Queer representation incorporated at “Him”, character of “The Powerpuff Girls”

Abstract

In audiovisual’s history, minorities as LGBTQ+ people had been excluded or stereotyped; so, this study has as the main question to understand “Him”, character of the cartoon series “The Powerpuff Girls” (1998- 2005; produced by Cartoon Network) by the bias of the Queer Theory, which addresses questions about non-heteronormative bodies that belong to marginalized groups whose rights are denied and whose lives are taken. In order to do this, a documentary and exploratory methodology was used, based on different authors researches, such as Guacira Louro, Judith Butler, Edgar Morin. Also, it was conducted the analysis of two episodes: Octil Evil and Bash Birthday. Therefore, the problematizations that are questioned here refer to: a) How the Queer is related to Him and its possible problems and b) The dialectic between the accepted and excluded bodies discourses from the heteronormative society. The argumentation of this research is sustained by the Brazil’s data of homophobia and transphobia, which reveals an urge to approach matters about gender and sexuality representations.