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The times, they are a-changing at Disney. Last month, I wrote about how The Walt Disney Company decided to distance itself from its past Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies.
“Disney’sdistancingfromDEIisamajorstepintherightdirection,”IwroteinFebruary.“Thecompanywillprobablynevertotallyabandonleftism,butit’snicetoseeitmovingbacktowarditsfounder’svisionforthetypeofentertainmentDisneyissupposedtoproduce.”
AnotherDisneyprojectisreflectingachangeinmindset.Attheendoflastyear,IwroteaboutaDisney-PixarseriesthatjustdebutedonDisney+thatoriginallyfeaturedanLGBTcharacter,butthestudiobackedoffonthatsubplot.
Theanimatedseries“WinorLose,”whichdebutedinFebruary,initiallyfeaturedanLGBTcharacternamedKaiwhosufferedacrisisofidentityinabathroominonescene,butDisney-Pixardemurredonthatstoryline.
“Forgetthepoliticsofitall;ifKai’splightisn’tthemainplotoftheepisode,thescenecomesacrossassomethingawritershoehornedintotheshowtomakeawokepoint—whichisn’tmuchofashock,givenDisney’strackrecordthepastc
