Laika's 'ParaNorman' Prents First Openly Gay Animated Character
Contents:
- 'PARANORMAN’S' MCH: THE FIRST FAY-FRIENDLY GAY ANIMATED CHARACTER
- MCH DOWNE FROM "PARANORMAN" IS AWOME GAY REPRENTATN
- WHY PARANORMAN FEATURED THE FIRST GAY CHARACTER AN ANIMATED FILM
- ‘PARANORMAN’ MA HISTORY WH ANIMATN’S FIRST-EVER OPENLY GAY HIMBO 10 YEARS AGO TODAY
- LAIKA’S ‘PARANORMAN’ PRENTS FIRST OPENLY GAY ANIMATED CHARACTER
- PARANORMAN CREATORS DISCS THEIR GROUNDBREAKG GAY CHARACTER
- 'PARANORMAN' SLIPS FIRST GAY ANIMATED CHARACTER
- 'PARANORMAN' FEATUR GAY JOCK, AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE
- WHY PARANORMAN FEATURED THE FIRST GAY CHARACTER AN ANIMATED FILM
- ‘PARANORMAN’ FILMMAKERS ON OUTG THE GAY JOCK MCH
'PARANORMAN’S' MCH: THE FIRST FAY-FRIENDLY GAY ANIMATED CHARACTER
Do a wir variety of narrativ and protagonists mean unabashedly gay animated characters are beg embraced by the majory of mastream U.S. dienc? * gay guy from paranorman *
In 2012, ParaNorman featured the first out gay character an Amerin, fay-targeted, animated theatril release.
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MCH DOWNE FROM "PARANORMAN" IS AWOME GAY REPRENTATN
Gay reprentatn is out there, but to portray a character who's gay as a big, happy bte is a rare treat. * gay guy from paranorman *
This clus a greater potential for gay-tged humor or gay-d characters. Gay-tged humor tends to be a short punch le or reference that has a gay-readg, but don’t affect the world or fe the sexualy of any of the characters.
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WHY PARANORMAN FEATURED THE FIRST GAY CHARACTER AN ANIMATED FILM
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This display of homoerotic humor preces a scene which both characters are shown beg attracted to sirens who have taken the form of betiful animals of their rpective speci, and is their attractn to the femal that leads to their advertent kiss.
‘PARANORMAN’ MA HISTORY WH ANIMATN’S FIRST-EVER OPENLY GAY HIMBO 10 YEARS AGO TODAY
Well before Disney began toutg "exclively gay moments," Laika did what no other stud had done before: It troduced the first openly gay character a mastream animated feature. * gay guy from paranorman *
In the se of gay-d characters, reliance on ambiguy allows for multiple readgs of a character.
LAIKA’S ‘PARANORMAN’ PRENTS FIRST OPENLY GAY ANIMATED CHARACTER
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In the live actn film Thank God It’s Friday (1978) Kenny Friedman add a gay male uple to a background crowd of dancg straight upl. He found tt screengs that straight viewers did not notice while gay viewers did. “Which is exactly what he wanted; he found that general dienc are unwillg to see gays and he ma easier for them.
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PARANORMAN CREATORS DISCS THEIR GROUNDBREAKG GAY CHARACTER
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One review mentned as a gay kiss 7. In this way gay dg works to a stud’s advantage. Ambiguy male characters, particularly male duos, has bee a wi enough regnized trope that bar the same name as the popular Saturday Night Live sketch, the "Ambiguoly Gay Duo.
'PARANORMAN' SLIPS FIRST GAY ANIMATED CHARACTER
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To many Mch as a gay character was seen as no more a danger to child viewers then a character like Harry Potter would be as a wizard. More movi released means the potential for more risk takg the typ of characters and stori, and gay-tged humor and gay-d characters have creasgly been met wh approval by dienc or at the very least acceptance by viewers who re ls about the sexualy of the characters and more about the narrativ.
'PARANORMAN' FEATUR GAY JOCK, AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE
Foc Featur' film 'Paranorman' reportedly featur a gay jock, and some people don't like . Mch shows his unrwear over his pants, wears a tight T-shirt and has a 20" waist, 24" biceps and... * gay guy from paranorman *
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WHY PARANORMAN FEATURED THE FIRST GAY CHARACTER AN ANIMATED FILM
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Gay reprentatn is out there, but to portray a character who's gay as a big, happy bte is a rare treat. And at the very end of the film, he’s revealed to be gay. This mcled himbo is gay.
‘PARANORMAN’ FILMMAKERS ON OUTG THE GAY JOCK MCH
He’s not effemate, he don’t lisp or do his nails — he’s almost the exact oppose of the old homosexual stereotype.