We just read about Disney's use of transgendered villains. Well, just today I rematched Beauty and the Beast 2: The Enchanted Christmas after having watched Beauty and the Beast a couple of days ago for class.
It is crazy how even the ORGAN has some "transgendered" qualities to him. The organ is the villain in this movie, who is trying to prevent the Beast from falling in love with Belle.
Not only is The organ's face feminine (he is wearing purple lipstick and his human form is wearing eye makeup), but his entire attitude toward the beast comes across as romantic. The way he talks about the Beast is almost as if he is in love with the Beast and is trying to prevent him from falling in love with Belle.
I thought these observations were very interesting in light of Amanda Putnam's "Mean Ladies" article that we read on transgendered villains. What she was saying even applies to the non-human organ in Beauty and the Beast 2.
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