Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She's always been a lesbian, it's just that mores have changed enough that subtext can now be text.

Right? She was always LGBT. It was clear subtext.

Sorry, I meant that Velma being LGBTQ was clear subtext. I picked up on it even as a child.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, add this to the list of things we won’t be watching.

Kids’ movies are for kids. They’re not for parents. Most kids and teenagers are much more comfortable in a diverse world than their parents are, because this is their reality. That’s to be celebrated, not looked down on.

Right and to say that Scooby-Doo movies and episodes never focused on love between heterosexual characters is just false. The Daphne and Fred storyline was always about Daphne being jealous of Fred and his interactions with other female characters.

Anonymous wrote:She was always obviously gay. Come on.

Why? They were friends solving mysteries in a kids cartoon. I assumed their sexual preferences were never explicit bc it is totally irrelevant to the theme of the show and storylines

Anonymous wrote:Well, add this to the list of things we won’t be watching.

Kids’ movies are for kids. They’re not for parents. Most kids and teenagers are much more comfortable in a diverse world than their parents are, because this is their reality. That’s to be celebrated, not looked down on.

Anonymous wrote:She's always been a lesbian, it's just that mores have changed enough that subtext can now be text.

Right? She was always LGBT. It was clear subtext.

Anonymous wrote:She was always obviously gay. Come on.

How do you know? She could be non binary.

Well, add this to the list of things we won’t be watching.

Anonymous wrote:She's always been a lesbian, it's just that mores have changed enough that subtext can now be text.

Bingo

Anonymous wrote:OK, great?

Does she need a label?

In this day and age, yes. Absolutely.

She was always obviously gay. Come on.

OK, great?

Does she need a label?

I loved the show as a kid and never once wondered or thought about the sexual identity of the characters. I don’t understand the need to define them now in the show- can’t they just solve mysteries and eat Scooby snacks?

She's always been a lesbian, it's just that mores have changed enough that subtext can now be text.

I mean, why? I always thought Shaggy and Velma were the low-key couple. This is just unnecessary to generate headlines.

Here is the CNN article

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/05/entertainment/velma-scooby-doo-gay/index.html

I guess I really don’t understand why Velma needs to “come out” in a kids Halloween cartoon. Why does she need to identify as anything? Is her crush on a girl really need to be part of the storyline for a kids holiday movie? No qualms with whatever people decide it right for them sexually, this just seems like an odd choice for a Halloween storyline