@Burnley123 My only issue with it personally was the decision to make her a lesbian. Not that I have an issue with lesbians or their representation. But with her having been implied bisexual for decades to be more palatable to a 70s audience she actually ended up being one of the first characters depicted as bi that was not a hypersexual stereotype.
I actually don't like when they change important traits about characters, like their sexuality. But when it comes to Velma, it totally makes sense. For decades, people have joked about how obvious it is that Shaggy is a stoner. So eventually the live action movies decided to lean in. They made references to Shaggy smoking pot and then eventually, in the Netflix show, he just outright said "you better drive, I'm too stoned." The Scooby fanbase made Shaggy a stoner, so the writers said, why not? It's the same thing with Velma. She's been a gay icon for decades. And it's not like she had romantic storylines, she was pretty much asexual in 99% of Scooby media.
So yeah, in this one particular case, it totes makes sense to give a character the gay.
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow That was my point. It's not going to perform well and things will go back to the way they were before with the next version... Because ultimately what people want is the nostalgia fix whether they know it or not. It's a comfort thing.
Then, in a few years someone else will come along and try to reinvent the wheel again.
@Whodunnit What are you basing that on? And as the original post points out she has been portrayed as at a minimum bisexual since the 70s to anyone who is not completely blind. The only thing that is changed is it can be openly stated without getting fined for violating bullshit censorship regulations from like the 30s or 40s.
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow I'm basing that on the observation of media consumption, specifically the comics and cartoon industry. Each generation wants things the way they remember them, which is a large reason why specifically comic canon is a nightmare to navigate.
As for the whole 'queer coding' argument, I find it rather offensive that people even entertain the notion that LGBT people must conform to certain stereotypes in media.
When I was growing up with early versions of Scooby-Doo the sexuality of the characters never entered my mind for a second. I liked Velma because she was by far the most intelligent character. The facts that she was bookish, slightly nerdy, and brave were far more interesting that whether she liked cock or pussy. It didn't even enter my mind.
I find it a little disturbing that anyone was actively sexualising children's cartoon characters actually.
Anyway, her sexuality is besides the point. I think this version of the show is going to fall on it's arse because it's too different from the Scooby-Doo shows we fondly remember.
Cartoons are for kids and leftists don't have any kids but right wingers do. So what's the business sense in retooling a character to appeal to leftist kids who don't exist? SMH.
