So-called Anti-Woke, Anti-DEI policy catch-all

[ChileG]

"Isn’t the point of the anti-DEI crusade to hire the best?"

In a world where Disney is (was) "Woking" everything it got its hands on, a Colombian isn't the "white as snow" actress some people are looking for and is, therefore, not the "best" option. She may have been fine in a non-Woke, non-DEI world.

Like I said, I googled her as Snow White and she looks like Snow White.
If people are using her ethnicity to not see the movie then that says a lot about them, and in a very bad way.

It’s pretty funny that on this anti-DEI tirade you have been on it seems you are fine with hiring a less talented performer as long as that person is very white.

 

[ChileG]

"Isn’t the point of the anti-DEI crusade to hire the best?"

In a world where Disney is (was) "Woking" everything it got its hands on, a Colombian isn't the "white as snow" actress some people are looking for and is, therefore, not the "best" option. She may have been fine in a non-Woke, non-DEI world.

Is a Polish person white enough? It is telling that you refer to a half Colombian, half polish person as “Colombian.”

Also, Google “Colombian women” and you will see a lot of women who look white. But this actress looking very much like the classic Snow White isn’t good enough, is it? Just not quite pure enough for the MAGA crowd, is she?

 

[ChileG]

don't forget the fact that this snow white had a little agency and decided to make her life about more than just finding her prince. BIG problems for the misogyny brigade. way too woke.

i had no idea that this was a thing but now i've read all of the talking points. i am both incredulous and wildly amused that so many conservatives are so batshit insane and miserable that they spend massive amounts of time let alone any amount of time policing this stuff and being outraged by it.

Amen

 

[ChileG]

Your response highlights the disconnect between what is perceived as an issue and what is actually the issue with wokeness and DEI. The issue is the clear intent by Disney. I'm guessing we've all seen The Little Mermaid. The main character... THE mermaid who is the focus of the entire movie.... is a very white character with red hair. So, when Disney does a "remake" and selects a black female to play Ariel, the motivation is pretty clear. The issue isn't that a non-white person is cast in a movie. Non-white people are cast in movies... highly successful movies.... all the time. The issue is to (making up a word) wokeify the movie.

Mermaids are white and everyone knows it!

LMAO

 

[ChileG]

Not white enough, even though she is apparently being universally praised for the job she did. That doesn’t matter. This person is not white enough.

Rachel Zegler Praised by Critics as a 'Shining Supernova' in the Live-Action Remake of 'Snow White': 'Pure Disney Magic'

Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot’s musical reimagining of Disney’s 'Snow White' premiered in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 15, and the first audience reactions arrived on social media afterward. The film is in theaters on Friday, March 21.

people.com

 

[ZenMode]

jfc.

every single disney princess since time immemorial has been lilywhite. making the little mermaid black was about representation - little black girls could see themselves in a disney princess for ONCE.

but too many fucking ignorant pieces of shit can't abide even teeny tiny amounts of progress.

It's a remake. Ariel was a very white/red haired female in the original.

Again, nobody....nobody....is going to care if there is a NEW movie featuring a non-white actor/actress. Literally nobody.

 

[ZenMode]

Mermaids are white and everyone knows it!

LMAO

It
is
a
remake.

 

[ZenMode]

Not white enough, even though she is apparently being universally praised for the job she did. That doesn’t matter. This person is not white enough.

Rachel Zegler Praised by Critics as a 'Shining Supernova' in the Live-Action Remake of 'Snow White': 'Pure Disney Magic'

Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot’s musical reimagining of Disney’s 'Snow White' premiered in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 15, and the first audience reactions arrived on social media afterward. The film is in theaters on Friday, March 21.

people.com

In a world where Disney wasn't woking/DEI-ing everything, this may not matter. Disney has set the stage for criticism because THEY prioritized skin color.

 

[ChileG]

I hope these MAGAs also boycott movies like the Shawshank Redemption. Red being played by a black guy? UNFORGIVABLE!!!!

 

[ChileG]

It
is
a
remake.

S
o
?

 

[ChileG]

In a world where Disney wasn't woking/DEI-ing everything, this may not matter. Disney has set the stage for criticism because THEY prioritized skin color.

LMAO, yeah, let’s not blame racists for their racism.

 

[ChileG]

Did MAGA get upset when Bane wasn’t Hispanic in the Batman movie?
Or the dozens of other times white people played characters that were originally non-white?
Nobody cares about this crap. Only some are driven to outrage because they are primed by right-wing media to think that way.

 

[ChileG]

btw, Ziegler is playing Juliet on Broadway.
Ostensibly because she is supremely talented, but we all know the nefarious reason is because they wanted to cast someone who isn’t white (despite looking pretty darn white).

 

[ZenMode]

LMAO, yeah, let’s not blame racists for their racism.

When is the last time anyone complained about a new movie starring a non-white person?

 

[ChileG]

When is the last time anyone complained about a new movie starring a non-white person?

I don’t know but it is of no relevance here.

I will say there are many, many instances of movie characters changing races in the past, but people getting upset about it is a fairly new phenomenon.
What has changed is MAGA-types decided to start clutching their pearls about it instead of realizing they are talking about fictional characters and when the race of the character is of no significance, then the actor’s race shouldn’t matter. And it doesn’t to most people.

 

[superrific]

Mermaids are white and everyone knows it!

LMAO

Like Santa and insurrectionists.

 

[superrific]

When is the last time anyone complained about a new movie starring a non-white person?

Have you seen Hamilton? How do you think Hamilton was received by right-wingers?

 

[BlooVooDoo]

It
is
a
remake.

 

[ZenMode]

I don’t know but it is of no relevance here.

It is very relevant here.

I will say there are many, many instances of movie characters changing races in the past, but people getting upset about it is a fairly new phenomenon.

I don't recall movie characters changing races. Maybe it has happened in the past, pre-DEI/pre-Woke.

What has changed is MAGA-types decided to start clutching their pearls about it instead of realizing they are talking about fictional characters and when the race of the character is of no significance, then the actor’s race shouldn’t matter. And it doesn’t to most people.

The race of the character became an issue when DEI/Wokeness made it an issue.

 

[ChileG]

When the race of the character doesn’t matter to the story, I don’t understand why

It is very relevant here.

I don't recall movie characters changing races. Maybe it has happened in the past, pre-DEI/pre-Woke.

The race of the character became an issue when DEI/Wokeness made it an issue.

you can Google (if you truly cared) and find dozens of examples of characters changing races and looks from original movies to remakes. You aren’t aware of it for a reason, and it is because nobody cared about things that don’t matter until the advent of MAGA.