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TS The recent controversy

over the Beauty and the
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ Beast movie has made
some take a second look at
S1 Disney characters in the
past.
TS THE way LeFou, a character
in the movie Beauty and
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ the Beast, danced is gay
and the dialogue and the
S2 lyrics of the song are too.
TS In the same scene he also

lifts up his shirt and shows
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ a love bite on his tummy,
Malaysian Censorship
S3 Board (LPF) chairman Datuk
Abdul Halim Abdul Hamid
told AFP.
TS Even I wanted to bring my

grandchildren to watch it.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S4
TS But there are rules.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S5
TS We dont support LGBT.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S6
TS Thats the LPF chairmans Subtype:

revelation of the gay Apposition
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ moment his board cut in a
musical scene featuring Element is
S7 LeFou, the sycophantic restated by
sidekick to the vain Gaston. exposition.
TS The Walt Disney Co

(Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ appealed to the Home Mi-
nistry to overturn LPFs
S8 decision.
TS But the censorship board

stood by its decision to cut
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ a scene from the film.
S9
TS Movie companies cannot
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ impose conditions on LPF.
S10
TS We will not budge, he
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ told The Star.
S11
TS Disneys live-action remake

of Beauty and the
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ Beast was scheduled for
release on Thursday.
S12
TS But it was held back after
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ the boards order.
S13
TS The controversy arose

when director Bill Condon
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ said that LeFou, played by
Josh Gad, would have a
S14 nice exclusively gay
moment.
TS Beauty and the Beast has

not only raised controversy
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ in Malaysia but worldwide.
S15
TS It came under fire from
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ religious figures in
S16 Singapore.
TS The National Council of
Churches Singapore said
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ the inclusion of a gay
moment in the live-action
S17 remake was totally
unnecessary and signals
a marked departure from
the original 1991 classic.
TS Russias Culture Ministry Subtype:

gave it a 16+ rating Apposition
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ following pressure by an
ultra-conservative Element is
S18 lawmaker pushing for a ban restated by
meaning children under exposition.
the age of 16 will not be
allowed to watch it.
TS LeFou is arguably Disneys

first LGBT character.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S19
TS However, horror of horrors,

it seems hes not the first.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S20
TS I read an article
in theguardian.com titled,
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ Why Beauty and the
Beast isnt the first Disney
S21 movie for LGBT audiences.
TS And the article outed

suspiciously gay Disney
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ characters.
S22
TS Timon and Pumbaa, the

animated meerkat and
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ warthog in The Lion
King have a happy-go-
S23 lucky companionship and
the gay (and interracial)
couple adopted baby
Simba.
TS Scar, an alpha lion in The
Lion King, never found a
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ mate in the pride.
S24
TS Baloo of The Jungle Book,

according to the article,
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ might be gay as he is a
nurturing, carefree single
S25 bear.
TS Ursula, the vampy,

spectacularly tentacled sea
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ witch of The Little Mermaid,
was famously modelled on
S26 superstar drag queen
Divine.
TS Pinocchios dream of being

a real boy is a journey of
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ self-actualisation that has
prompted many a
S27 metaphorical comparison to
the coming-out process; the
same goes for sweet,
sensitive Dumbo, whose
chief point of difference
from the rest those
enormous ears at first
makes him a figure of fun
for bullying peers, before it
enables him to soar,
said The Guardian.
TS Pocahontas and Beauty

and the Beasts Belle are
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ marked early on as
different from the other
S28 girls.
TS Ditto The Little Mermaids

Ariel, whose desire not just
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ to change her
circumstances but change
S29 her physical form has made
her an unlikely object of
identification among some
younger members of the
transgender community a
girl who believes herself
literally born in the wrong
body.
TS I also read
on newnation.sg (which
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ claims to be 50% real
news)that Thousands of
S30 Sporeans turned gay after
watching Beauty and the
Beast.
TS Thousands of
Singaporeans from all walks
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ of life, who like to watch
people sing songs and
S31 engage in bestiality, have
turned
gay, newnation.sg reporte
d.
TS This after they

watched Beauty and the
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ Beast, which featured some
gay scenes between two
S32 male fictional characters.
TS As a result of witnessing
the event, they have
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ become gay, which is
irreversible.
S33
TS It quoted Singaporean Tong

Xing Lian as saying he was
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ half-expecting this to
happen, but wasnt sure if it
S34 would really come to pass.
TS I should have heeded the

warning of highly religious
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ Singaporeans when they
warned about the effects of
S35 watching gay moments,
Tong said.
TS Now I am completely,
utterly gay, there is simply
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ no turning back to my
straight ways, having been
S36 convinced the gay way is
the only way.
TS The report must be true as

it was reported by a fake
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ news portal.
S37
TS No wonder there are kids

out there who grew up to
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ be gay after watching
Disney cartoons.
S38
TS All I know is Im definitely

human.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S39
TS I had better go for a

medical check-up to find
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ out whether Im gay,
bisexual, heterosexual or
S40 metrosexual.

