Disney has sparked controversy by cutting a storyline for a transgender character in its upcoming Pixar series. The company stated the removal was to allow parents to discuss sensitive topics with their children, but former Pixar employees criticized the decision, alleging Disney prioritizes profits over creating meaningful content.
Just before the holidays, news broke Disney would be cutting a storyline for a transgender character in the upcoming Pixar series,.
At the time, Disney said the removal would allow parents to “discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline,” which sparked plenty of discussion online, since it’d been the, which hits Disney+ in February, centers on a co-ed softball team; one episode would’ve been devoted to a character named Kai, who remains in the episode but without any references to their gender.. Former Pixar assistant editor Sarah Ligatich, who is trans and consulted on the episode, said the removal would cause problems, since the overall show has been completed for “quite some time,” though repeatedly delayed from its planned 2023 release. That Kai’s storyline was cut wasn’t much of a surprise to Ligatich, but she still felt “devastated” nonetheless: “Disney has not been in the business of making great content,” she stated. “They’ve been in the business of making great profits. Even as far back as two years ago when I was at Pixar, we had a meeting with Bob Chapek, and they were clear with us that they see animation as a conservative medium.” That sentiment was shared by her fellow ex-Pixar workers speaking to the outlet. Some found it ironic that Disney had no problem cutting a trans character’s story, but has spent years giving a pass to media with considerably heavier themes, like dealing with (and) the death of a loved one. Others acknowledged how the now-finished episode would need to have several story elements adjusted ahead ofmid-February launch. One anonymous former employee called it “very frustrating that Disney has decided to spend money to not save lives,” explaining that the episode “was so beautiful—and beautifully illustrated some of the experiences of being trans—and it was literally going to save lives by showing those who feel alone and unloved, that there are people out there who understan
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