Episode 180: Cartoonish Gender

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Queer representation in children’s cartoons has never been better, but the road to get here has been fraught. I talk with podcaster Dawn H and journalist Sara Century about how the first type of queer representation they saw in cartoons came from Sailor Moon – or at least a highly edited and strangely dubbed English-language version that tried to scrub away all the queer content, somewhat unsuccessfully. And I talk with podcaster Thomas J. West and YouTube essayist Rowan Ellis about the history of queer-coded villains in Disney cartoons, and how the biggest entertainment company in the world still has a lot of catching up to do.
Cartoonish Gender transcript
MUSIC LIST
  • A Sunny Day in Winter by Sono Sanctus
  • Waltz and Fury by Blue Dot Sessions
  • Oriel by Blue Dot Sessions
  • Checkered Blues by Blue Dot Sessions
  • In Time by Sono Sanctus
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