Timon and pumbaa first gay disney couple

So this individual sent me this letter, and I hold since deleted the post they relate to to, as per request.  Without referring to them by name, I will display my response, since I grasp my reasoning could have come off wrong or incomplete to anyone that was reading it.

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Edit: I assumed their issue was just having their identify published since people often ask me to retract their names after receiving messages from random people that hold read it, but they actually wanted everything to just be-unpublished, but I think the response more or less explains without having to quote.  

 (for anyone who wants retractions in the future etc: any asks that should not be published, PLEASE write as much in the ask.  It needs to be written and not assumed.  What might feel obvious to you often seems less obvious to me when I acquire a lot of different asks with people who include different needs/reasons for anonymity.   Normally the Asks I publish on here all come from my inbox so it doesn’t occur to me necessarily to think of an inbox letter as “private.”)

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I would agree that it gives the audience a different representation of what the definition of family can be, definitely! Not everyone is raised by their parents or by a romantic couple, regardless of orientations. And for sure this is not showcased often enough in media which almost exclusively features two (usually married) parent, 2 generation households.

And I’m never against individuals reading into the affair as being gay, of course, just as you probably saw in my other reviews of this subject, there are often problems when it’s more or less stated as fact that they are gay. I would really recommend people check out the movie review section/has this been asked before since I’m going to bed and need to be brief but I know people are going to be like “???” so

-assuming that a nature is gay because the voice actor is same-sex attracted limits gay actors and voice actors to the spectrum of their hold sexuality/preferences, which is not usually a light cast upon straight actors.

-asserting that a couple is male lover when there is no movie indication that this is true downplays the reality of sub par representation. More than once I’ve discussed the lack

20 Disney Characters Confirmed (Or Speculated) To Be Queer

As one of the highest companies in its field, fans, critics, and the public look to Disney for leadership, examine the themes in its movies, and praise or criticize the company for how it reflects the society. Among the points of interest is how LGBTQ people and their concerns are represented. Following the times, and in a few cases leading them, Disney has had characters in its films that audiences have perceived to be part of the queer community. However, some of these depictions hold been more forward than others.

Few Disney characters are explicitly declared to be gay by the studio or its filmmakers, but viewers have picked up on "gay coding," definition characters exhibiting traits corresponding with LGBTQ. Aud Bool on the blog Prezi describes the term: "Coded gay is when a gay stereotype, 'gay behaviors' or 'camp' are used to imply that a character is homosexual while never explicitly stating that they are." This is often not seen as a positive practice. However, in some cases, viewers have embraced Disney characters as being part of the fold or for reflecting on their have journey toward acceptance. In other cases, viewer

Disney’s first gay kiss this & Disney’s first gay couple that & Disney’s first on screen trans person there.

You say that as if these folks didn’t exist:

Yes, I know having lgbtq+ coded characters is different than having explicitly said/shown homosexual characters- but still- You can not convince me these pairs aren’t married.

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So, a lot of the articles we've read I've disagreed with, for example the phallus-filled article by Roberta Trite about the innuendo of the Little Mermaid. I don't, however, have much to conflict with regarding this most recent article "Timon and Pumbaa's Alternative Lifestyle Dilemma," by Gael Sweeney. I never registered Timon and Pumbaa as a homosexual couple, maybe because I was four or so when I first watched the Lion King, until reading Sweeney's article. After reading the article and comparing it to my most recent memories of the Lion King, I could not only view Timon and Pumbaa as a gay couple but they seemed almost akin to Cam and Mitchell from Modern Family (maybe their relationship was an earlier inspiration? -- might be a stretch). While I'd never really considered their relationship to be romantic, their bickering, general relations with one another, and the way they tended to an adopted "child" (Simba) really did remind me of a more familial relationship than just pals kickin' it.

Granted some of her points weren't as strong. Personally I didn't think that Timon calling Pumbaa his "bestest best friend" indicated a gay relationship -- the terminology was too child-like