I don’t understand why he would say this, he and his DEI directors keep ensuring us all the backlash is from a small minority of fake fans. So did he back off black/female Jack Sparrow? We know from history there were so many black female pirates.
At some point, people will watch what their given, especially since most TV and movies are that way.
If you want to make a movie about a black female pirate just do it. That’s the thing with these lefties they just want to canabalize other’s work.