human.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S41
TS It is rather unfortunate that

the movie might not be
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ shown in Malaysia.
S42
TS Just like Abdul Hamid who

wanted to bring his
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ grandchildren to
watch Beauty and the
S43 Beast, I would like to bring
my nine-year-old daughter,
Apsara, and three-year-old
son, Sylverius Junior, to
watch it on the big screen.
TS It would have been a great

family outing.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S44
TS I dont think Junior, who I

assume is straight, will turn
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ gay after watching LeFou in
action.
S45
TS I dont think he even knows

the concept of LGBT.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S46
TS Perhaps Apsara might.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S47
TS Lately she has been asking

me whether a man can
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ marry a man.
S48
TS Must be something she saw

on YouTube (which ironically
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ is beyond the filter of the
censor board).
S49
TS Yesterday morning, I
scrolled through my Twitter
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ feed and saw a tweet by
comedian Harith Iskander.
S50
TS @HarithIskander tweeted:
Cant take my kids to
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ watch Beauty and the
Beast?
S51
TS Its ok.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S52
TS Well watch an Ombak

Rindu DVD where the lead
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ character rapes a helpless
girl.
S53
Extension

past.
TS THE way LeFou, a character Subtype: Addition
in the movie Beauty and (Positive)
TS In the same scene he also Subtype: Addition

lifts up his shirt and shows (Positive)
S3 Board (LPF) chairman
Datuk Abdul Halim Abdul
Hamid told AFP.

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S4
TS But there are rules. Subtype: Addition

(Adversative)
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S5
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S6
TS Thats the LPF chairmans

revelation of the gay
musical scene featuring
S7 LeFou, the sycophantic
sidekick to the vain Gaston.

(Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
S8 decision.
TS But the censorship board Subtype: Addition

stood by its decision to cut (Adversative)
S9
S10
S11

of Beauty and the
S12
TS But it was held back after Subtype: Addition

(Adversative)
S13

moment.
TS Beauty and the Beast has Subtype: Addition

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ in Malaysia but worldwide. (Adversative)
S15
S16 Singapore.
TS The National Council of Subtype: Addition

Churches Singapore said (Positive)
TS Russias Culture Ministry

gave it a 16+ rating
ultra-conservative
S18 lawmaker pushing for a ban
meaning children under
the age of 16 will not be
allowed to watch it.

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S19
TS However, horror of horrors, Subtype: Addition

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ (Adversative)
S20
TS And the article outed Subtype: Addition

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ characters. (Positive)
S22
TS Timon and Pumbaa, the Subtype: Addition

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ animated meerkat and (Positive)
warthog in The Lion
S23 King have a happy-go-
lucky companionship and
couple adopted baby
Simba.

S24

S25 bear.

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ witch of The Little Mermaid,
was famously modelled on
S6 superstar drag queen
Divine.
TS Pinocchios dream of being

a real boy is a journey of
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ self-actualisation that has
prompted many a
S27 metaphorical comparison
to the coming-out process;
the same goes for sweet,
from the rest those
said The Guardian.

S28 girls.
TS Ditto The Little Mermaids Subtype: Addition

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ to change her (Adversative)
S29 her physical form has made
her an unlikely object of
identification among some
younger members of the
transgender community a
girl who believes herself
literally born in the wrong
body.
TS I also read Subtype: Addition

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ claims to be 50% real (Positive)
Beast.
TS Thousands of Subtype: Addition

Singaporeans from all
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ walks of life, who like to (Positive)
watch people sing songs
S31 and engage in bestiality,
have turned
d.
TS This after they

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ Beast, which featured some
gay scenes between two
S32 male fictional characters.
TS As a result of witnessing
the event, they have
irreversible.
S33

happen, but wasnt sure if
S34 it would really come to
pass.

Tong said.
TS Now I am completely,
utterly gay, there is simply
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ no turning back to my
straight ways, having been
the only way.

S37

Disney cartoons.
S38

human.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S39

S40 metrosexual.

human.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S41

S42
TS Just like Abdul Hamid who Subtype: Addition

wanted to bring his
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ grandchildren to (Positive)
watch Beauty and the

family outing.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S44

action.
S45

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S46
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S47

S48

on YouTube (which
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ ironically is beyond the
filter of the censor board).
S49
TS Yesterday morning, I Subtype: Addition

scrolled through my Twitter
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ feed and saw a tweet by (Positive)
S50
Beast?
S51
TS Its ok.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S52

girl.
S53
Enhancement

past.
TS THE way LeFou, a character
in the movie Beauty and
TS In the same scene he also

lifts up his shirt and shows
S3 Board (LPF) chairman
Datuk Abdul Halim Abdul
Hamid told AFP.

