r/tuesday This lady's not for turning Dec 02 '24

Semi-Weekly Discussion Thread - December 2, 2024

INTRODUCTION

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u/Vagabond_Texan Left Visitor Dec 03 '24 edited Dec 03 '24

So, I was talking to my parents and we both agreed:

"If Disney made a separate black mermaid that was allowed to be her own unique character that co-stared alongside Ariel I don't think there would be any controversy."

And it kind of explains why I hate a lot of Western media right now I think. Characters are not characters, they are IPs, who's properties can be altered to appeal to whoever our target audiance is.

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u/Soarin-Flyin Classical Liberal Dec 03 '24

I think it’s lose lose either way. You either have an original character that is viewed as the token X character and it’s pandering, or it’s a gender or race swap of an existing one and it’s also pandering.

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u/PubliusVA Constitutional Conservative Dec 04 '24

You’re right that some people will complain no matter what, but I’m glad Disney made Moana rather than, say, a Cinderella reboot with a Polynesian princess.