That character is Ethan Cla, and he's voiced by out gay edian and actor Jaboie Young-Whe.
Contents:
- HERE'S HOW 'STRANGE WORLD' TRODUC THE FIRST OUT GAY TEENAGER A DISNEY ANIMATED FILM: 'IT WAS A BETIFUL THG TO BE A PART OF'
- DID DISNEY BURY STRANGE WORLD BEE OF GAY CHARACTER?
- ‘STRANGE WORLD’ IS DISNEY’S FIRST ANIMATED MOVIE WH A GAY LEAD. WHY IS IT BEG BURIED?
- LIST: 'STRANGE WORLD' REVIEWS ABOUT DISNEY'S FIRST OUT GAY, CHARACTER, BIRACIAL QUEER TEEN
- NOLTE: DISNEY’S BIG GAY, GREEN ‘STRANGE WORLD’ CRASH AT BOX OFFICE
HERE'S HOW 'STRANGE WORLD' TRODUC THE FIRST OUT GAY TEENAGER A DISNEY ANIMATED FILM: 'IT WAS A BETIFUL THG TO BE A PART OF'
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But the scene sparked bate due to two issu: Florida’s ntroversial “Don’t Say Gay” law, which prohibs any class discsn about sexual orientatn and genr inty to stunts younger than ne years old, and Disney’s efforts as a pany to have repealed. His father supports him and giv him advice, not focg on whether his son is gay or not, but simply as a father who is by his son’s si matters of love. Acrdg to Deadle, progrsive polics might not have allowed Disney to simply jettison what uld be a subpar movie directly to streamg: “Had ‘Strange World’ gone straight to Disney+, would be a PR nightmare for the stud, particularly the wake of [former Disney CEO Bob] Chapek’s Florida ‘Don’t Say Gay’ quagmire.
It featured a gay kiss, and Pixar ially removed the scene before addg back as Disney publicly opposed Florida Gov. 23, the movie also monstrat the Moe Hoe's renewed mment to LGBTQ reprentatn by showsg the first out gay teenager a Disney rtoon feature. That character is Ethan Cla, and he's voiced by out gay edian and actor Jaboie Young-Whe.
"For her part, Unn not that her recent remake of Cheaper by the Dozen — which premiered on Disney+ March — featured one of Disney's first live actn gay teens (played by Caylee Blosensk), but says much of that storyle was downplayed the fished film. Both the 2020 animated feature, Onward, which featured Disney's first self-intified lbian character, and 2022's Lightyear, which featured the stud's first same-sex kiss, were banned Sdi Arabia and other Gulf natns where homosexual nduct is still illegal.
DID DISNEY BURY STRANGE WORLD BEE OF GAY CHARACTER?
“Strange World, ” which featur a gay teen romance volvg the ma character, an environmental msage and no prcs, me well below projectns, grossg $11.
“The film’s gay storyle got plenty of onle attentn, and some parents are exhsted by the msagg morn Disney fare. “For example, the protagonist fay nsists of a biracial marriage, a gay son, and a three-legged dog, ” said Brett McCracken the Gospel Coaln review.
The film’s fenrs acced crics on social media of beg “homophobic, ” a term disputed by Turng Pot USA ntributor Rob Smh. “Disney’s ‘Strange World’ rtoon, which featur a gay teen love wh another boy, FLOPPED wh a disastro $18M openg on a $180M budget, ” tweeted Mr. Smh, who is gay.
‘STRANGE WORLD’ IS DISNEY’S FIRST ANIMATED MOVIE WH A GAY LEAD. WHY IS IT BEG BURIED?
“Most adults have NO PROBLEM wh gays. The animated tale clud Disney's first biracial gay teen, Ethan Cla (voiced by Jaboie Young-Whe), wh a small scene of him gettg tongue-tied near his csh, Diazo -- and there are those who thk that led Disney to liberately bury the film. A bunch of fat boomer parents are jt mad about the gay character.
If you thk gay people existg is them shovg their 'liftyle' down your throat and stggle to have simple nversatns wh your children bee of that then maybe jt skip . Chapek had been cricized for, among other thgs, a belated and mishandled rponse to the "don't say gay" legislatn Florida, where Disney is the largt employer. The dispirg explanatn uld be that Disney, fearg uproar om all matters of the right, has chewed any big promo s more homogeno films receive.
Strange World was never sted to be a hot button issue wh anti-gay, racist, fossil fuel-lovg punds. Disney's newt animated movie -- which featur an openly gay character -- got cshed at the box office...
LIST: 'STRANGE WORLD' REVIEWS ABOUT DISNEY'S FIRST OUT GAY, CHARACTER, BIRACIAL QUEER TEEN
It's the first Disney movie featurg an out-gay character named Ethan Cla, played by gay edian Jaboie Young-Whe. " Below are 11 excerpts om media webs and the different tak crics had on the gay character, characters Disney, Marvel?
Photos of 8 Disney, Marvel characters who are gay, lbian or bisexualUSA TODAY lls 'Strange World' 'extremely morn'"Fans of pulpy 1930s and ’40s hero such as Doc Savage and Flash Gordon will dig the over-the-top actn vibe, yet “Strange World” is extremely morn s them. It taps to real-world issu of nservatn and staabily of natural rourc, and there’s a strong sense of cln – Ethan’s a biracial gay teen, Legend mak up for a missg leg wh boundls energy – and the most wele aspect is that 's all pretty normal. (Ethan tak after gramps the adventurg partment, but he’s also sensive and openly gay a way that has never been more explic a Disney movie.
"Indie Wire: 'First ever gay character...
NOLTE: DISNEY’S BIG GAY, GREEN ‘STRANGE WORLD’ CRASH AT BOX OFFICE
Feels timid'"Ethan is the stud’s bajillnth 'first ever gay character' (and his fay is one of a few terracial fai all of Disney), but as progrsive as is, even that feels timid: His csh appears one scene at the begng of the movie, and apart om a short nversatn is not mentned aga — easily cut to appease the ternatnal censors that provi Disney wh so much of s revenue.
)"Vulture: 'Ethan is Black and unmistakably queer'"That Strange World’s sendary hero, Ethan, is Black and unmistakably queer (no “exclively gay moments” here — he do some sweetly awkward flirtg wh his csh one of his earlier scen) is noteworthy. "The Guardian: 'Wokens' and avodo toast"Ethan is Disney’s first openly gay teenager and, predictably, rightwg activists have lled for a boytt.