Pinky and the Brain - the unambiguously gay cartoon

[keire_ke]

In the words of Duo Maxwell, "Well, fuck me sideways..." <-- I think that's from 'Future of the Past'

It turns out that Pinky and Brain are a couple (so are Yogi and BooBoo for the record). I am doing research for my coursework and have come across this article, which analyses the homoeroticism in cartoons.

"Pinky and Brain share more than physical attraction, however; they begin to represent themselves as a closeted gay couple. A prospective employer asks Brain, ''Are you married?'' After a brief, awkward pause, he responds, ''No. I do have a ... roommate.'' Considering various responses and then deciding on ''roommate'' is (or was) a familiar strategy for hiding same-sex partners from potential homophobes. Brain gets the job and enters corporate culture as a closeted gay man (or mouse), clumsily rejecting a female suitor and inventing a lame explanation for the picture of Pinky on his desk.
When Brain's parents visit, Brain again introduces Pinky as ''my ... um ... roommate.'' The liberated parents are not fooled, however. While constantly criticizing Brain for his poor housekeeping, poor cooking, and unrealistic career goals, they never nag him to ''meet a nice girl'' and get married; obviously, they are aware that he already has a partner. At the end of the episode, Mom and Dad invite the two to visit as a couple at Thanksgiving."

Bear in mind that this is, for a change, a serious, academic essay. o.O This was also written by a guy.

Comments

[yami-tai.livejournal.com]

Pinky and Brain share more than physical attraction

*grins* Wow, I've not watched enough episodes to really agree or disagree, but it is interesting that someone would think that ^_^!

[keire-ke.livejournal.com]

It really made me spit my coffee all over my screen. Representing themselves as a closeted gay couple!! I thought I was going to flip.