Spottedfeather wrote:It WAS implied that he was gay. He was in musicals, wasn't he ?
Er... you realize that this comment, combined with your disapproval of seeing a gay couple in a Disney film, only feeds suspicion of being homophobic, don't you?
Not saying you are, but dude, come on! Being in musicals = gay?
I think what Spottedfeather meant was that his character was implied to be gay in the "musical" versions of the movies: "High School Musical: On Stage!" and "HSM 2: On Stage!". I am not quite sure, but I've heard that in the stage versions it was implied more that he's gay and that he was also played by an openly gay actor (not that the latter really means anything anyway).
@Spottedfeather: Homophobia is not only about being "afraid" of homosexuals.
Homophobia is defined as: the unreasonable fear or intense hatred, antipathy, contempt, disapproval etc and/or biased, discriminatory perception and behavior towards homosexuals or homosexuality.
Ohh in that case I apologize for the comment I made after. I'm a musical fan myself, and all my life people have always assumed I was gay because of it. I'm super sensitive about that kind of stereotyping, but I'm sorry for jumping to that conclusion.
Spottedfeather wrote:Do you even know what homophobe means ? It means you're AFRAID of gay people. I don't want to see anything gay in a Disney movie, but that doesn't make a homophobe. I am in no, way, shape, or form scared of gay people. They're just people.
You're taking the word very, very literally. It's so important to recognize different forms of homophobia that can exist in society. Take myself for instance: I have had gay co-workers and friends and I could swear a million times that I am not homophobic. Still, I wouldn't be completely honest if I didn't admit that seeing a gay couple in a Disney movie would make me a little uncomfortable. Am I proud that I feel that way? No. But am I recognizing my own biases? Yes. Being able to recognize one's own hidden biases is the first step in solving the problem.
Admitting that you don't want to see "anything gay" in a Disney film is proof of your own bias. And if that's how you feel, that's how you feel -- it is what it is. Not recognizing that a statement like that is, in fact, a form of homophobia is bothersome, however.
WIST #1 (The pinkrenata Edition) -- Kram Nebuer: *mouth full of Oreos* Why do you have a picture of Bobby Driscoll?
Wow pinkrenata, I want to applaud you for saying all of that. I really hope someday you think it's really a good thing to see people expressing whatever love they have in their hearts, gay or straight, in Disney films or anywhere.
