00:00Is it possible that Disney created queer characters without ever explicitly stating it?
00:04It's Pride Month, we're going to talk about the representation of the LGBTQIA+ community.
00:08in movies, TV series, anime, etc.
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00:12Disney almost completely avoids official LGBT characters.
00:16But one theory keeps coming up.
00:18The studio reportedly used queer coding.
00:21The principle is to give certain characters codes, behaviors, or styles
00:25associated with the queer community without ever officially confirming it.
00:28The most well-known examples keep coming up.
00:31Scar in The Lion King, Jafar in Aladdin, Ursula in The Little Mermaid
00:35And Ursula's case is even more intriguing.
00:37Disney animators have confirmed that they were inspired by Divine.
00:40a huge American drag queen who became a cult figure thanks to the John Waters film.
00:44So technically, one of Disney's most famous villains is inspired by a drag queen.
00:50The problem with queer coding is that historically,
00:53Many coded queer characters were also villains.
00:56Even today, some critics believe that Disney has long preferred
01:00to hide LGBTQIA+ representation, through innuendo.
01:04They refused to show characters who were openly queer.
01:08And what's interesting is that Disney has always done queer coding
01:11about the characters who were villains.
01:13Let me know in the comments if you knew that.
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01:16Subtitling by Radio-Canada
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