Are Toons Queer?

Há pouco tempo, uma amiga que adora Yaoi mostrou-me um artigo que explora same-sex desire entre personagens de cartoons, de todo o século XX. Nunca desconfiaram do Yogi Bear e o "companheiro" Boo Boo, ou do Ren e do Stimpy? E o que dizer do Shaggy e do Scooby Doo? XD




"...most famously Jay Ward's Rocky and Bullwinkle (1961-1963), a moose and squirrel who, when not involved in witty adventures, participate as a couple in the civil life of Frostbite Falls, Minnesota. Are these [...] friends? Relatives? Lovers? There is no definitive answer, as they transgress each of the permissible constellations of signs for same-sex dyads in the 1950's — and to a great extent even today. They cannot be mere buddies, as they share homes and take vacations together. They are not blood relatives, or coworkers, or antagonists. They present, in fact, contradictory or vague contexts that do not fix any particular sign, and allow for the reading that they are none of the above, that they are in fact romantic partners."

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