to see a young person of lor e out as gay an animated show for kids is an all-too-rare occurrence. Aga, this shouldn't be a shocker, but you'd be amazed how rare is to see a gay character animated children's media get to actually fall for people along their journey.
Voltron suggted Shiro was gay, but rather than give fans sight to the past, his love tert, Adam, was killed off-screen.
It ntu a warm terplay where Roberto is supportive of his gay son, while everyone around them, om humans to mut, root for the uple as they see their love as normal. And most of all, while queerns don't fe their inti, watchg two gay teens celebratg and enjoyg each other as soulmat whout fallg to stereotyp is a weled sight. “Bee … I’m gay.
‘KIPO AND THE AGE OF WONRBEASTS’ IS AN UPLIFTG AND GAY-AFFIRMG SERI
But this particular scene is a first for all-ag animatn: Benson actually says that he’s gay. Dpe the fact that LGBTQ reprentatn all-ag programmg is better than ever, no one has actually uttered the words “I’m gay” an all-ag animatn seri.
Ratburn’s Gay Rat Weddg Arthur, for stance, as well as Bow’s dads on She-Ra and the Prcs of Power), up until now, no character has actually e out to another. The highlights noted by GLAAD over the years emphasize worlds and settgs where beg a gay relatnship is not challenged or seen as somethg different. The are all important pictns of queer characters, pecially terms of prentg posive relatnships, but there’s a different effect to a character proclaimg “I’m gay, ” let alone a lead character.
REVIEW ‘KIPO AND THE AGE OF WONRBEASTS’: GAY, JOYO, AND LOVG
One du, chillg a hot tub, vomg a rabow ‘cuz he’s gay. From the first season, which premiered January 2020, we learned that ma character Benson was gay after Kipo admted she had a csh on him.
After this, Benson says he do like her, but only as a iend, and sually tells her he’s gay. To actually have a character e the word “gay” is a huge step for kid’s animatn. While some seri have had queer characters, next to none have actually ed terms like gay, lbian, queer, bisexual, pansexual, or non-bary.