Mickey mouse is gay
Breaking news, Mickey Mouse and Goofy are officially male lover. This is a surprising twist to most people in the Disney collective, but some saw it coming.
According to official statements, “Mickey and Goofy are pivotal characters for the Walt Disney Company. After 90 years, it’s official that they are both gay. Starting in June, which is pride month, there will be modern cartoons that focus on the two lovers. Making these characters gay is a great way to teach inclusivity and passion to all viewers, both young and old.”
On top of that, guests will also be competent to see the two lovers together in rainbow pride gear at the Disney Parks during June. As we reported here, Mickey and Minnie recently got divorced.
This shocked everyone, but, it all makes sense now. Disney was setting the stage for this announcement that Mickey and Goofy are actually gay. However, this news is very controversial. Some people say that it was only a matter of time.
If you look back at the old cartoons, there was tension between Goofy and Mickey since the beginning. It begs the question, was that Walt’s intention from the start? Meanwhile, others are very against this.
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Mickey Mouse is Gay
I'm working on explore notes for my Hays Code video essay, and I'm reading The Celluloid Closet by Vito Russo. While reading, I came across this image:
[Image description: A screenshot from the ebook of The Celluloid Closet. It shows an old poster of Mickey Mouse playing a harp, with text that reads "always gay!" in large capital letters. Smaller text at the bottom reads "(C) Walt Disney Enterprises." The image is captioned with, "When the synonyms gay meant content and nothing else." End description.]
There was no immediate facts about when or in what context this poster was produced, but since I live in Florida, where Disney was involved in the recent "Don't Say Gay" chaos, I felt compelled to go scoop up more info.
That digging led me to a copy of Tinker Belles and Sinister Queens, by Sean Griffin, which opens chapter 2 ("Mickey Mouse--Always Gay!") with the following:
In the midst of The Celluloid Closet, Vito Russo’s groundbreaking function on representations of homosexuals in American film, there appears a poster advertising Mickey Mouse cartoons. As a joyous Mickey plucks out a tunCartoons, Unions, & Spite
I’m working on analyze notes for my Hays Code video essay, and I’m reading The Celluloid Closet by Vito Russo. While reading, I came across this image:
[Image description: A screenshot from the ebook of The Celluloid Closet. It shows an old poster of Mickey Mouse playing a harp, with text that reads “always gay!” in large capital letters. Smaller text at the bottom reads “© Walt Disney Enterprises.” The image is captioned with, “When the synonyms gay meant cheerful and nothing else.” End description.]
There was no immediate communication about when or in what context this poster was produced, but since I live in Florida, where Disney was involved in the recent “Don’t Say Gay” chaos, I felt compelled to go excavate up more info.
That digging led me to a copy of Tinker Belles and Vile Queens, by Sean Griffin, which opens chapter 2 (“Mickey Mouse–Always Gay!”) with the following:
In the midst of The Celluloid Closet, Vito Russo’s groundbreaking
work on representations of homosexuals in American clip, there appears a poster advertising Mickey Mouse cartoons. As a joyous Mickey plucks out a tune on a harp, the poster proclaims, “Always Gay!” Underneath this pGriffin, Sean P.. "2. “Mickey Mouse—Always Gay!”: Reading Disney Queerly during Walt’s Reign". Tinker Belles and Evil Queens: The Walt Disney Company from the Inside Out, New York, USA: Recent York University Press, 2011, pp. 48-90. https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814738719.003.0006
Griffin, S. (2011). 2. “Mickey Mouse—Always Gay!”: Reading Disney Queerly during Walt’s Reign. In Tinker Belles and Wicked Queens: The Walt Disney Organization from the Inside Out (pp. 48-90). New York, USA: Modern York University Press. https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814738719.003.0006
Griffin, S. 2011. 2. “Mickey Mouse—Always Gay!”: Reading Disney Queerly during Walt’s Reign. Tinker Belles and Evil Queens: The Walt Disney Company from the Inside Out. New York, USA: New York University Press, pp. 48-90. https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814738719.003.0006
Griffin, Sean P.. "2. “Mickey Mouse—Always Gay!”: Reading Disney Queerly during Walt’s Reign" In Tinker Belles and Evil Queens: The Walt Disney Company from the Inside Out, 48-90. New York, USA: New York University Urge, 2011. https://doi.org/10.185