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For decades John Lasseter was the P.T. Barnum of Pixar. He was the jovial, Hawaiian-shirt-wearing, public face and creative genius behind the beloved animation company that’s given the world Toy Story, Up, and, most recently, the Oscar-winning Coco.  But since late November, the chief creative officer of both Pixar and Walt Disney Animation has been the invisible man. That’s when Lasseter announced he was taking a six-month hiatus from his work duties due to a series of “missteps” that made staffers feel “disrespected and uncomfortable,” as he wrote in an email to employees. Lasseter’s announcement came just before The Hollywood Reporter published an article alleging lingering hugs and on-the-lips kisses from the Lasseter, as well as comments about women’s physical attributes. In his email, Lasseter apologized to anyone who’d received gestures that “they felt crossed the line,” adding that his time away … [Read more...] about Inside Disney And Pixar: The Debate Over John Lasseter’s Return

It started as far too many modern nightmares do: with a tweet. A branch of Planned Parenthood in Virginia blasted out a message of perhaps well-intentioned inclusivity that immediately misfired. Riffing on an outdated meme about Disney princesses, the since-deleted tweet read: “We need a Disney Princess who’s had an abortion We need a disney princess who’s pro-choice We need a disney princess who’s an undocumented immigrant We need a disney princess who’s actually a union worker We need a disney princess who’s trans” It’s doubtful that the social media manager who wrote the tweet thinks the world actually needs all of these movies right now. While an immigrant Disney princess might put a humanizing face on the nightmare experienced by many children whose parents are being deported in ICE sweeps these days, calling for a child-friendly Obvious Child reads like ironic exaggeration to the Extremely Online eye. … [Read more...] about “Abortion Disney Princess” Should Not Be A Talking Point