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wpot posted...

I don't have a whole lot more to add: this was kind of an aside to the point I was originally trying to make, and I generally agree that Disney is trying hard to be diverse and do a good job, and I agree that trying too hard is better than not trying hard enough given their history.

As for cultural accuracy/magic, it's not that it's impossible for anything to happen in a magic world. They could all get warped to Atlantis and "it's magic" would explain it, technically. It's that trying too hard to add diversity (cynically or not) causes its own problems IMO: *my* gut reaction is that sweeping subcultural/cultural differences aside and saying "we can all give up who we were and assimilate into 1700s France" has its own problematic implications. And then there's some loss of immersion and the inevitable counter-reaction from the right.

...but maybe I'm wrong and it's worth it. I'd be interested to hear anyone from a 'subculture' tell me if that felt corporate/fake to you or whether you thought it was good/helpful. I expect there are a variety of opinions.

So the beast turned human and talking furniture that attacked them from a magic spell would make total sense to the people of 1700s France, but a black servant is toooooooooo much. Got it.