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S4
TS But there are rules.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S5
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S6
TS Thats the LPF chairmans

revelation of the gay
musical scene featuring
S7 LeFou, the sycophantic
sidekick to the vain Gaston.

(Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
S8 decision.
TS But the censorship board

stood by its decision to cut
S9
S10
S11

of Beauty and the
S12
TS But it was held back after
S13
moment.
TS Beauty and the Beast has

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ in Malaysia but worldwide.
S15
S16 Singapore.
TS The National Council of

Churches Singapore said
TS Russias Culture Ministry

gave it a 16+ rating
ultra-conservative
S18 lawmaker pushing for a
ban meaning children
under the age of 16 will not
be allowed to watch it.

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S19
TS However, horror of horrors,

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S20
TS And the article outed

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ characters.
S22
TS Timon and Pumbaa, the

animated meerkat and
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ warthog in The Lion
King have a happy-go-
S23 lucky companionship and
couple adopted baby
Simba.

S24

S25 bear.

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ witch of The Little
Mermaid, was famously
S6 modelled on superstar drag
queen Divine.
TS Pinocchios dream of
being a real boy is a
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ journey of self-actualisation
that has prompted many a
S27 metaphorical comparison
to the coming-out process;
the same goes for sweet,
from the rest those
said The Guardian.

S28 girls.
TS Ditto The Little Mermaids

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ to change her
S29 her physical form has
made her an unlikely object
of identification among
some younger members of
the transgender
community a girl who
believes herself literally
born in the wrong body.
TS I also read
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ claims to be 50% real
Beast.
TS Thousands of
Singaporeans from all
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ walks of life, who like to
watch people sing songs
S31 and engage in bestiality,
have turned
d.
TS This after they

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ Beast, which featured
some gay scenes between
S32 two male fictional
characters.
TS As a result of witnessing Subtype: causal-

the event, they have conditional
S33 irreversible. (Specific result)

happen, but wasnt sure if
S34 it would really come to
pass.

Tong said.
TS Now I am completely, Subtype: simple

utterly gay, there is simply internal spatio-
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ no turning back to my temporal
straight ways, having been (simultaneous)
the only way.

S37

Disney cartoons.
S38

human.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S39

S40 metrosexual.

human.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S41

S42
TS Just like Abdul Hamid who Subtype:

wanted to bring his
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ grandchildren to manner (positive
watch Beauty and the comparison)

family outing.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S44

action.
S45

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S46
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S47

S48

on YouTube (which
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ ironically is beyond the
S49 filter of the censor board).
TS Yesterday morning, I Subtype: complex

scrolled through my Twitter spatio temporal
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ feed and saw a tweet by (specific)
S50
Beast?
S51
TS Its ok.
18/3/17/T1/SAT1/
S52

girl.
S53
Appendix
Revelations about childhood favourites [STAR
18/3/17/T1/SAT1]
Note: The conjunction and in the name of the film Beauty and the
Beast is excluded from analysis.

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TS The recent controversy

TS In the same scene he also

TS Even I wanted to bring my

TS But there are rules.

TS We dont support LGBT.

TS Thats the LPF chairmans Subtype:

TS The Walt Disney Co

TS But the censorship board

TS Movie companies cannot

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ impose conditions on LPF.

TS We will not budge, he

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ told The Star.

TS Disneys live-action remake

TS But it was held back after

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ the boards order.

TS The controversy arose

TS Beauty and the Beast has

TS It came under fire from

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ religious figures in

TS Russias Culture Ministry Subtype:

TS LeFou is arguably Disneys

TS However, horror of horrors,

TS And the article outed

TS Timon and Pumbaa, the

TS Baloo of The Jungle Book,

TS Ursula, the vampy,

TS Pinocchios dream of being

TS Pocahontas and Beauty

TS Ditto The Little Mermaids

TS This after they

TS It quoted Singaporean Tong

TS I should have heeded the

TS The report must be true as

TS No wonder there are kids

TS All I know is Im definitely

TS I had better go for a

TS All I know is Im definitely

TS It is rather unfortunate that

TS Just like Abdul Hamid who

TS It would have been a great

TS I dont think Junior, who I

TS I dont think he even knows

TS Perhaps Apsara might.

TS Lately she has been asking

TS Must be something she saw

TS Well watch an Ombak

TS The recent controversy

TS In the same scene he also Subtype: Addition

TS Even I wanted to bring my

TS But there are rules. Subtype: Addition

TS We dont support LGBT.

TS Thats the LPF chairmans

TS The Walt Disney Co

TS But the censorship board Subtype: Addition

TS Movie companies cannot

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ impose conditions on LPF.

TS We will not budge, he

18/3/17/T1/SAT1/ told The Star.

TS Disneys live-action remake

TS But it was held back after Subtype: Addition

TS The controversy arose

TS Beauty and the Beast has Subtype: Addition

TS It came under fire from