Disney Announces New Animated Film With First Lesbian Princess
Disney announced yesterdayÂ a new film that many are calling a âbreakthroughâ in the world of animation. The studio, known for their many stories of girls who are seeking their Prince Charming, have said that they are creating a new fairy-tale about a young girl who, this time, is seeking herÂ PrincessÂ Charming.âWe have tried to branch out over the years, when it comes to our female characters,â said Disney executive Ellen Etheridge. âWe have come a long way from Sleeping Beauty, and have tried to introduce strong female characters that young children can look up to. We introduced an African-American Princess a few years back, and we are looking to break new ground once more.âEtheridge says that the new film, which is currently being written by Disney scribe Pete Docter (Toy Story, Up),Â centers on a young girl named Jude, who is struggling with the fact that sheâs not like the other girls in her school, who are only interested in boys, shopping, and âgetting pretty.ââJude is an orphan, and has very few people in her life that care for her. She is confused, as a lot of young, gay boys and girls can be,â said Etheridge. âWhen she is magically transported to a dream world, she meets and falls in love with another young girl, Brandie.Â The story revolves around Judeâs adventure in her real-world, trying to make it back to Brandie in the dream-world.ââI want it to be something that all children can enjoy, not just gay children,â said Docter. âThis is the first time that Disney has ever tried to make film like this, so it has to be just spectacular. The story is coming along well, and I think that everyone will be extremely happy with the film. Itâs not stepping lightly on the aspect of homosexuality, itâs going to break down the walls. âDespite Docterâs extreme optimism, many parents groups are outraged by the idea that their children will be begging them to see a movie based around gay characters.âI have no intention of letting my child see that filth,â said Mary Lambert, mother of Kathy, aged 7. âI know that she is going to want to see it, and then sheâll be singing the damn songs all day, which will probably all be about sodomy, or dildos, or other homo stuff. The sheâll want to go out as the character on Halloween. Then sheâll want toys and bed sheets and t-shirts and the DVD of the movie. Then sheâll start being interested in girls, and before I know it, sheâll be coming out to me while I cry my eyes out that Iâll never have a grandchild. This movie will be the death of Disney, Iâll see to it!âDisney plans on releasing the as-yet-untitled film in the winter of 2016.A possible look for Jude, in the new Disney film about a young lesbian orphan.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â