Velma Is a Lesbian: New 'Scooby Doo' Film Makes Her Gay Officially - Variety

Velma is officially a lesbian.

Clips from the brand new movie “Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!,” which show the Mystery Inc. member googly-eyed and speechless when encountering costume designer Coco Diablo, have gone viral on Twitter, confirming suspicions held by the “Scooby” fan base for decades.

“OMG LESBIAN VELMA FINALLY,” reads one , which has over 100,000 likes.

It’s long been an open secret among fans and “Scooby-Doo” creatives that Velma is gay. Even James Gunn, who wrote the early live-action films, and Tony Cervone, who served as supervising producer on the “Mystery Incorporated” series, have confirmed the character’s sexuality, but they were never able to make it official onscreen.

I always assumed she was bi. You KNOW she was banging both Daphne and Fred every time they were conveniently separated from Scooby and Shaggy.

I mean it’s always been one of those things that’s been speculated about but never outright confirmed so I don’t mind. Waiting for the idiots on social media to be outraged though.

It’s too bad the live action film didn’t do this back in the day as apparently that was intended before the idea got shot down.

I hope we don't find out that Scooby Snacks are really plant based. Shit will get real then.

What?? Next they're gonna tell us that Shaggy is a pothead.

I wish that this was the actual title of the new movie.

The notion that there is such a thing as "Scooby-Doo Canon" is hilarious to me.

Makes that deleted scene from the first movie all that more powerful.

So now young people who are figuring out who they are will have representation in Scooby Doo.

Is there any internet rage about this? I mean it's disturbing if a male character is gay, but girl-girl is hawt, right?

The outrage is reserved for when Mindy Kaling's Velma is actually released, because that is going to blow a bunch of people's minds.

Also it's funny because I didn't think Scooby Doo had a "canon" to follow. Most of these series and movies or whatever are one-offs or loosely connected to a couple of other movies. In fact I could've sworn Velma and Shaggy were an item in one of the more recent ones.

Here's the preview for Velma, if anyone is interested (there's probably a thread in tv):

Shaggy is black, Velma is East Asian, Daphne is Asian, Fred is White (of course) and Scooby is... not there.

There are always those that think "woke" is an insult so they feel a need to keep slinging it and maintain their rage bubble amongst themselves.

I was livid with what they did to Pepe le pew. I think I've become emotionally numb to shit like this coming out now.

Publicly saying Velma is gay is like saying Paul Newmans character in Cat On a Hot Tin Roof was gay. It was always the case, but times were different and you couldn’t come right out and say it even though it was sorta obvious.

Not sure what would ever make people think the Velma from the original show was gay other than being a bit frumpy looking. Isn't that an insult to lesbians though? "She doesn't make herself look hot, she must be gay."

Yeah, it never accorded to me that Velma would ever be gay. Though Linda Cardellini version was just too hot. =)

Wasn't Cardellini's version originally going to be outted as a lesbian before some last minute edits?

No idea... I just know she was too hot to play Velma. lol

I always had a crush on Velma when I was a kid. Cardellini was just my wet dream version of the character.
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Oh and given all the zany comics/cartoon crossovers, I really wish this'd happen at some point:

Does Ron DeSantis know about this!?

Why would that matter?

Mod Note: Let's keep politics out of this, thanks.

it was a joke.

I don't really find the changes a big deal (heck, Velma was Asian in one of the live action movies) but I can see why it might irk some.

Yeah, lesbianism is the permissible form of homosexuality. As long as both of the chicks are hot and it's being performed for the male gaze there's always a possibility that they'll as if we want to join in.