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saw a post by @/goodbitchazura on twitter and I had to

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And indeed, the internet is EXPLODING with memes, fanart, and more regarding Animaniac’s Wakko Warner and their supposed non-binary identity. Now you may think “wait a second, why supposed?”. 

I’ll be very honest, I have not watched the 2020 Steven Spielberg reboot of the Animaniacs since its release just 2 days ago on Hulu (cuz guess who doesn’t have Hulu) and I literally have no idea what the original context was when it comes to Wakko’s gender identity, but as a non-binary person myself, I find it extremely amusing and I am all for it. 

From what I’ve gathered so far, it looks like Wakko has mentioned something along the lines of “gender is a social construct” in one of the reboot’s episodes, and the LGBTQ+ fans have collectively reclaimed them as one of their own. This collective effort is a sincere form of kinship and identification with characters familiar from our childhood, and it is completely valid for LGBTQ+ identifying individuals to find comfort from this reclamation, regardless if it is not necessarily canon or explicitly confirmed by the creators of the series. 

If anything, one queer narrative remains true regardless of what generation you are from: We will consume what crumbs are given to us, and we will make a banquet out of it whether you like it or not.

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NONBINARY ROYALTY!!

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Hulu: Look at our amazing Animaniacs reboot! Isn't it just gr-

The entire internet:

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From “Feeling Utopia”

Some will say that all we have are the pleasures of this moment, but we must never settle for that minimal transport; we must dream and enact new and better pleasures, other ways of being in the world, and ultimately new worlds.

[Image: She-Ra and The Princesses of Power’s Major Cast]

Queerness is also a performative because it is not simply a being but a doing for and towards the future. Queerness is essentially about the rejection of a here-and-now and an insistence of potentiality or concrete possibility for another world.

[Top Image: Bow and his two fathers, George and Lucas; Bottom Image: She-Ra and Catra’s First Kiss]

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What The Cheick: Representation Matters, and Here’s Why

Youtuber Cheik a.k.a. “What The Cheik” created this wonderful video analyzing the importance of positive representations within children’s media and complex intersectionality of race, gender, and sexuality presented in the form of cartoons. They also challenge the ever elusive phenomena of internet critics (trolls at most) labeling these representations as “SJW propaganda” and debunk these notions through critical fandom analysis accompanied with humorous animatics.

Below, I’ve collected a few comments as a response to this video, of which many voice out their hardships and gratitude towards the representational expansion in contemporary cartoons:

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Mom always said: gotta start them young 👶

Well, my mom never said that. She’s not too familiar with western expressions, but hey, that’s okay! Either way, most parents would agree that in order to instill values upon their children, they must be introduced to them at a young age in order for them to practice these values as they develop throughout their lives. The year is 2020, and we have come a long way from broadening our understandings of denouncing bigotry and allowing room for empathy in all possible ways. One of the ways we can promote these values to children is possibly what most of younger selves (and maybe our current selves) would enjoy thoroughly: through cartoons! Historically, art has proven itself to be a powerful form of propaganda, and the art of animation is no different. While big-name animation studios have made their content a significant part of children’s development (e.a. Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney, Netflix), it was not until recently that they’ve made enough leeway for positive LGBTQ+ representations to be a part of their expanding collection. As a person born at the cusp between millennials and generation Z, never in my life would I have thought to see queer subtexts in cartoons in my early teens and finally witness intimacy between canon LGBTQ+ couples in children’s cartoons in my early 20′s! 

As consumers, however, we must be aware of the efforts made by the creative teams behind their respective series in order for these representations to be presented on national television. With the anxieties of having to face backlash from conservative parents, blatant homophobia from animation enthusiasts and consumers, and pushbacks from disingenuous corporate higher-ups,  considerations have been made and greatly dealt with.

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1) Homophobic Backlash from Conservative Parents 

[Image: numerous backlash over Disney XD’s episode of “Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil” that includes kissing scenes between same-sex characters]

2) Portion of a Vox article on Nickelodeon’s “Avatar: The Legend of Korra” and its divided fandom over the protagonist’s complexity as a hero as opposed to its predecessor, “Avatar: The Last Airbender”

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I did sketches of human bubbline and gumlee, what you all think???

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obsidian doodles... i love them you guys

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♪ All I wanna do is spend all of eternity with you ♪

OBSIDIAN / S03E10 / S05E29

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Bubbline

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Hold on. We have one Prahm-posal left.

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My boyfriend’s so cool.

bonus:

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Them 🥺🌈💖✨

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TROYBENSON SUPREMACY!!

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