No longer a Mystery Incorporated: Scooby-Doo's Velma is gay

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LOS ANGELES, United States - After decades of rumor and innuendo, one of animation&#x27;s worst kept secrets has finally been confirmed: Scooby-Doo&#x27;s Velma is lesbian.Clips from Halloween special &quot;Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo,&quot; released this week, show the brainy sleuth&#x27;s glasses fogging up and her cheeks reddening when she first meets villainous costume designer Coco Diablo.&quot;OK, who am I kidding? I&#x27;m crushing big time Daphne! What do I do? What do I say?&quot; she asks her friend in another scene.The gang of amateur detectives in &quot;Scooby Doo&quot; have been solving mysteries since 1969, delighting generations of children as they unmask a villain who invariably declares he &quot;would have gotten away with it, if it weren&#x27;t for you pesky kids.&quot;The titular oversized dog, who will do anything for a &quot;Scooby snack,&quot; stumbles through crimes discovering clues with the help of friends, Shaggy, Daphne, Fred and Velma, who collectively make up &quot;Mystery Incorporated.&quot;Fans have long agreed that Velma is queer, but the new movie marks the first definitive confirmation.Producers of the franchise&#x27;s various series and movies have previously spoken about Velma Dinkley&#x27;s sexuality, even if they were not able to make it explicit on screen.In 2020 producer Tony Cervone posted an Instagram photo of Velma and another female character against a rainbow-themed Pride backdrop.&quot;We made our intentions as clear as we could ten years ago,&quot; he wrote in the caption at the time.&quot;Most of our fans got it. To those that didn&#x27;t, I suggest you look closer.&quot;Audie Harrison, director of the new movie, told NPR he did not expect Velma&#x27;s same-sex attraction to be &quot;so groundbreaking,&quot; and that he had &quot;just set out to have fun with the comedy of an awkward teenage crush.&quot;He added: &quot;That being said, it does feel great to be a part of normalizing representation, especially with such a well-known franchise like Scooby-Doo!&quot;Fans took to social media to celebrate the news.&quot;OMG LESBIAN VELMA FINALLY CANON CANON IN THE MOVIES LETS GOOOOOO,&quot; said one tweet which received well over 200,000 likes.&quot;LET&#x27;S GO LESBIANS #Velma&quot; wrote another.

After decades of rumor and innuendo, one of animation's worst kept secrets has finally been confirmed: Scooby-Doo's Velma is lesbian.

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No longer a Mystery Incorporated: Scooby-Doo's Velma is gay

No longer a Mystery Incorporated: Scooby-Doo's Velma is gay

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Published Oct 06, 2022 09:49 AM PHT

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