Rightwing has new "woke grooming" outrage - Velma in Scooby Doo is gay

[Demovictory9]

Love interest is black woman! Not linked here but rightwingers spreading their outrage across internet

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/scooby-doo-velma-lesbian-gay-1235392668/

Velma Is Officially a Lesbian in New ‘Scooby-Doo’ Film, Years After James Gunn and More Tried to Make Her Explicitly Gay

Velma is officially a lesbian.

Clips from the brand new movie “Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!,” which show the Mystery Inc. member googly-eyed and speechless when encountering costume designer Coco Diablo, have gone viral on Twitter, confirming suspicions held by the “Scooby” fan base for decades.

“OMG LESBIAN VELMA FINALLY,” reads one tweet, which has over 100,000 likes.

It’s long been an open secret among fans and “Scooby-Doo” creatives that Velma is gay. Even James Gunn, who wrote the early live-action films, and Tony Cervone, who served as supervising producer on the “Mystery Incorporated” series, have confirmed the character’s sexuality, but they were never able to make it official onscreen.

[iemanja]

1. Velma was always a lesbian

She just wasn't out before.

[MotorCityBeard]

2. A friend just sent me a link about this

C'mon, is anybody honestly surprised? Even when we were kids watching the cartoon, it was obvious Velma was a "different" kind of woman than Daphne was. Once we got older, we understood what that difference was.

[Biophilic]

3. And people are outraged about this? They need a life.

[Mister Ed]

4. I'm not outraged, just a little sad. Cuz I always kinda had a crush on her.

Thought she was way hotter than Daphne. I know, I know, it was always one-in-a-million odds anyway. But a kid can dream, can't he?

[MissMillie]

5. "outrage" is the only gear they have (n/t)

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[sakabatou]

6. Hasn't it been debated within the fandom about Velma for years?

Also that each iteration is a different universe ie. "Where Are You!" is not in the same universe as "Master Inc."

[Demovictory9]

10. Yes but new movie leaves no doubt

[lame54]

7. Yeah, right. Next you're gonna tell me Shaggy was high on the weed

[Coventina]

8. Wait until they find out Fred is gay.

I mean, c'mon, he wears a cravat!!!

Scooby Doo is my favorite cartoon of all time. I love all the Mystery, Inc. gang!!

[TlalocW]

9. If I were in charge of Scooby Doo

Just to answer people upset about this, I'd put her in some stereotypical flannel. Just make their heads explode.

[Demovictory9]

11. New movie leaves no doubt..has her swooning over woman

[Initech]

12. Don't think there's a difference between the two parties?

We're concerned about the rising tide of fascism and authoritarianism that's taking over the world. They're concerned about the sexual orientation of cartoon characters.

[Xavier Breath]

13. I just always assumed she was.

Isn't she just "Marcie" from Peanuts all grown up?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. Meh

It's a cartoon character. Stupid thing to get upset about.