Now a couple of right wing wacko radio talk show hosts have declared that "Frozen" promotes a homosexual lifestyle and even suggests bestiality in the relationship of two of its animated cast members. Kevin Swanson and Steve Vaughn claim that the lead character Elsa is a single, young, extremely eligible queen who doesn't seem to have any interest in the men that come to her castle to celebrate her coronation. She must be a lesbian then for not attracting any male suitors. Then the more preposterous idea is that Kristoff, the ice seller, and his faithful reindeer, Sven, maybe having an unnatural relationship because they sleep side by side in the barn and even share food.
Thanks to these nut jobs I have a hard time watching "Frozen" without some of these opinions creeping into the back of my head, no matter how ridiculous they sound. If you listen to the lyrics for "Let it go," the song that won the Oscar for best song, I can see how people might, emphasis on might, interpret it as being pro gay.
The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen.
A kingdom of isolation
And it looks like I'm the queen.
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside.
Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried.
Don't let them in, don't let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be.
Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know.
Well, now they know.
Let it go, let it go.
Can't hold it back anymore.
Let it go, let it go.
Turn away and slam the door.
I don't care
What they're going to say.
Let the storm rage on.
The cold never bothered me anyway.
These words could suggest to some that the song encourages people to come out as homosexuals. It certainly has all the requisite themes like not hiding who you really are and not caring what people think about you. Will this song reach the pantheon of other great cross dressing and gay karaoke tributes like Charlene's "I've Never Been To Me," or Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive"? Two snaps in Z formation point to yes.
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