y do teens think disney is gay??

[MickeyLuvrLauren]

ok so this is a question i have 4 u all. im in 7th grade
and i am a HUGE disney fan. whenever i talk about my trips
to disney/going to disney/or disney characters/movies, kids think
its gay. i dont see how anything in disney world is gay or babyish. it
was technically made fr older ppl, and those who have never gone
2 disney judge me, and say its gay. i just dont get it? how cud u nt like
disney world? could some1 pleaz help me out! srry 4 this rant

 

[WDWtraveler27]

ok so this is a question i have 4 u all. im in 7th grade
and i am a HUGE disney fan. whenever i talk about my trips
to disney/going to disney/or disney characters/movies, kids think
its gay. i dont see how anything in disney world is gay or babyish. it
was technically made fr older ppl, and those who have never gone
2 disney judge me, and say its gay. i just dont get it? how cud u nt like
disney world? could some1 pleaz help me out! srry 4 this rant

sorry but im having trouble deciphering this...

 

[WDWtraveler27]

ok I understand it now. See, people think they have to be cool and they say things like that because they wish to seem cool. the fact is, disney is not homosexual. but i bet they meant 'gay' as in they just dislike it. People who use the word gay to desrcibe something they dont like are stupid. plain and simple. All you need to do is hold on to your passion for Disney. Other people will try to tell you different but you just have to believe in yourself.

 

[MusicalDisneyDreams]

Some people think they're too "cool" for Disney. I think you can't GET cooler than Disney! Disney is amazing. I get teased a lot for being a Disney addict... and I con't care one bit.
Just ignore them. They don't know whay they're missin'!

Mini Rant: I hate how "gay," which used to mean "happy," now means homosexual and people use it instead of stupid or lame. If I use gay, I use it to mean happy and people look at me like I'm crazy.
You may ignore this lol

 

[Tricycle]

ok so this is a question i have 4 u all. im in 7th grade
and i am a HUGE disney fan. whenever i talk about my trips
to disney/going to disney/or disney characters/movies, kids think
its gay. i dont see how anything in disney world is gay or babyish. it
was technically made fr older ppl, and those who have never gone
2 disney judge me, and say its gay. i just dont get it? how cud u nt like
disney world? could some1 pleaz help me out! srry 4 this rant

Funny that you should mention being in 7th grade. When I was in 7th grade, I was a big Disney fan. I'm still a huge Disney fan, six years later. The difference is that back in 7th grade, I was hugely vocal about my love for all things Disney. I wore Disney clothes, spoke incessantly about upcoming movies, listened to almost exclusively Disney music, and anticipated my upcoming trips to Disney Parks.

I got made fun of. Alot. By everybody I knew at school. Even though most of the kids I went to school with had been to, and liked, Walt Disney World and most Disney movies, it didn't stop them from making fun of me every chance they got. They called me "gay with Walt Disney" (for the record, I am not gay) and made jokes about Disney characters doing really bad stuff. Eventually the Disney-bashing tapered off, but the kids still made fun of me all the time and, every so often, Disney.

I went to school with those kids up until grade 9, and then I moved (not because of them, but because of my parent's careers), so I don't deal with them anymore. I've often wondered just why they were so mean. At a glance, they seemed like pretty normal people, just like me. We all came from families of generally the same income, so it's not like it was rich kids making fun of poor kids or vice versa. My mom has many a time told me that I'm just "too nice." I don't really think I'm nice enough to be called too nice to fit in, but I can't really think of any other reason either. I'm certainly not mean. I don't drink or smoke or take drugs either so maybe that was it, but there weren't any drugs or anything back in grade 7 either so then again that probably wasn't it.

So if you take my mom's theory, which is that I'm just "too nice," and apply it to Disney, it kind of makes sense in a way. Kids made fun of me because I was just a nice guy who represented nice things. Kids make fun of Disney because Disney is just a really nice thing that brightens the world. Of course, there's no logical reason why anyone would want to put down something good like Disney, so all of this is a bit unfounded.

So, in closing, I wholeheartedly agree with all of your points, but can't answer your question as to why anybody calls Disney "gay" or "stupid" or "immature" or anything else rude or derogatory.
And my advice to you? Stay strong. Enjoy Disney. Laugh and be happy, and smile right in their faces

 

[Ty_Ty]

I have a lot of interests most people at my school don't share including my love of Disney ( particularly Peter Pan ), but I just learned that these differences make me unique, so I don't care if others critisize what I like, I like what I like and that's that.

 

[AliceinHalloweentown]

Different strokes for different folks.

