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Wait, what?
Jul. 1st, 2012 02:02 pmThere's apparently this really weird thing going on where some people are getting their panties in a twist over the idea that Merida, the heroine of Brave, is a lesbian.
( some minor spoilers under the cut )
As for the arguments that since she's more interested in archery and horseback riding than dresses and embroidery means that she's a lesbian (again, yes, this is a REAL ARGUMENT that people are using), all I can say is, "What?" I mean, all that does is slot her into a different archetype than, say, Snow White; the tomboy princess is practically a trope all on its own by this point (see: a large portion of the YA fantasy literature written in the past twenty years). Interest or lack thereof in girly things does not correspond to sexual orientation. Goodness knows I spent my elementary school years wanting to be a boy because they got to do all the cool stuff and didn't have to wear skirts when they dressed up, yet here I am, the only straight one of my sibs.
I can't believe this is even a thing that people are discussing.
Oh! Also! If you haven't seen the movie yet (which you should — it's not quite as good as most of the other Pixar films, but that's a ridiculously high standard, and by any other standard, it's well worth it), stay to the end of the credits for a nice little easter egg.
( some minor spoilers under the cut )
As for the arguments that since she's more interested in archery and horseback riding than dresses and embroidery means that she's a lesbian (again, yes, this is a REAL ARGUMENT that people are using), all I can say is, "What?" I mean, all that does is slot her into a different archetype than, say, Snow White; the tomboy princess is practically a trope all on its own by this point (see: a large portion of the YA fantasy literature written in the past twenty years). Interest or lack thereof in girly things does not correspond to sexual orientation. Goodness knows I spent my elementary school years wanting to be a boy because they got to do all the cool stuff and didn't have to wear skirts when they dressed up, yet here I am, the only straight one of my sibs.
I can't believe this is even a thing that people are discussing.
Oh! Also! If you haven't seen the movie yet (which you should — it's not quite as good as most of the other Pixar films, but that's a ridiculously high standard, and by any other standard, it's well worth it), stay to the end of the credits for a nice little easter egg.
