Lu is marketed as a "metaphor for anythg" but the sea monster setup is a perfect allegory for a gay story, and LGBTQ viewers n read that way.
Contents:
- DO DISNEY’S ‘LU’ HAVE A GAY CHARACTER?
- IS LU PIXAR’S FIRST GAY MOVIE? MAYBE
- HOW GAY IS PIXAR’S LU?
- LU MAY NOT BE A GAY NARRATIVE, BUT ’S ABSOLUTELY A QUEER ONE
- SORRY, FOLKS, PIXAR’S LU ISN’T GAY
- 'LU' DIRECTOR ADMS THEY 'TALKED ABOUT' MAKG THE LEADS GAY BUT CID TO FOC ON A 'PRE-ROMANCE' IENDSHIP
- I'M SORRY, BUT "LU" IS TOTALLY A GAY MOVIE, AND THE 18 TWEETS PROVE IT
DO DISNEY’S ‘LU’ HAVE A GAY CHARACTER?
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IS LU PIXAR’S FIRST GAY MOVIE? MAYBE
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HOW GAY IS PIXAR’S LU?
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LU MAY NOT BE A GAY NARRATIVE, BUT ’S ABSOLUTELY A QUEER ONE
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Do Lu have a gay character?
SORRY, FOLKS, PIXAR’S LU ISN’T GAY
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'LU' DIRECTOR ADMS THEY 'TALKED ABOUT' MAKG THE LEADS GAY BUT CID TO FOC ON A 'PRE-ROMANCE' IENDSHIP
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I'M SORRY, BUT "LU" IS TOTALLY A GAY MOVIE, AND THE 18 TWEETS PROVE IT
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