Disney's toned down romances in all of their movies recently (which I don't mind as they give their protagonists something else to care about), but in the 90s all of their animated movies, except the Rescuers, had at least one or two passionate kisses between the main couples.
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There is absolutely nothing fake or “cringe inducing” in the gay characters in Strange World. Also, this. Sorry to disappoint you.I agree with that very strongly!
Their current strategy of "representation" just seems pandering and cringe-inducing. It's fake and phony on screen, and you can smell it from the snack bar in the lobby.
But again I say, I really don't think a gay character in Strange World is what will doom it at the box office. No one is talking about it except in this thread. But then, no one is talking about Strange World at all really. Which is the real problem.
I don't know if it would call it "fake and phony," as I believe even the small gay moments are well-intentioned. But I just think from a pure business standpoint that having minor gay characters won't actually draw an LGBTQ audience to a movie nowadays, especially when there is so much great LGBTQ content on streaming. Minor gay characters in Disney animation aren't profitable as they still bring in the right-wing backlash but don't bring in the support needed from LGBTQ moviegoers.
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No reason they should have to edit for bigots in Qatar, etc. Good for Disney.‘Strange World’ Eyes $25M Offshore Bow In Slimmed-Down Release As Disney Opts To Skip Middle East & More Over Potential Censorship
Strange World debuts overseas this week, but Disney has not submitted it in more than 20 markets where censors may have balked at its LGBTQ+ content
I was really surprised they're keeping this out of so many markets:
It's to avoid the headlines about a movie being "banned." Headlines about the film being banned in foreign countries for LGBT content become ammo for right-wing people targeting Disney.
The Middle East, Malaysia, Indonesia, China due to censorship laws surrounding LGBTQIA+ people . Idk if Russia was in that 20 count, but that one's an obvious reason‘Strange World’ Eyes $25M Offshore Bow In Slimmed-Down Release As Disney Opts To Skip Middle East & More Over Potential Censorship
Strange World debuts overseas this week, but Disney has not submitted it in more than 20 markets where censors may have balked at its LGBTQ+ content
I was really surprised they're keeping this out of so many markets:
And I've gone back and edited my original post to be more clear on the "get rid" bit, its not that they actually removed it, its they got rid of its original intended purpose. And all because of the image of G rated movies being for young kids only, which was never its original intended usage.To be fair to @Rich Brownn, that's not what you said originally. You said...
The MPAA still rates movies G, if they warrant a G rating. They did not get rid of it, and it still exists.
There have been G rated movies in general release in this country in 2022. Disney has purposely chosen to create "family" movies that are not eligible for the G rating because of the violence or subject material they contain.
Just to clear that up that G Rated films still exist in 2022, and are still achievable if a studio wants to.
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And its still a toddler film meant for 2-5 year olds, which 98-99% of audiences skipped making only $40M domestic. Which just proves my point. You ain't gonna get $1B making G rated movies based on today's MPAA standards for modern audiences.Or, you know, a major motion picture studio that creates an animated movie starring current celebrities voicing animals. Like Disney used to do for decades.
And like Paramount Pictures just did, with Kim Kardashian and Tyler Perry, and got a G rating from the MPAA for it.
Not that I'm advocating for anyone to go watch Paw Patrol. It looks like utter crap. And it has Kim Kardashian as a voice actress, for Godsakes. But in its defense, it is Rated G by the MPAA.
The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules and Tarzan — all of which were rated G in the 90s would all be at least PG nowadays.
And you know very well that isn’t what I meant, so I’ve corrected my post so it’s 100% clear. The point remains the same.
