She also shared my view of the world: getting exasperated with the boys, being cleverer than them, and showing how girls do not have to adhere to stereotypes of femininity and passiveness.Īs I got older, I would see the odd rerun of Scooby-Doo and, having come out as a lesbian at 15, knew exactly what was going on with Velma.
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Although I was never keen on her pleated skirt, I loved the fact that she wore baggy jumpers and defied femininity. Of course, I didn’t wonder at that young age whether she was a lesbian, but I certainly knew that she was what we used to call a “tomboy”, just like me. I never felt her relationship with Shaggy was any good for her, just as I could not understand why any of my schoolfriends wanted to date boys when we entered our teens.Īnd I definitely identified with Velma.
I particularly loved the character of Velma. I still use that phrase today, to the bewilderment of my younger friends and anyone outside the UK or US. I learned all the catchphrases and would walk around my schoolyard singing “Scooby-Dooby-Doo, where are you?” and asking for Scooby snacks. It was huge fun watching the crazy adventures that Shaggy, Velma, Fred and Daphne got caught up in. In 1972, when I was just 10, I became obsessed with the Scooby-Doo cartoon, which began in 1969 and was based on four mystery-solving teenagers and their talking great dane. Even in 2022, lesbians are rarely depicted in movies. For lesbians like me, all of our dreams have come true! One tweet excitedly celebrating Velma’s coming out – “OMG LESBIAN VELMA FINALLY CANON CANON IN THE MOVIES LETS GOOOOOO” – has been liked 228,000 times, including by me. Now, with the forthcoming animated film Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!, Velma’s preference for girls has finally been confirmed … and she even gets a girlfriend in the form of glamorous new character Coco Diablo.
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