Why did the villain have to be gay?

Huuuuuge difference between 'Gay' and 'Camp' stereotypically he could seem to be gay, but a lot of actors including the one he tends to act like were straight with a tenancy to sound or act effeminate. Don Knotts being another example, I do suspect Fix-It Felix may have been in the conception stages since his love interest Calhoun was originally male :P

The point is you never know what characters are perceived as gay or straight in movies unless they come out and say it. You just sit back and enjoy the ride.

I don't think about the sexualality of animated characters, I just enjoy the films.



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You must have watched a different version of the movie than I did. I saw absolutely no reference to the sexual orientation of King Candy.

However, what I did see was the character model and personality of the eccentric King Candy character as an obvious nod to actor/comedian Ed Wynn (who by the way was not homosexual).

The problem with your question is that you immediately made an assumption about a cartoon character based on personality stereotypes about homosexuals. So in a way, your question perpetuates those stereotypes whether you intended it to or not. You may as well have asked the question: Why does the villain have to be an effeminate heterosexual? Not everything has to have an agenda.

Being effeminate does not make you gay. Actually the film suggests he is fully straight as he gets ticked off when Ralph suggests he likes pink, as in he doesn't like to be mislabeld as a stereotype gay character and was annoyed by the comment.

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I think 'eccentric' is the adjective you're looking for. Not gay. There are many villain's who are eccentric, 'Joker from The Dark Knight' for example, but I wouldn't go as far as to say these characters are gay- not in the sense that they are homosexual at least, unless you're meaning gay in the traditional meaning of 'happy'.

When did King Candy ever come across as being gay? He was never hinted as being gay. Stop making stuff up and trolling.

He was made effeminate as an homage to the voice actor who made popular the Mad Hatter from Disney's Alice in Wonderland. King Candy is even designed to look like the Mad Hatter. That's all.

Disney has a history of gay villains, just look at "The Little Mermaid", "Beauty and the Beast" or "Pocahontas".