One of the players in the game, which earned her much ire, was, "Oh, she can't be a lesbian! She's too girly!" And she wasn't even saying it to be facesious. She said it as if to say, "Lesbians are butch!"
Clearly, this person has never heard of "Lipstick Lesbians". Granted, that's a stereotype, too. But at least it acknowledges that more than one type of gay woman exists.
Also, I really wonder if the person who wrote that even noticed Merida looked somewhat interested in the big buff guy or at the end she let the guys try to court her like a normal person.
One of my friends has the Brave artbook. Turns out Brave originally had a romantic subplot that ended with Merida choosing the buff, mumbly guy. The romance subplot is in the original storyboards. But it was cut out when they started animating it because the director thought it distracted from the main story about the family.
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Date: 2012-07-10 05:22 pm (UTC)Clearly, this person has never heard of "Lipstick Lesbians". Granted, that's a stereotype, too. But at least it acknowledges that more than one type of gay woman exists.
Also, I really wonder if the person who wrote that even noticed Merida looked somewhat interested in the big buff guy or at the end she let the guys try to court her like a normal person.
One of my friends has the Brave artbook. Turns out Brave originally had a romantic subplot that ended with Merida choosing the buff, mumbly guy. The romance subplot is in the original storyboards. But it was cut out when they started animating it because the director thought it distracted from the main story about the family.