Disney/Pixar: We’re making the lead character of Soul a black man voiced by a black man!
Twitter: Hooray! Diversity!

Disney/Pixar: …and then he falls into an open sewer and dies nine minutes later, only to have a white woman take over his body and make every part of his life better even though she’s never lived a single day.
Twitter: Uh, hooray.
Disney/MCU: We’re giving black character The Falcon a BIG role in a series with The Winter Soldier!
Twitter: Hooray! Diversity!
Disney/MCU: … And even though he helped save the world and he can fly a three billion dollar falcon suit, he doesn’t earn enough to help his single mom sister get a small loan to buy an old fishing boat. And he’ll be harassed by the cops. And he’ll sympathize with murderous terrorists.
Twitter: Uh, yeah, Hooray again.
Disney: We’re making Pinocchio’s Blue Fairy a bald black woman!
Twitter: Hooray! Diversity!

Disney: …and then we’re cutting almost all of her part from the movie. She brings him to life and we never see her again.
Twitter: But… how does he become a real boy at the end if she doesn’t…?
Disney: Oh, he might not. We don’t know. Shut up.
Twitter: OK, but…
Disney: In Obi Wan Kenobi we’re finally introducing the first black Star Wars character/actor for the first time if you ignore Lando, Mace Windu, Fin, Saul Guerra, Darth Vader, Maz Kanata, Oola, Pammich Nerro Goode, Jannah, Jar Jar, and probably a few others.
Twitter: Hooray! Diversity!
Disney: But she’s going to be poorly written, basically evil and incompetent, and we won’t bother with an interesting backstory or directing her to give a good performance.
Twitter: But, why wouldn’t you…
Disney: And finally, we’re making Ariel, the Little Mermaid, black!
Twitter: Why?
Disney: Because people will hate it.
Twitter: Is Terry Crews really playing her father, King Triton?
Disney: No, her father will be a white actor.
Twitter: It might still be good… Since you care about making the cast diverse, is Queen Latifa coming back to be Ursula? She’s already done outstanding live performances as Ursula!
Disney: Melissa McCarthy is Ursula.
Twitter: OH COME ON!

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