Contents:
- KIDS' NETFLIX CARTOON 'SHE-RA' INTRODUC GAY CHARACTERS
- WHAT SHE-RA AND THE PRCS OF POWER’S GAY KISS MEANS TO ITS COMMUNY
KIDS' NETFLIX CARTOON 'SHE-RA' INTRODUC GAY CHARACTERS
(DreamWorks / Netflix) I’d bee so ed to beg let down the past that I’d unknowgly ternalized some of the homophobic arguments that have been ma for years about what is or isn’t “appropriate, ” pecially for kids. Strangers on the ter still thk ’s funny to make homophobic ’s this TV show that lets all kids, and specifilly queer kids, see that beg hont about their feelgs n make them a hero is as excg as is important.
WHAT SHE-RA AND THE PRCS OF POWER’S GAY KISS MEANS TO ITS COMMUNY
Still, Stevenson, herself a gay woman, wanted young viewers to be able to see a queer relatnship that wasn’t jt cintal, but central to the plot of the entire seri. We’ve got a bunch of people who, jt off Season One, are really, really exced about the gay reprentatn this show. Upon first glance, the show is somethg most parents would be fortable wh their kids watchg as long as they uld handle the fantasy vlence, but s send season the TV-Y7 rated seri starts to really ph the gay agenda—whout actually tellg you is.
As Decir put , "If She-Ra Season 1 featured characters who uld be read as queer, Season 2 is blissfully, almost unapologetilly gay. By now, we’re (unfortunately) ed to most of the prime time adult shows havg the requise gay character and, more recently, even the gay child g out has bee popular on h shows, but seems like Hollywood isn’t ntent to stop there.