The Walt Disney Company has announced that by the end of the year at least 50 percent of the characters in its films will be members of the LGBTQ community or ethnic minorities, thus turning the tide for the third time. spotlight on himself in a story about a globally current topic - political correctness.
In June 2020, the HBO Max platform removed the anthology film from its repertoire Gone with the wind. because it "displays ethnic and racial prejudice."
This decision, according to many, meant an unjustified labeling of the film thanks to which the first African-American woman in the history of cinema was awarded an Oscar, Hattie McDaniel for the role of the maid Manny, but, instead of being recalled, it initiated the eligibility control of other films of American cinema.
That wave also took away several films from the "Walt Disney" company.
In October 2020, the company was alerted that two Siamese cats were in the film Maza and Luna presented with an anti-Asian steppereotype, which is also true of the chihuahua Pedro from Mexico and the Russian greyhound Boris in the scene in the slaughterhouse. If Shan Gon's cat is in the movie High society cats drawn as a caricature of an Asian and playing the piano with wooden chopsticks. The group of crows that help Dumbo learn to fly in the film of the same name are a stereotype of black voices. King Louis d King of the jungle was shown as a racist caricature of an African-American, as well as that in Peter Pan the indigenous population is referred to as red-skinned, as is the poem What makes a red man red from that movie, she was declared racist. And, of course, Song from the South, which is considered the most controversial Disney film, because it portrays the racist myth that the slaves in the cotton fields were happy.
Minnie Mouse pants
The company accepted the criticism, but decided not to change the content of its films, but to show them with a warning that they contain "negative descriptions of people" or "stereotypes that were wrong then and are wrong now." They felt that it was a better way to identify negative influences that should be "learned from and encouraged to talk about." It was the first spotlight.
The next was at the end of January last year, when the platform Disney+ withdrew from the offer Peter Pan, Mazu and Lunja, Damba, The Jungle Book i High society cats, due to the spread of racist content and unacceptable stereotypes.
Walt Disney's recent decision to increase inclusion and have at least half of the characters in its films be LGBTQ and from ethnic minorities is the third turning of aggravating circumstances in its favor.
It was foreshadowed by the December election of Susan Arnold as President of the Board of Directors, the first woman to hold that position in the company's history.
A month later, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Disneyland Paris, fashion designer Stella Maraktni "dressed" Minnie Mouse in blue pants and a jacket, put a blue bow in her hair instead of a red bow, and replaced her yellow high-heeled shoes with black, flat ones. The goal was to free the Disney heroine from constraints, and for her to become a symbol of progress for new generations.
Snow White's Prince's Kiss
The welfare of new generations is the explanation and decisions about inclusive characters. According to producer Carrie Burke, the company is committed to "creating experiences that support family values for every family" and that it "will not tolerate discrimination in any form."
The premiere of the new version of the film will show whether this move was the right one or not Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which will have some essential changes compared to Disney's iconic one from 1937.
Namely, after the actor Peter Dinklage stated that dwarves should not be shown as retarded people living in a cave, and after remarks from the SFGate portal that Snow White depicts "the kiss the prince gives Snow White without her consent while she sleeps, which can't possibly be true love if only one person knows what's going on," the Walt Disney Company decided to work on those parts and adapt them to current standards.
Each of the mentioned "Disney" changes caused controversy. Psychologists said that the new cartoons may be politically correct, but that the old ones develop the necessary social and psychological values in children. However, it is still not clear whether "Disney" decided to self-censor because of fashion or in fear of a new McCarthy witch hunt.
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