And "Yes, so apparently you have to be a girly girl to be considered straight."
I'm not that girly and I've been single my whole life, and I'm pretty sure I'm not gay.

It depends. If they are making these three gay because they believe a single woman or a tomboy must be a lesbian, then shame on them. If they simply want more representation in media and thought "I would like it if she were a lesbian", then it's fine with me.

Same with Silverrose1991. So what if they are labeled as gay? Is that a bad thing? More representation is wonderful, but just because they're single doesn't mean they are homosexuals. They are single because they haven't found the right person for them yet, regardless of gender.

It doesn't bother me really. What bothers me is when people use the excuse in my choice to say "She's officially gay then!"
im all for representation. but just because someone doesnt want to date anyone at the time doesnt make them gay. if anything, why not asexuality??????????????
if its just a headcanon, sure, have fun, but dont say it's official just because of this reason

I agree with Silverrose and MaidofOrleans

I don't know if it bothers me, because I don't see anything wrong with being lesbian.

I'm bi and I don't see it as insulting or anything.

There's nothing wrong with it.
I found this really stupid and how ignorant society is this is a good example, people're calling Hans gay as well maybe not as much as this 3 girls but they're.
And this makes me really angry and depressed at the same time because it makes me sad that we live in a world were people think at this level of stupidity.
Again there's nothing wrong with it but what you get from it is that people think that as long as you don't have a partner you're gay.
I'm gay and proud of it!

Who's been saying that?!?!? Makes me sick!

the first doesn't make sense because Elsa is very girly, but I agree on it with the other two.
I'm so tired of teenagers on tumblr projecting their sexual fantasies onto innocent characters. especially Disney ones intended for children! it's incredibly bizarre that they pick ELSA of all people (girly, very very very traditional and repressive) to be their LGBT icon when Merida fits it to a T.

I don't care if fans consider them to be gay, bi, asexual, whatever, because often times those fans are part of those marginalized groups and would like to see their favorite characters as sharing important traits with them. However, it bothers me when the media speculates these characters are non-heteronormative because it's usually along the lines of, "does Disney have a gay agenda?" "Does this mean that the new Disney movie has gay undertones?" The media still considers non-hernormativity to be salacious and a prime source of click bait and is usually not interested in the problems of the LGBTQ community (this is the mainstream media I'm talking about, not independent blogs or Tumblr). Remember people thought Merida was a lesbian because she didn't have a prince? Did that spark a conversation about queerness in the media and representation? Of course not, it was mostly click bait for people to argue over and get upset about "Disney turning their kids gay."

Also, AudreyFreak: I think fans can make characters into whatever shape they want. Characters are not "innocent," and portraying them as gay or whatever doesn't taint them. You seem to imply that homosexuality is somehow perverse when it isn't. Children also find out from a fairly young age whether they like kids of their own sex or not and it would actually be healthy for them to have canonically non-heternonormative characters in media. Also, being girly has nothing to do with sexuality. You can be girly and lesbian, or girly and straight, or tomboyish and a lesbian, or a combination of the two and myriad others. Elsa was chosen as a gay icon because her experiences mirror those of the LGBT community. She was in the closet--so to speak--about her powers, and was afraid of the harm it could do to her family and was ashamed of herself. Finally she let it go and embraced herself for who she was. Disney as a whole has a huge LGBT fan base because many of its stories feature outcasts and weirdos who struggle to accept themselves and to fit into society. Ultimately in the end they are accepted and it gives hope for this community that they too will be accepted by mainstream society.

Digoenes, I think we're all entitled to our opinions, so, in that case, she can say whatever she wants.

Doesn't have a love interest doesn't mean they're lesbians!
Btw, hey! Mulan has Shang, remember?!

I've changed my mind. People need representation so it's ok if they want to think of them as lesbians/bis. They could also be asexual or anything else. Who knows?
Though being single does mean you are gay and that's what bothers me when these princesses are targeted. But I try understand why they do this. They are single and are more easily targeted and not-straight.

