For a very long time, the television and movie industry has been adamant about placing homosexual characters in TV shows and films with either a teenaged demographic, or an adult demographic. Never has there ever been a children's movie where a gay character was mentioned-- until the release of ParaNorman, that is. During one of the scenes of this animated Tim Burton movie, you find out that one of the main characters is gay. The clear demographic for this movie is children, and the fact that a gay character has been mentioned for the first time in an animated movie is a big step forward. Most people in the industry, or even regular members of society, would state that they believed that including a gay character in a children's movie or television show was "inappropriate" or "unsuitable" for kids of a young age. However, the makers of ParaNorman certainly didn't think so, and I think that if we give it a couple of years, society might start to agree with them.
-Alyssa DiSabito
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