You change media by progressing society.įirst and foremost, understand that current anime market mainly treats it viewers as a bunch of perverted idiots. So in the end, you don't progress society by changing media. You can argue that the issue is cyclical, that society is impressing their views onto media, and media exacerbates the issue in society, but the media is always subservient to the wants of society. If people didn't still find it funny and acceptable, they won't be using it. Take the overly flamboyant gay guys used for comedy in a lot of shows as an example. Not to get too social-political here, but media just caters to the wants of society. But its the lost of my potential enjoyment, and not the loss of potential for the anime. Do I find it as a lost of potential? Yes. Its not my cup of tea, but people like it. There are a metric shitton of tropes I don't like them, but I don't really see it as a problem. If you don't like the trope, then stop watching or reading when it comes up. SAO was a light novel long before it was an anime. This is just a trope that's used in all long-form media. I think other anime lose their potential after a while, and I stop watching them. Well not all animes are masterpieces, and not anime are going to be to your liking. And dont tell me they dont do this in others genres as well.
I'm sure every generation thinks of their anime (that they grew up with) as the best :D Maybe I am just too old and after and was spoiled with anime such as There is no charm and no personality development at all. If I had to grade them, both would get an F. I have to admit, both stories really had potential, but the implementation failed completely. I tried watching both, but never made it past the 5th episode or so of each anime. None of the characters has a personality at all in my opinion.Īll this hype about Sword Art Online, Attack on Titan etc. I honestly stopped trying to watch modern anime. We have high hopes that this will spark a trend and we'll begin to see more and more LGBTQ+ characters represented in our favorite Disney content in the years to come.Absolutely agreed. It took until 2017 for someone to utter those magic words, but better late than never Disney. Typically, if gay characters were represented at all, their sexual orientation was merely implied and not voiced. Bex puts a serious damper on Andi and her friends' fun which takes a toll on her first year as a teenager.Ĭyrus Goodman, one of Andi's best friends, made history as the first Disney character to ever say the words "I'm gay," out loud on television. When Bex was young, she was the poster child for rebellion, but now that she's older, she's started taking on a much more responsible outlook on life. However, Andi's big sister Bex is back in town and she's here to stay.
Along with her best friends Buffy and Cyrus, this fearsome threesome is ready to terrorize their parents and their school. High School Musical: The Musical: The SeriesĪndi Mack is just about to hit her teen years and her urge to rebel and embody the angsty teen is stronger than ever.
But throwaway scenes meant a lot to young queer folk when they were all we had. Joe's "his boyfriend thinks he's handsome also," receives a hearty "right on!" from both Mia and Lily.Ī throwaway scene? Sure. While Mia (Anne Hathaway) and her best friend Lily (Heather Matarazzo) work with the Queen (literal queen Julie Andrews) and bodyguard Joe (Hector Elizondo) to find a potential suitor, Mia notes that the harp-playing Prince Antoine is a cutie. And, finally, we do get a (slim) scene where there's at least an acknowledgement of a gay couple in the film. Second, it's important to represent stories from different timeframes so we can see where we've been and where we hope to go. So, why is it on this list? A couple reasons: First, not to stereotype, but this bisexual writer has a very hearty appreciation for these films.
Disney still struggles with gay couples in 2021, so you know there's no way that there was an LGBTQ+ on-screen relationship in any of the Princess Diaries movies. Here's the deal: The Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement came out back in 2004.