Comments on: Representation from Disney is a “Threat’ to White People?

By: Julian Chaparro

Julian Chaparro — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 08:00:17 +0000

Your post is very interesting in the respect that it highlights white fragility in the sense that the presence of a Black woman playing the role of a fictional creature in a fictional story is cause for pushback and criticism is just staggering. I feel that using a household name like Disney which is also a little bit of a global monopoly is a very effective way of helping understand that deeply rooted racist and Eurocentric values are very prevalent even in the ‘innocent’ children’s movies that we all watched as children. You also hit the nail on the head with unlocking the next door which is that this form of racism is a power struggle and that a lot of the hatefulness lies within white people not being able to fathom BIPOC individuals having any voice at all.

By: PJ R

PJ R — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 22:58:08 +0000

I think that this was an awesome topic for a blog post! Given Disney’s prominence as a powerhouse in entertainment, both in the U.S. and worldwide, the choices they make and the public response to them serve as a reflection of wider society, disheartening as that may be. I believe you raise a number of really interesting questions and nudge the conversation in an important direction.

By: Melisa

Melisa — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:44:25 +0000

I was aware about the notion that Disney tends to mainly have movies and representations that solely focuses on the White demographic than others. When I heard about the live action movie of The Little Mermaid would be including a Black Woman as Ariel (who is White) I was surprised. To be honest, I do not know if it was a good surprise or bad surprised. I just confused by it because it was not expected but not I was against it or anything. Because we have it engraved in our minds that Disney depicts princesses as White we kind of expect it to continue since it is a norm. I liked your post a lot and it informed me in more ways than one.

By: Danielleh

Danielleh — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 21:07:41 +0000

This post is really informative and I liked how you laid it out in the beginning. I also liked how you included specific examples to show your overall main idea and what you are getting across. It is crazy that outrage from an amusement park is rooted in racism! I think your questions at the end were also really good and interesting and important to think about.