If you want people to accept that you like Disney, you have to accept that other people don't. Not everyone is going to like Walt Disney World, it's a fact. There's nothing wrong with them, they just have different opinions.

My parents tease me all the time over it, and I deal with it (though it does get freaking annoying).

Side note: I know that you're in 7th grade, but using "gay" to describe something lame/uncool is a little immature.

 

[xApril]

My friend thought that Disney was lame. I actually offered to go to Universal with her, but she couldn't get a ticket. I jokingly told her that my Mom can get us into Disney for free and we could go if she wanted. She agreed. I later found out that she hadn't been in like 10 years or so. She ended up having a great day with our other friend and myself. The next few days at school, all she could say was "Disney was so much fun!" "I can't wait to go back!" and stuff like that.

So maybe they do want to go, but they're putting on a 'front' and pretending it's lame. Or who knows, maybe they think it'll be lame since a lot of the TV shows these days can lead you to believe that the parks would be as bad as the TV shows.

To each their own. If they don't like it, they're the ones missing out. It'll mean less wait times for us.

 

[dancer067]

Don't let them get to you. Just say yeah whatever. Just keep beiing you and don't pay attention to what others think.

side note: gay? really? I hate when people do tht. The word means HAPPY! look it up! ugh. So next time someone says tht, say yes it is a very happy place thank you!
Use correct language. You want to say its bad, then say bad! (sorry guys I'm a grammar freak! )

 

[MickeyisBeast]

Side Note: Well what's the problem? Gay means happy, and Disney is happy

Who cares what others think? You believe what you want and let others think what they want. Not everybody thinks the same thing. Just ignore those people that try to bring you down
I totally understand, it can get pretty annoying sometimes, but just ignore them

 

[marypops!]

I think it's sort of like a phase where anything you loved from your childhood is now childish, so you'll find it lame. People kept picking on me at school about Disney, then when I went to 6th Form, nobody seemed to really care about if I like it or not.

Btw, if they call it "gay", then respond with something like "yes, it is a happy place" or "I didn't know inanimate objects could have sexual orientations"...

 

[::Snow_White::]

Actually, it's quite the opposite at my school. A lot of the kids in my class went to Disney last year for band and they absolutely loved it, and a few of the kids go there for vacation and they love disney.

I think that most people who say that are the ones who have never been. Everyone in my class knows I'm the girl who can tell you more about disney then anyone, but I'm never made fun of for it.

 

[wdwgirl4ever]

some people just don't get bitten by the "Disney bug." The thing is is that a lot of us teens(excluding DISers) who haven't ever been to Disney World or Disneyland really don't understand. At my school, I am the biggest Disney fan out of them all, and it really shocks them how I can tell them so much. And when they ask how many times I've been, they're jaws drop and I always tell them that once you've been and did it right, then you too will be a Disney lover. Plus, my band is going to the MMD in April so once I started telling my friends about the stuff at Disney, they immediately got pumped and could pack any day now. So I mean some just don't understand that Disney is not just for kids, or just for elderly people. Disney is a magical experience that makes you feel like a kid again. Those who think anything but that don't, and might never know what they are missing.

 

[CrazySteph]

In Middle School, everyone was trying to be "cool" and they wouldn't admit their love for Disney,

but now in High School, people have matured and actually a lot of people like Disney.. and if they don't like Disney, they don't like make fun of people who do.

and usually the ones that don't like Disney.. has never been to Disney World.

 

[Savikins]

In Middle School, everyone was trying to be "cool" and they wouldn't admit their love for Disney,

but now in High School, people have matured and actually a lot of people like Disney.. and if they don't like Disney, they don't like make fun of people who do.

and usually the ones that don't like Disney.. has never been to Disney World.

This is almost exactly how it is.


In all honesty most middle school kids are just insanely immature.

 

[MuskratSusie]

It's because they think they're too kewl for Disney.

 

[princesskelz]

I have been known to make fights with kids in my school that say Walt was frozen.
seriously there are a lot of Disney kids in my school. I think they know kids wont judge them because Disney isn't just magic and pixie dust. Its more than that. I cant describe it but i love that feeling.

 

[froggy5657]

People need to judge others less, and keep their judgements to themselves. Also, using the word "gay" as a synonym for stupid is ridiculous and offensive. But I digress. If people disagree with my love of Disney, I just think "to each their own" and "don't knock it til you've tried it"

 

[dancer067]

^ well said ^

 

[Hollywoodhaha]

I am in the 11th grade and I am known at school as the Disney-obsessed-girl. People think it is awesome
If anyone has questions, I am there to help. People have borrowed my planning books too!

Noone has ever made fun of me for it.