āAs a queer woman, playing a queer character.ā - Erin Kellyman, Willow Behind The Magic.
Do you know how refeshing it is to have actors that understand what itās like to not see yourself in something?
I love Erin and Ruby, because they get it they know how much these characters mean to us.
To take the classic āKnight getās the Princessā trope, and to make it gay.
As Erin said, if she had these characterās when she was younger, it would have made it easier for her to understand the feelings she was having.
All of us that have struggled to figure out what we were feeling could have done with characterās like Kit and Jade, who donāt question that their feelings are for another girl, that are never shown itās different to Boorman and Scorpia, or Sorsha and Madmartigan.
To have had that when I was 13 would have made a lot of things clearer a lot sooner, and I am so so so glad that young kidās can look at these characterās and see themselves.
Kit, who isnāt a typical princess, sheās not girly. She has short hair, and prefers to be swordfighting than getting dressed up for a royal function.
Jade, who by all accountās isnāt a typical knight, sheās not a guy. But that doesnāt stop her, sheās never told that she canāt train, just that an elite group might not accept her to train with them, but they do.
For myself, I see myself in both Kit and Jade. I was never girly, I would rather be rough housing with the boys, climbing trees, playing football, always prefered short hair.
On the rare occasion I would play a game that involved princessās and knights, I was always a knight rescuing the princess.
So to finally see me on screen, yes as two different people, but thatās me! Thatās amazing. Iām 28 years old so to finally see that.
Kit and Jade will always have my heart. They will always be special to me.
Disney can never take them away from us. Iām sure Iāve said this before, but even if we donāt get anymore of them, if we donāt get season 2, Disney canāt ever take away the first lesbian princess, and her lady knight.
Kit and Jade will always belong to us. They will always be there for us to show to young kids. To show that diversity and representation.