The reports have come back , and it ’s official . Velma is merry . studio apartment meddling may have water it down or keep thing “ vague ” to avoid raging email . But everyone , includingScooby Doomovie writerJames Gunn , is here to say that Velma likes women and also she has really cool dress .
Gunn unveil onTwitterthat Velma was “ explicitly jocund ” in his original script for the 2002 Scooby Doo picture show that star Linda Cardellini as the orange sweater - wear out penis of the Mystery Gang . This follow generations of queerScooby Doofandom , which has long view Velma as agay ikon .
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Oh hey look it’s Velma, she’s gay and it’s awesome.Image: Warner Bros.
Unfortunately , “ the studio apartment ” ( which mean Warner Bros. ) whittled down that game point until it became essentially nothing . Then , it had to audacity to give her a boyfriend , played by Seth Green , in the subsequence Scooby Doo : Monsters Unleashed — even though , as antecedently install , Velma ’s totally jovial .
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This comes after Scooby Doo Mystery comprise producer and role player Tony Cervone share on Instagram that in the boob tube show , Velma ( voiced by Mindy Cohn ) was gay , not epicene . Cervone said Velma ’s relationship with Shaggy — vocalise by Matthew Lillard , who also play Shaggy in the hot - action film — was theorize to represent how dating men was “ untimely for her , ” but that it was something she was still figuring out herself .
Unfortunately , much like the bouncy - natural process film , there was only so much the show could do to represent her identity as a lesbian cleaning lady , as well as her grow family relationship with Marcie . But in his mind , they are a couple now .
VELMA IS CANONICALLY A LESBIAN THIS IS THE C. H. Best THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO MEpic.twitter.com/l3f1wZLqIr
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It ’s been a long route getting same - sexuality representation on the big and belittled screen . Steven UniverseandShe - Ra and the Princesses of Powerhave made major strides in animation ; in the superhero realm , Charlize Theron’sThe Old Guardfeatures a male couple among the main casting . Plus , the Marvel Cinematic Universe will have its first ( prominent ) same - sex human relationship inThe EternalsandThor : Love and Thunder — the latter of which will feature Tessa Thompson ’s Valkyrie look for her “ queen . ” But there ’s always more body of work to be done .
The Scooby Doo franchise keep to this Clarence Shepard Day Jr. with 2018’sDaphne & Velmalive - action picture show — as well as the of late releasedScoobanimated moving-picture show . Neither of those motion-picture show come up to Velma ’s condition as a proud lesbian , but hopefully future versions of the Scooby Doo account make it as obvious to the characters as it is to the consultation . Velma is festive , she look great , and we ’re all the better for it .
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