Seriously, Disney? The Wokest Place on Earth Finds Their Beloved Characters 'Potentially Problematic'

PJ Media ^ | 04/21/2022 | Chris Queen

[SeekAndFind]

I’ve said here multiple times before that my family and I are big Disney fans. I’ve also said that Disney is making it awfully hard for anybody who’s not woke to be a fan.

Part of my crazy Disney fandom entails being part of Disney fan groups on social media. One of the groups I’m in posted an article from a site called Inside the Magic that talked about Disney beginning to consider certain characters “potentially problematic.”

Now here’s the thing: Inside the Magic is notorious for clickbait headlines to nothingburger articles. One recent article lamented that a beloved restaurant at Walt Disney World was shutting its doors. Turns out the restaurant is closing for a few weeks for refurbishment.

Nevertheless, I checked out the article and couldn’t believe what I saw.

Two beloved characters from one of Disney’s first post-World War II successes and the inspiration for a ride that always has long lines at Disney’s theme parks are now “potentially problematic” in the eyes of some people inside The Walt Disney Company (TWDC).

Inside the Magic cites a New York Times article with the ominous headline “Disney, Built on Fairy Tales and Fantasy, Confronts the Real World.” The article points out that the Stories Matter team — apparently the source of much of Disney’s latest woke turn — is expressing issues with Tinkerbell and Captain Hook from 1953’s Peter Pan.

“Tinker Bell was marked for caution because she is ‘body conscious’ and jealous of Peter Pan’s attention, according to the executives, while Captain Hook could expose Disney to accusations of discrimination or prejudice against individuals with disabilities because he is a villain,” reports the New York Times piece.

[SeekAndFind]

Disney already runs a disclaimer at the beginning of Peter Pan on its streaming site Disney+, and viewers with a children’s profile can’t even watch it without a parent or guardian’s permission. At issue there is the portrayal of Native Americans, which really isn’t much more than cringeworthy.

[HighSierra5]

Woke my ass. I’ve been awake to this commie takeover for decades.

[algore]

Potentially, not actually.

Unlike the aristocats singing ‘me Chinese’

https://lubyadam.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/classism-sexism-and-deviance-disneys-the-aristocats/

[1Old Pro]

No mention of the seven dwarves, one would think focusing on a physical disability would be problematic.

[FreedomPoster]

[SeekAndFind]

RE: No mention of the seven dwarves

A perverted mind would be questioning the story of a pretty girl living with 7 men.

[algore]

Even when I was 7 I wondered about that..

[Seruzawa]

Millenials are wreckers. Their screenplay expertise consists only of changing genders, wrecking past superior characters and inserting non-sequitur LGBT roles. Like in the latest Star Wars Trilogy dreck. Then they congratulate each other on how woke they are and how they stuck it to the racist-sexists.

[jstolzen]

We watched the 2nd (?) of the latest Star Wars mess - the one with Han Solo and Chewbacca back again. That one was (barely) watchable with the “superhero girl with amazing powers that just randomly showed up - with zero effort or training” (unlike Luke in the originals)..you know, cuz “girl power” or something. It also had a bunch of diverse characters, apparently simply for the sake of diversity and not actual character development.

Caught a glimpse or two of the ones after that and OMG they are beyond awful looking. Did not even bother to try watching those.

Great job, woke Disney..you managed to single handedly kill off one of the greatest franchises of all time.

[usurper]

Woke my ass. I’ve been awake to this commie takeover for decades.

It's called cooperate captor and they have succeeded beyond their greatest expectations.

Disney always had a gay day once a year. I always checked to make sure to avoid it.

Now they want to turn Disney into a full time gay theme park and studio. Go for it. If you own stock sell, sell, sell.

[Chode]

damn right she’s weight conscious... look how small those wings are!

[JimRed]

A perverted mind would be questioning the story of a pretty girl living with 7 men.

Snow White got tight,
she didn't get home that night,
And seven little guys they put her wise, Hi Ho, Hi Ho...

[stinkerpot65]

Disney is evil.

[I am Richard Brandon]

Disney did not decide this, a person or committee did. WHO PRECISELY? Names please.

[Deplorable American1776]

Did you hear about the new Disney character? His name is Molester Mole, a mole with a gay pride T-shirt, no pants with a young nude mole..

[minnesota_bound]

It has been noticed. Read the comments at the link.

#9 Disney Star Wars Has A Man Problem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymxebhvs6KQ