'Frozen 2' news: Fans start campaign to give Elsa a girlfriend; will sequel reveal Queen's sexuality?
Ever since Disney announced last year that the company would be developing "Frozen 2," speculation on what the sequel would be about or what it should do has been unending. Now, one young woman's vision for Arendelle's queen to have a girlfriend has gone viral.
"Frozen" is undoubtedly one of Disney's most profitable films of late. The animated film, which revolved around Queen Elsa and her sister Anna, grossed nearly $1.3 billion at the box office and quickly established its dominance as a merchandising powerhouse. So it was not surprising that a sequel would be in the works. The question now is how to top the original film?
There have been numerous rumors on the sequel's plotline, including Anna developing super powers, Olaf getting a love interest, Queen Elsa finally finding her true love, the ice queen becoming a villain, or the film revealing that she's a lesbian. While some might dismiss the latter, one young woman has started a trend with it.
Teenager Alexis Isabel Moncada tweeted last April that she hoped Disney would make the popular character a lesbian, even adding the hashtag #GiveElsaAGirlfriend. Her tweet apparently resonated with a lot of fans, and soon, the hashtag and Moncada's idea were a trending topic as thousands demanded that Disney use the opportunity to introduce a lesbian princess and raise LGBT awareness.
Dear @Disney, #GiveElsaAGirlfriend
— Alexis Isabel (@lexi4prez) May 1, 2016
Moncada, who also created the Feminist Culture site, wrote about her vision on MTV Founders and pointed out that "the entertainment industry has given us girls who have fallen in love with beasts, ogres who fall for humans, and even grown women who love bees" but never a princess who has fallen in love with another princess.
Elsa's predicament, as well as her hugely popular song "Let It Go," is viewed by many in the LGBT community as a metaphor for coming out and accepting one's sexuality. Moncada said she's aware that Elsa would probably be given a prince for a partner, prompting her to tweet how "iconic" it would be if Disney did something different with such a popular character.
"Giving young girls the chance to understand that a princess can love another princess the same way Cinderella loved her Prince Charming is vital to their development," Moncada wrote. "All we need is someone to show us that there are other options, other kinds of princesses, and other ways to have the happy ending that you deserve."
Of course, while Moncada's idea has attracted support, there are also those who are not keen on the idea of a gay character in a Disney cartoon.