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The abject morons complaining that Disney is “race bending” Tinkerbell by casting a woman of color in the part seem to literally believe that the Peter Pan story originated with Disney.
This seriously reminds me of all the idiots who come out of the woodwork to complain about some woman or poc character in comic books they heard about in a news column when they haven’t actually read a comic in 30 years and the character they’re complaining about has been around for 25.
I didn’t hear much about this. Is it a live-action thing where Tink herself is changing her look, or a VA thing?
I don’t really get why people would be so upset over a fictional character being changed like that but also…why change an existing character? If you’re that worried about representation make a new character, don’t try to retrofit someone to fit a different place or role than they were intended for.
I had this thought way back when the live-action Little Mermaid stuff was happening; sure it’s not a massive problem Ariel doesn’t actually exist but…why not make a new mermaid? Someone who could meaningfully fill that role?
Disney is making a live action adaptation of the story of Peter Pan, which originated in the JM Barrie story “The Little White Bird” in 1902.
This story was previously adapted as an animated feature by Disney in 1953.
The character of Tinkerbell originates in the 1904 play Peter Pan, also by J.M. Barrie.
In the original play, Tinkerbell is portrayed by a small light, and not physically described besides being a “lady”.
She next appears in the 1911 novelization of the play, also by J.M. Barrie and is described only by the manner of her clothing.
“It was a girl called Tinker Bell exquisitely gowned in a skeleton leaf, cut low and square, through which her figure could be seen to the best advantage.”
Disney is calling this new film “Peter Pan and Wendy” and it appears to be a new adaptation of the story, rather than a specific remake of their earlier adaptation.
Many characters in this new live action film have had their appearances altered from Disney’s animated adaptation.
For instance, Peter Pan is portrayed by an actor with dark hair, rather than having bright red hair.
Many women of diverse appearance have played the role of Tinkerbell in many adaptations of the story and stagings of the Peter Pan play over the last 100 years.
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