Decolonising the Mouse

All things race & representation in Disney (edits, think pieces, scholarly articles etc), tracking #breakingthedisneyspell.

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Announcement

Hi everyone, so I recently said in this post that I was going to terminate this blog unless someone came forward. And lucky for us we have a new mod! 

Please welcome Sci! I am very happy to hand off my blog to them and know they deeply care about Disney and Disney racism. We've been talking for a little while, specifically about racism in Tanged fandom (one I’m unfamiliar with). A change of management is what this blog needs. Here is a little intro from them: 

“Hi! My main blog is @flangstynerd and my crit blog is @bitter-opal. I’m East Asian specifically Chinese. My favorite Disney movie is a tie between The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Princess and the Frog. 

 I became Disney critical because I barely saw representation of myself and because my experiences in Disney fandoms, especially Tangled the Series, have been poor because of fandom racism.”

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Back to me, I’m still reachable on my main @coppercogsworth and my sideblogs.

This is my final post, I want to thank everyone who reblogged, sent asks and talked to me. I might be leaving this blog but I’ve had a blast doing this and don’t regret anything.

Thank you for going on this journey with me!

Thank you all.

- jps

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Kelly Marie Tran at the Virtual Red Carpet Event for Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon!

[itachis]

I believe our people can come together again. But someone needs to take the first step.

RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021) → dir. Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada

[seitoro]

some things never change 👌👌👌 

(like tadashi being dead :’0)

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“Hair on this movie was one of the biggest challenges, but also the most fun. Considering many of the main characters in this movie are human, or are demigods who frequently resemble humans, there’s a lot of hair to animate. Moana herself is unlike a lot of other Disney characters. Like Mulan, she’s often messing with her hair, sometimes wearing it in a bun and sometimes allowing it to get drenched or blow in the wind. That’s a lot of different types of hair to animate, too, making the process even more challenging.”

— CARLOS CABRAL, head of technical animation for MOANA (2016)

[wit-expansion]

[rashemibabe]

TINA FEY???

[reinerist]

Coco (2017) Dir. Lee Unkrich

[beyonce-knowles-carter]

“We are The Muses. Goddesses of the arts, and proclaimers of heroes.”

The Muses are presented in Hercules as five goddesses who narrate the movie. Calliope is the Muse of epic poetry, Clio is the Muse of history, Thalia is the Muse of comedy, Terpsichore is the Muse of dance, and Melpomene is the Muse of tragedy. There are actually nine major Greek Muses, and the ones that weren’t included in the film are Erato (the Muse of love poetry), Polyhymnia (the Muse of sacred poetry), Euterpe (the Muse of music and sound), and Urania (the Muse of astronomy).

Songwriter Alan Menken originally wanted The Spice Girls to voice the Muses, but scheduling difficulties prevented the collaboration from happening. Instead, they are voiced by Lillias White, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, and Vanéese Y. Thomas.

HERCULES (1997)

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Frienfly reminder that Karmi is Asian in some way (or maybe pacific islander, but I personally doubt that).

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Lilo & Stitch | 2002 | dir. Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois

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Mulan smiled. Tentatively, she reached for a wisp of hair that clung to Shang’s temple. She brushed it aside gently, and Shang caught her hand in his and brought it to his chest.

Mulan’s skin tingled.

“I’ll never meet another girl like her,” he said. “Now that the war is over, I’d be a fool to let her out of my sight.”

A surge of warmth swept over Mulan. She felt herself glow, felt the heat in her heart ripple through her veins and rush to her head. It was the strangest sensation. At first she strained to maintain control, for maybe she’d misunderstood Shang. Oh, she couldn’t tell. The ground was spinning and her heart was pounding so madly, maybe she’d imagined everything he’d said. But from the way he held on to her hand, the way he looked at her, waiting tensely for her answer, she knew she hadn’t imagined it. So she couldn’t control the giddiness of her heart, the swoop in her stomach, or the tremble in her knees. And her face broke into a smile.

[sabyaasachi]

Disney Princesses with a little Desi twist 💫 Model: Hamel Patel

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Top five animated movies as voted by my followers ♡ #3: The Princess and the Frog (2009)

The evening star is shining bright, so make a wish and hold on tight. There’s magic in the air tonight and anything can happen.

[rotblut]

Ladies and Gentlemen, don’t panic! We asked for the ugliest face in Paris, and here it is! Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre Dame! The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

[stydixa]

Coco (2017) Dir. Adrian Molina & Lee Unkrich

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Gotta hand it to you Tiana, when you dream, you dream big. Just look at this place! Gon’ be the crown jewel of the crescent city - Dr .Facilier 

The Princess and the Frog (2009) dir. John Muskers + Ron Clements

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🌺💀Feliz Dia de los Muertos💀🌺