Why the Minions were designed as male?

WaffleFries
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:56:23 +0000

“Little childlike sidekicks” is doing a ton of work as an explanation. Did the article say what they were actually trying to avoid if even one Minion read as female—like the jokes shifting, merch/marketing getting weirdly gendered, or the whole group dynamic getting interpreted differently? not sure, might be wrong.

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