TL;DR
- Zootopia 2 features LGBTQ+ characters.
- Fortune Feimster voices Nibbles Maplestick.
- Bucky and Pronk are a confirmed gay couple.
- Disney has a history of queer representation.
- Fans are excited about the inclusivity.
Hold onto your tails, Zootopia fans, because the sequel has arrived on Disney+ and it’s bringing some fabulous LGBTQ+ representation along for the ride. While many were buzzing about whether Zootopia 2, or Zootropolis 2 depending on where you live, would include any queer characters, the answer is a resounding yes!
First up, we have the delightful Fortune Feimster lending her voice to Nibbles Maplestick, a beaver who’s got fans speculating she might just be Disney’s first openly gay character. While the film doesn’t explicitly confirm her sexuality, fans are already shipping her with the best of them. But hold your horses, because she’s not the only LGBTQ+ character making a splash!
Let’s rewind to the original Zootopia film from 2016, where we were introduced to the adorable yet grumpy couple, Bucky and Pronk Oryx-Antlerson. These two have been living their best lives as Judy Hopps’ neighbors, constantly bickering and butting heads—literally, since they are a pair of antelope. Voiced by Bryon Howard and Jared Bush, this dynamic duo is not just comic relief; they are a confirmed gay couple!
In a tweet that sent fans into a frenzy, Jared Bush confirmed back in November 2016, “They are a gay married couple. But they don’t yell at each other because they’re gay, they yell because they’re real.” And if you thought that was cute, wait until you see them on a rather tense date in the series Zootopia+—talk about representation!
Disney has been slowly but surely adding more queer characters to its animated roster over the years. From a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it lesbian couple in Finding Dory to Lena Waithe’s lesbian cyclops cop in Onward, the company is making strides, albeit small ones. Remember the much-hyped “exclusively gay moment” in the live-action Beauty and the Beast? Yeah, that turned out to be just LeFou dancing with a man in a group scene. But hey, we’ll take what we can get!
And it doesn’t stop there! The Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is under the Disney umbrella, has introduced characters like Phastos in Eternals and Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok, who both add to the growing list of queer representation in mainstream media.
So, what do you think about the LGBTQ+ representation in Zootopia 2? Are you excited to see characters like Nibbles Maplestick and the fabulous Bucky and Pronk? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, and remember to keep the conversation respectful. The more we talk about it, the more visibility we create!
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