【】Star vs. the Forces of Evil
The year is 2017.。 Moonlight 。is Best Picture and Disney cartoons have innocent glimpses of same-sex couples. All is well. Well, for these two things, anyway. 。
Star vs. the Forces of Evil 。airs on Disney XD, and is only the second show in Disney's history to be created by a woman, the first being 1997's 。 Pepper Ann 。.。
SEE ALSO:Please: You can come out as gay, you can't 'come out' as conservative 。In "Just Friends, Season 2, episode 39, the main characters attend a concert where they're serenaded by a charismatic boy band. Everyone in the audience is overwhelmed by the sheer romance of the song "Just Friends" and they start kissing. 。
In the background, around 1:29, you can see two male-appearing characters participate in the appropriate-for-kids love fest. 。
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In a later scene, there's a number of couples surrounding the main characters, at least one of which is a female same-sex couple: 。
This episode marks the first-ever same-sex kiss in a Disney cartoon, though Disney has made strides towards increased inclusivity in the past by including a same-sex couple in Gravity Falls, as well as same-sex parents in Good Luck Charlie. 。
As long as we're pointing out the LBGTQ couple, it's worth noting the range of diversity included in the kissing montage as well! Good job, Disney XD! Good job, Disney XD!! 。
Animators clearly made an thoughtful effort to represent people from a lot of different backgrounds, and it seems that the animated division of Disney is going to be on the forefront of diversity on the network, at least for now. 。
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