#also CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE DEEP SEA BEING AN ALLEGORY FOR CONVERSION THERAPY

[griddlebutch]

I watched luca for the first time today and it really is queer coding at its finest. Like as someone with an italian american family watching it with my little cousins, being able to openly talk about how relatable luca is to me as a lesbian, and seeing all my cousins take in such a wonderful, simple message about acceptance while also being validated in our calabrese culture by tiny little details like scopa and "e basta!" was just so healing.

#also CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE DEEP SEA BEING AN ALLEGORY FOR CONVERSION THERAPY #it HIT ME SO HARD #this movie is so good and unironically a better lgbt movie than love simon #like THIS is what queer coding is #its something that doesnt need to be specified but can apply to so many different identities #like itd be nice to have luca and alberto confirmed as gay because it really read like a coming of age movie like that #but whenever disney tries to make lgbt rep on purpose it fucking sucks so #glad they actually made some not homophobic on accident this time #even if the creators refuse to admit it #i mean disney is a fucking media megacorp the bar is literally on the ground but this and coco are diamonds in the rough story wise #the dyke speaks