Many children who grew up watching Disney Channel often see that in every story there's a happy ending.. Within the happy ending, there is always a princess and her prince charming. In this case, this is not always how the story ends. A Tumblr artist has turned the classic fairy tale romance on its head by taking Disney's most famous heroines and illustrating them as males. In the article featured on PolicyMic, "Disney Couples Are Even More Beautiful When They're Same Sex." The article consist of nine portraits of Disney couples, but the princess is replaced by a male look-alike. The portraits include Cinderella and Prince Charming, Pocahontas and John Smith, Princess Jasmine and Aladdin, Ariel and Prince Eric, Megara and Hercules, Esmeralda and Captain Phoebus, Tiana and Prince Naveen and Belle and the Beast.
What most of us don't know is that many of the Disney characters are played by males and portrayed as female.. For instance, Ursula from the story "The Little Mermaid", is infact inspired by a drag queen. The tale of the Chinese woman who impersonates a man and takes her father’s place during a war has intrigued many queer theorists for years. In the Disney version, the film has fun with gender identity and the possibility of same-sex romance. Shang shows an interest in the male Mulan, but it is only once she reveals herself that he makes his move.
Disney Channel is getting ready to break history, when it introduces the first ever gay family on the network. One of the final few episodes of the hit series Good Luck Charlie will feature the Duncan parents interacting with a lesbian couple, while Charlie goes on a playdate with their child. That begs the question, is the world ready for an openly gay character on a Disney show, many have asked.
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Kim, Victoria. "Disney Couples Are Even More Beautiful When They're Same Sex." PolicyMic. 22 Jan 2014. Web. 24 Jan 2014.
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