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This is a blog mostly to keep track of all the cool and beautiful things in the world that inspire me. So, basically, it alternates between comics, makeup, and some sort of lulz-version of feminist propaganda. Occasionally I post my own art, but really, to see that, just go to marietietje.com

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  1. theatlantic: Does It Matter If the Heroine of Brave Is Gay? Merida really could be gay. She could be straight. She could be asexual. We just don’t know. Over the course of the film, she shows romantic interest in neither boys nor girls; it’s only by assumption that her parents—and, presumably, most viewers—think she’s heterosexual. Is this ambiguity intentional? Almost definitely. Pixar is notoriously meticulous—the Easter eggs and subtle references in each of its works are legion—and it’s unlikely that the filmmakers simply didn’t think to give Merida any sort of love interest. No, this is a deliberate sort of ambiguity. With that in mind, here are five ways of looking at Pixar’s motivations for being so coy: Brave is about a daughter’s relationship with her mother, and sexuality would only distract from the developments within that relationship. She is gay, andBraveis Pixar’s subversive way to put a lesbian in one of its movies. Merida is a straight girl who likes to run and shoot and fight. She’s neither gay nor straight; she’s asexual. (This would bejust as sexually radical—if not more so—thanmaking Merida a lesbian.) The ambiguity is itself a message. Read more. [Image: Pixar] I vote for 1 and 5, but whatever. GO WATCH BRAVE.

    theatlantic:

    Does It Matter If the Heroine of Brave Is Gay?

    Merida really could be gay. She could be straight. She could be asexual. We just don’t know. Over the course of the film, she shows romantic interest in neither boys nor girls; it’s only by assumption that her parents—and, presumably, most viewers—think she’s heterosexual.

    Is this ambiguity intentional? Almost definitely. Pixar is notoriously meticulous—the Easter eggs and subtle references in each of its works are legion—and it’s unlikely that the filmmakers simply didn’t think to give Merida any sort of love interest. No, this is a deliberate sort of ambiguity. With that in mind, here are five ways of looking at Pixar’s motivations for being so coy:

    1. Brave is about a daughter’s relationship with her mother, and sexuality would only distract from the developments within that relationship.
    2. She is gay, andBraveis Pixar’s subversive way to put a lesbian in one of its movies.
    3. Merida is a straight girl who likes to run and shoot and fight.
    4. She’s neither gay nor straight; she’s asexual. (This would bejust as sexually radical—if not more so—thanmaking Merida a lesbian.)
    5. The ambiguity is itself a message.

    Read more. [Image: Pixar]

    I vote for 1 and 5, but whatever. GO WATCH BRAVE.

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      6. She’s bi*? Seriously guys come on, that not a possibility to anyone? Otherwise this is worth a read though :)
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