Every Disney character is of course represented by mascots in Disney World. YouTube has videos of people visiting every character you can think of. Even though it’s supposed to be for little boys and girls, Gaston, the macho, sexist antagonist from Beauty and the Beast, has become one of the most popular mascots. For the grownups. Namely, the older girls, and women of all ages. There is an ongoing, unspoken joke in every YouTube clip of guests visiting Gaston. He makes sexist, macho statements about how sexy he is and how all the girls want him, and the women chuckle and blush. He upfront says, “I’m going to take you out all night and you can’t say no,” and they giggle like school girls. You can see very clearly, the fake flirting all a front. They are loving every minute they spend with him. Again, these are adults at Disney World. They’re on vacation. There are countless exciting attractions and rides aimed at adults. It’s a world famous, state of the art park! So why stand in line for 30 minutes or even over an hour in the hot sun just to flirt with a street actor who is hired to act hyper=masculine and dominating??