After the first Frozen film came out, certain people condemned Elsanna shippers for “distorting and misunderstanding the message of the film.” I would argue that Elsanna shippers fundamentally understood the themes of the film. We understood the theme of fear being your enemy because so many of us were queer and living in a world that treated us like a danger. We understood how family members like Agnarr and Iduna could hurt us even while trying to help. We understood the sisters. We understood Elsa’s self-hatred. We understood Anna’s helpless dread that maybe this was her fault, maybe she had done something wrong she didn’t even know because her parents never told her what was wrong, one day her world collapsed around her in childhood and she was left alone to pick up the pieces, struggling with a world whose rules she didn’t know, the rules of her parents hurting both her and her sister. We understood the relief for Anna of finally understanding; understanding her sister’s pain and understanding that none of this was her fault. We understood the relief for Elsa. The last family you have, the person you have loved and tried to protect for years, still loves you after everything. She is reaching out and you can take her hand. Both of them don’t have to hate themselves. Both of them can heal in an open world, free of fear, the gates open wide.
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