Elio: Disney’s Latest Queer-Coded Flop

Amala Ekpunobi

Education

4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Disney’s latest animated film 'Elio' is flopping at the box office. Apparently it was originally written as a queer story that focus groups hated so much it was then rewritten into something nobody cared about.

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1:00.2	Big news, guys, Disney tried to make a gay movie aimed at kids, and it plot. And no, you haven't
1:05.3	seen this video before, and no, it's not Light Year or Strange World or Luca or The Acolyte or
1:10.6	win or lose. It'ste or Win or Lose.
1:11.6	It's a new film titled Elio.
1:13.6	Let's talk about it.
1:14.6	Yeah, you better.
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