![]() Let's just be pleased that Merida is "a strong, independent, female character," which is reason enough to praise Brave. Certainly, Disney and Pixar would never publicly state that its new lead character is gay, and "risk potentially millions of merchandising dollars" by alienating audiences with whom that wouldn't jibe. "This isn't 50 Shades of Brave " it's a movie for kids. Merida shouldn't even be sexualized: There's no need to classify Merida's sexual orientation at all, says Michael Izzo at Business Insider. "There's a germ of something" to the theory that she's gay, but, ultimately, she's just "a girl in a fairy tale." Rather than being a damsel in distress, Merida does not need a man to save her and doesn't need one to marry. Instead, the studio created "an autonomous, independent-minded and indeed pre-sexual or nonsexual character." Merida may be aged as a teenager in the film, but Brave is marketed to young audiences who should have no problem accepting that, in a movie that at its core is about a girl's relationship with her mother, Merida isn't a sexual being at all. Princess Merida is the protagonist of the 2012 Pixar film, Brave Merida is the adventurous eldest child and daughter of Queen Elinor and King Fergus and is a very bold, brave, daring, courageous, stubborn, rebellious, and headstrong girl who does not fit the stereotypical princess role. She's not sexual: It's fair that some people could read into the fact that the movie was released during Gay Pride month to infer that Merida is gay, says Andrew O'Hehir at Salon, but I don't believe that was Pixar's intention. "Does it matter if the heroine of Brave is gay?" "The film doesn't need to tell us whether Merida is gay. "Brave preaches acceptance " Merida delivers a rousing speech about the "freedom to marry whomever she wants." These things resonate amid the current same-sex marriage debate, and themes about embracing one's own identity are sure to resonate strongly with the LGBT community. It's likely, then, that the ambiguity over Merida's sexuality was deliberate. It's ambiguous, and that may be intentional: Pixar is "notoriously meticulous," with its painstakingly subtle references and hidden "Easter eggs," says Chris Heller at The Atlantic. " Brave's Merida and why we need to stop equating gender performance and sexual orientation" "Sexuality and gender performance are not the same thing." A girl who likes playing sports - or in Merida's case, enjoys archery - is just as likely to become a lesbian as a cheerleader, art enthusiast, writer, or any other type of girl. Just because she isn't girly doesn't mean she's gay: I really wish that society would "stop reading a girl's desire for physical activity or pleasure in the abilities her own body gives her as a sign of potential incipient gayness," says Alyssa Rosenberg at Think Progress.
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