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Thread started 05/24/14 3:04pm

Hudson

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'How To Train Your Dragon 2' character will come out as gay in the movie.

A beloved "How to Train Your Dragon" character will come out as gay in a sequelto the 2010 animated smash.

Writer-director Dean DeBlois told E! News that Gobber the Belch (voiced by Craig Ferguson) will subtly address his sexuality in "How to Train Your Dragon 2," which is slated for release in June.

But audiences shouldn't expect a grand proclamation, and it sounds like Gobber's coming out will be more of a slight acknowledgement in the modern vein of Matt Bomer or Anderson Cooper. DeBlois, who is openly gay, said the character will hint at his sexuality while watching a husband and wife argue.

"When we were recording Craig Ferguson, I had written the line, 'This is why I never got married," and he, as he often does, added it as an ad lib and he said, 'Yup, Gobber is coming out of the closet,'" DeBlois told E! News' Marc Malkin at the Cannes Film Festival. "I think that's a really fun [and] daring move to put in. I love the idea that Gobber is Berk's resident gay."

He also told Fox News, "It’s progressive, it’...feels good, so we wanted to keep it .. It does make for an interesting revelation because now, what does that mean, do we shed a little more light on Gobber’s love life?”

In 2013, "ParaNorman" became the first mainstream animated film to feature a central character, Mitch, who was gay, according to The Advocate. Meanwhile, other animated characters have come out in other mediums.

In 2010, Archie Comics' Kevin Keller became the series' first openly gay character. Depicted as an active U.S. military officer, Keller tied the knot with his African-American partner, Clay Walker, the following year.

In a 2013 episode of the live action Disney/ABC series "Once Upon a Time," Mulan seemed to acknowled...uited love for Princess Aurora ("Sleeping Beauty") after having developed feelings for Prince Phillip the previous season.

CLARIFICATION: The original version of this article was amended to include a reference to 2013's "ParaNorman," which was reportedly the first ani...ature film to feature an openly gay character.

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I know homophobes who like the first movie and I'm happy this franchise is ruined for them.

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Reply #1 posted 05/24/14 7:26pm

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Get ready for the crazy right winger christians and their "Disney promoting deviant behaviour." shrieks.

The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything.
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Reply #2 posted 05/25/14 4:32am

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Hope the second is as good as the first one!!
You know you are in love, when you cannot fall asleep because your reality is finally better than your dreams - Dr Seuss
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Reply #3 posted 05/25/14 2:49pm

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i ain't right wing or xian and still think it's pethetic...

i am KING BAD!!!
you are NOT...
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Reply #4 posted 05/25/14 3:16pm

Stymie

KingBAD said:

i ain't right wing or xian and still think it's pethetic...

Why?

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Reply #5 posted 05/25/14 6:10pm

KingBAD

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what has politics to do with a kid's movie...

if their not exposed to the gay movement

in day to day life, why jam it down their throats.

and if i don't agree with homosexuality, i don't

have a phobia, i have a choice to disagree without

bein badgered about it.

(no, i didn't say you were badgerin me lol)

i am KING BAD!!!
you are NOT...
evilking
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Reply #6 posted 05/26/14 1:10am

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KingBAD said:

what has politics to do with a kid's movie...

if their not exposed to the gay movement

in day to day life, why jam it down their throats.

and if i don't agree with homosexuality, i don't

have a phobia, i have a choice to disagree without

bein badgered about it.

(no, i didn't say you were badgerin me lol)


How is having a gay character jaming anything down anyone's throat?

"Aren't you even curious? Don't you want to see the dragon behind the door?"
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Reply #7 posted 05/26/14 7:07am

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LadyCasanova said:

KingBAD said:

what has politics to do with a kid's movie...

if their not exposed to the gay movement

in day to day life, why jam it down their throats.

and if i don't agree with homosexuality, i don't

have a phobia, i have a choice to disagree without

bein badgered about it.

(no, i didn't say you were badgerin me lol)


How is having a gay character jaming anything down anyone's throat?

ok,

let's take this trip.

the boy lost a foot. we have physically chalenged covered.

we have the girl who takes charge.

we have a gay guy who does manly things (his job)

now, who else can we throw in the mix.

well, the dragons cannot represent the Blacks (though they do)

so, let's get some people in this cartoon for kids

who need to kill for their freedom from their oppressive masters.

let's have the dragons decide that they are free to not be rode

or used in any capacity except to live and do what dragons do.

the real story about the dragons was they had to feed the big

bad dragon in the hill. now if we gonna have real life conditions

in a kiddy flick, let's get it all in.

i'm sure they do enough to show conflict and resolution on the

series. but let's use the cartoon for kids to further expose

all of todays issues. it keeps the kiddies on their toes.

it keeps them in more need of bein medicated.

real world issues are for the news.

let a kid be a kid.

No More Questions...

done witit wink

[Edited 5/26/14 7:08am]

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