![]() I didn't fully get it, but I always thought something seemed off about how certain characters (such as the 'gross sisters' wtf is that name lol?) are written as opposed to the Proud family, or the light skinned latina characters. Since I was a little kid watching this, sure it was a funny show but some of the characters who are darker skinned for comedic effect seriously made me uncomfortable even at that age. ![]() (Not black, but a poc who somehow came across this thread) I realize this is an older post, but my god. Even the shift in media where more arab characters were depicted usually portrayed them as a "good" arab primarily in action movies fighting against the terrorists and showing what they stand for. Turns out you're gonna fuck up sooner or later if you don't think through the implications of using monsters to represent minorities.Įven the choice of Will Smith for the live action Aladdin is rooted in an older practice more common in the 80s-90s by using black actors/actresses to cast middle eastern and/or arab characters which led to a lot of them being shut out. ![]() Star Vs the Forces of Evil decides to go to a different world and use monsters as stand-ins for minorities to talk about racism and privilege even though the show is about a privileged white princess living with a Hispanic family. Trixie from American Dragon: Jake Long was little more than a loud black stereotype. Disney dropping the ball in their animation with racial issues is pretty much nothing new at this point.
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