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Does FROZEN Turn Little Girls Into Lesbians? Three Presidential Candidates May Think So

By: Oct. 30, 2015
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Disney's 3D computer-animated musical fantasy FROZEN, based on Hans Christian Anderson's THE SNOW QUEEN has garnered an enormous number of accolades since its 2013 release, including the Oscar and Golden Globe Awards for Best Animated Feature Film.

Its showcase power ballad, "Let It Go," a celebration of embracing one's individuality penned by the husband and wife team of Kristen Anderson-Lopez and AVENUE Q's Robert Lopez, sung in the film by Broadway favorite Idina Menzel, was awarded an Oscar and a Grammy and has seriously challenged ANNIE's "Tomorrow" as the song every little girl in America most adores singing. A Broadway musical adaptation is already in the works.

Many have praised the film for its feminist message of rejecting society's limitations and being yourself, which, to most people, would be considered a good thing.

Conservative radio talk show host, Pastor Kevin Swanson, isn't most people. Last year on his program, he described Disney as, "one of the most pro-homosexual organizations in the country," and suggests the film contains messages intended to indoctrinate 5-year-old girls into becoming lesbians.

To be clear, he sees this as a bad thing.

"If I was the Devil, what would I do to really foul up an entire social system and do something really, really, really evil to 5- and 6- and 7-year-olds in Christian families around America?... I would buy Disney."

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As reported by Gawker, three Republican presidential candidates, Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal, and Mike Huckabee, as scheduled to be featured speakers at Swanson's National Religious Liberties Conference, held next week in Des Moines, Iowa.

While all three candidates have clearly stated their opposition to gay civil rights, none have specifically commented on FROZEN's alleged lesbian-making capabilities.

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"Frozen" won two Academy Awards® (best animated film and best original song with "Let It Go") and a Golden Globe® (best animated feature film). It is the fifth highest grossing film of all time and the highest grossing animated film earning more than $1.27 billion globally. Released wide domestically on Nov. 27, 2013, "Frozen" posted the No. 1 industry all-time Thanksgiving debut and Walt Disney Animation Studios' biggest opening ever. The film's Feb. 25 digital debut was the biggest digital release (sell-through) ever; it's Blu-ray/DVD release on March 18 was No. 1 on the Nielsen overall disc charts for eight nonconsecutive weeks. The "Frozen" soundtrack spent 33 weeks in the top 5 on the Billboard 200 chart, including 13 weeks at No. 1. It is certified triple Platinum, selling more than 3.6 million units. The "Let It Go" film clip from "Frozen" has been viewed over 370 million times on YouTube. Topping the National Retail Federation's Hot Holiday Toys survey, "Frozen" product popularity continues to soar: more than 3 million role-play dresses have been sold in North America alone, the "Disney Karaoke: Frozen" app reached No.1 on the iPad Entertainment Downloads category in more than 100 countries.




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