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CultureMarch 07, 2023
Disney debuts newest lazy attempt at 'diversity' with black Tinkerbell, but people are not pleased
Another day, another white character remade by Disney. This time around, it's Peter Pan's beloved Tinkerbell.
Tinkerbell will be portrayed by Yara Shahidi, who is of black, Choctaw, and Iranian heritage. As we all know, Tinkerbell was white with blonde hair in the original movie. So not of black, Choctaw, and Iranian heritage.
\u201cTinkerbell \ud83e\uddda\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2642\ufe0f #PeterPanAndWendy\u201d— Mario\ud83e\udee7\ud83e\udddc\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2640\ufe0f (@Mario\ud83e\udee7\ud83e\udddc\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2640\ufe0f) 1677605661
Obviously, there is nothing objectively wrong with a nonwhite Tinkerbell. Just like there was nothing wrong with a nonwhite Ariel. The problem is, they're so clearly just trying to erase any and all beloved white characters in the name of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Wouldn't it be better for everyone if they just created new nonwhite characters? And this would be much more interesting to viewers. I don't know about you, but I, for one, am extremely bored of remakes. It seems like movies kind of really, really suck right now and could use some new plot ideas.
This sentiment was shared by many peeps of the Twitterverse. One said, "The reason studios make beloved characters black in the live action adaptations is so they don’t have to go to the trouble of actually giving special, brand new unique characters made from scratch to black people."
Another user wrote, "What audiences deserve: More original ethnic/diverse characters like Tiana, Moana, Hiro, and Raya What they'll give us: Inexplicably modified characters like black Ariel, nonbinary Hercules, female Quasimodo, and trans Kuzco"
And another said, "So instead of giving poc their own movies or making new movies with poc characters, they decided to just make white characters black for some reason to be like heey we are so accepting we support everyone.. this is so weird."
\u201c@DiscussingFilm What audiences deserve: More original ethnic/diverse characters like Tiana, Moana, Hiro, and Raya \n\nWhat they'll give us: Inexplicably modified characters like black Ariel, nonbinary Hercules, female Quasimodo, and trans Kuzco\u201d— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) 1677604737
\u201c@PopBase So instead of giving poc their own movies or making new movies with poc characters, they decided to just make white characters black for some reason to be like heey we are so accepting we support everyone.. this is so weird, other then princess and the frog there isnt any other\u201d— Pop Base (@Pop Base) 1677604891
So it seems many people aren't happy with these lazy attempts at "diversity". So, will Disney actually change? I wouldn't count on it. But maybe.
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