***Please sign up for CBN Newsletters and download the CBN News app to ensure you keep receiving the latest news from a distinctly Christian perspective.Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. To those that didn't, I suggest you look closer." "We made our intentions as clear as we could ten years ago," he shared on Instagram. Tony Cervone, a producer on the "Mystery Incorporated" cartoon series, also confirmed that Velma was a lesbian in his depiction of her in 2020.
While fans of the franchise are hailing Velma's queer identity, others say it has always been common knowledge. "From my perspective, they were very supportive of this direction for Velma's character from day one and it never seemed like they were too worried about how it would be perceived. Harrison said the production company fully backed his decision to make her openly gay. "But the studio just kept watering it down & watering it down, becoming ambiguous (the version shot), then nothing (the released version) & finally having a boyfriend (the sequel)." "In 2001, Velma was explicitly gay in my initial script," he tweeted at the time.
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In 2020, Director James Gunn said he tried to make Velma "explicitly gay" in the live-action "Scooby-Doo" movie back in 2001, but Warner Brothers pushed back. "The scene is entirely subversive and meant to condition young girls away from biblical teaching," wrote one Twitter user.Īnother wrote, "Velma as a lesbian in Scooby-Doo was supposed to be an inside joke for the mature fans, not out in the open to confuse the children. Kids ask questions so I don't think this should be injected into kids' shows." "Why is a woman making out with a woman? Because it doesn't necessitate a sexual follow-up question if you see a man and a woman because that is the norm. "It's a small percentage of the population and so it necessitates a conversation with kids," he explained. Steven Crowder, host of "Louder with Crowder" said this is meant to confuse children. "OMG Lesbian Velma finally!" one fan tweeted alongside the new movie clip, which has garnered over 100,000 likes.īut others are calling the cartoon's depiction another vehicle to target young children with LGBTQ ideology. "That being said, it does feel great to be a part of normalizing representation, especially with such a well-known franchise like Scooby-Doo!" "I actually thought it was a bigger deal for Velma's character that she is in love with the villain of the movie. "While writing and directing this, I just set out to have fun with the comedy of an awkward teenage crush." "It honestly did not occur to that we were doing something so groundbreaking until right now," the movie's director, Audie Harrison, told NPR. In clips of the newly released HBO Max's Halloween special, "Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!", Velma tells Daphne she has a crush on a female character named Coco Diablo. Scooby Doo fans are flocking to social media both applauding and criticizing the latest animated installment after the film's director confirmed that Velma will officially be gay.
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