Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26225812-20150625072936/@comment-25169704-20150713175851

Well obviously if we're going to have an LGBT character, we want to avoid the tragic trope; that they can't be happy, that all LGBT relationships end in tragedy, and that the end of the story will see them turn straight/regret their decision, or end their lives via ODing or some other method (this really has been around too long).

My fear, personally, is that Once would go back to this trope, however much they might not want to. They did a great job with Mulan at first.......but then look where it went. Any development? Any self fulfillment for her? No. We don't see her. This isn't just crappy writing; now that they've made her at least bisexual, it's building on top of decades of stereotypes. Admittedly, this is unintentional. However this only emphasizes my point; we have heard rumours (and on here, rather founded claims) of the show's blind spot with regards to modern issues at certain points in time. If they continue going about in the show acting as if LGBT people only marginally exist, and trying to side step other issues, then how can we expect them to use their format appropriately?

I know there are those who say that this is a kids show, and that these sorts of things should be left out of it; everyone, Disney was a blatant propaganda machine for the war effort during the fight against the Axis, and you will never hear anyone complaining about that fact. That doesn't mean it doesn't make missteps; the Song of the South was a terrible thing to produce, and I wish they would put out a featurette stating they were wrong to do so, but I can't control what they do. The point here is that the Disney corporation has a long, illustrious history of using it influence for both good and bad, and I'm merely advocating they use their unfluence for good.