I agree that Gay/bi characters need representation, but saying a princess is a lesbian just because she has no love interest is like saying all straight female characters must have a love interest which is wrong and pretty sexist.

mhs1025: I never said she wasn't entitled to her opinion, she has a right to say whatever she wants and I have a right to respond to it.

Just going to come out and say I'm bisexual, so I don't think there's anything wrong with being gay or bi.

HOWEVER, I also hate the fallacious logic that just because a girl remains single means she MUST be gay. It's like everyone assumes that every girl is completely gaga over someone. All girls must be completely boy-crazy. If she's not boy-crazy, then she MUST be into girls instead. It's like girls can't just have romance as a low to non-existent priority. -_-

^Agreed. I don't say that being lesbian or bisexual is bad, but it annoys me the fact that if a girl is single she MUST be gay. I would be totally fine if people said that other DPs were bisexual as well. Why can't Ariel, for example, be bi? She has a boyfriend, but so does Mulan, right? But no, Mulan crossdresses in her movie (and she didn't do it for fun btw) so she's the only DP labelled as bisexual. I can kinda undrestand why someone would say Merida is lesbian, but for Elsa, the only evidence we have about her being gay is the fact that she stays single! The poor girl has been freaking out over the damage her powers cause during the whole movie, I don't think that getting a boyfriend would be very high in her list of priorities! And it's not like she even meets someone and rejects him (not that that would make her lesbian, but at least it would be slightly more logical), it's just that the movie doesn't revolves around her romance with a guy, it's about love between SISTERS. Not every straight character has to get a love interest. I would be okay if there were other princesses labelled as bisexual as well, but it's only the singles or the tomboys.

I agree that bisexual people need representation definitely. BUT I don't think labeling a Disney Princess as gay is correct. Not that being gay is a bad thing or anything, but if it's not in the movie I don't see any point to it. Bisexuals need representation in movies not being satisfied by head-cannons.

Digoenes: Yeah, but you don't have to be harsh about it. When are you going to realize nobody likes harshness?

^Where in heavens was she harsh? I reread Digoenes's comment and I didn't see any hostility. Plus, do you realize saying that teenagers "project their sexual fantasies onto innocent characters" and implying that if they were LGBTQ+ they would be somewhat tainted or less innocent is harsh, right? And you realize that when you state something that encompasses billions of people you must have a clear argument suporting it, no? Honestly, it seems like you're only angry at Digoenes because she doesn't support or share yours and AudreyFreak's conservative agenda. The only ones being harsh here are you, AudreyFreak and myself (purposefully).

Silverrose: Thank you for the support. mhs1025: I did not intend any harshness in my comments, I always try to be judicious and never aim to attack any one. Let's just say you have your opinion and I have mine. However, that does not mean we should simply sit back and let people air their opinions. I believe in active, constructive dialogue and like if people (myself included) will learn something about the subject and of themselves.

Silverrose1991: I'm not angry at her by any means. I was just simply saying we hate harshness because I read that comment wrong. It LOOKED like she was being harsh to me. And, to Digoenes: We're allowed to express/air our opinions in our own ways. It's a free country for crying out loud! Plus, I'm not in the mood for hostility of your own, so, why don't you just leave me alone, OK? Honestly!

mhs1025: Unreal. I can't imagine how any of my comments were harsh or hostile. I have never once said you cannot express your opinions, in fact, I've said the exact opposite. This is the Internet, people will respond to your comments and have their own opinions on them. Go back and reread my previous comments, I ask for constructive dialogue, not a back and forth of "but we all have different opinions and have the right to express them!" And if you're not in the mood for "hostility," then you can simply not reply and move on.

^ Look. I'm sorry for the tensity I caused, but AudreyFreak IS entitled to speak her opinions the way she pleases. I also apologize for my previous actions. I just have a different mind-set than most of y'all. Plus, I've been going through alot lately, and I'm sorry for my short-temperedness. All I'm saying is we're entitled to our respective opinions. I'm pretty sure we have good dialogue. Now, let's try to settle this. Oh, Silverrose1991: Me and AudreyFreak weren't being harsh. We were simply expressing what we thought. That's it.

It's that simple.