So wait. Is Riley from “Inside Out” bi?

I mean, yes, “Inside Out” was wonderful. A terrific response for any Pixar nay-sayers who claim the company can only do sequels, etc.


But I’m wondering: All of Riley’s mom’s emotions are female. All her father’s are male. All the teacher’s are female. The ending sequence went by so fast that I didn’t note the genders of the other characters (except the bus driver’s, who were definitely all male.)


But Riley’s are three female, two male. Does that indicate something about her future sexual personality? Granted, she does have a fantasy male boyfriend, but all that indicates is that she’s contemplating boyfriends. But we don’t see her with any boy. She bumps into one at one point, but we don’t see her display any sort of romantic reaction. We see her with female friends, but no males.


Or is it that when she becomes an adult, some of the emotions will change genders, so they’re uniform like her parents?


Just has me wondering.


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message 1: by Irene (new)

Irene Yablon What traits does she have that gave you the impression that her traits would affect her "future sexual personality"? Did you like the movie? The reason for asking is that because your article dwells on her relationships with boys it seems to me that you didn't.


message 2: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve Trainor If it's intentional. it probably has more to do with her gender identity than her sexual identity.


message 3: by Irene (new)

Irene Yablon Genevieve, what do you think are the chances of Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures of creating a PG rated animated movie that deals with either gender or sexual identity?


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