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Someone Accuses Disney Of Whitewashing Their Characters, Gets Shut Down In The Most Epic Way
The subreddit MurderedByWords is described as “a place for well-constructed put-downs, comebacks, and counter-arguments.” These kind of thoughtful, factual, and satisfying responses are increasingly worth their weight in gold in this age of social media hysteria, where the bullies and trolls often get the upper hand.
The latest example of a perfect comeback was uploaded to the forum by Redditor BlackOrre. Somebody had criticized Disney studio’s choice of mixed-race characters in the movie ‘Big Hero 6,’ discounting multiracial Disney characters as not truly ‘diverse’ and suggesting that heroes should be ‘all or nothing.’
The response on Disney movies and racist people was epic, an informative blend of factual realism and personal experience that encouraged other multiracial people to share their own stories on ethnicity and racism. Because, as the word-murderer correctly states, the population of multiracial people in the USA is increasing rapidly and they can often feel marginalized. Sometimes deemed not sufficiently ‘one or the other,’ multiracial people can feel left out by members of their family, and endure crises of identity and belonging that are little talked about in society.
However, this response addressed some of the more positive aspects of a multicultural upbringing. Growing up with experiences from a variety of cultures can only be a good thing, as it increases empathy and understanding with human beings as a whole, to the world beyond your ‘in’ group. The more we understand that people of different ethnicity, culture, and language actually have far more in common with us than differences, the easier it is to embrace each other and live together in peace. Scroll down to see the exchange for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!
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This post about the movie ‘Big Hero 6’ started a discussion about the experiences of multiracial people
Here’s what people had to say
What do you think ?
Danny Boi 7 years ago
When I watched this movie for the first time, the last thing on my mind was race. The most racist thing that I could think of at the time was: MARSHMALLOW ROBOT and JAPAN IS COOL!!!!
BusLady 7 years ago
All my life, I've heard terms like "mutt" and Heinz-57", but in most cases, the person is jokingly referring to themselves, as in the comment above. But I'm not comfortable with it, and would not want anyone referring to me as such.
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Lark Estelle 7 years ago
These experiences are very sad... I hope that one day ALL people accept others for who they are, not for their skin color.
Maddox Cox 7 years ago
i'm sorry about what i said, i was just saying white people should have more respect, i mean using "Straight White Male" as an insult is just rude, If you continue this hypocritical racist stuff, i will quit this site and just resort to other top ten sites like TheTopTens or DeviantArt's Top 10 Art section
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Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
Not from the US, but a half Japanese who will never not feel terribly ugly for not being white enough nor Asian enough. To top it off I never had any contact with my mom's family nor does she have any kind of contact with Japanese culture, so I don't even have the "good" part of being mixed and nothing at all in common with anyone whatsoever, not even other halfs. I taught myself Japanese and try to study the culture by myself, but it's obviously not the same. I don't even have a Japanese middle name to be called by like all my mixed friends. I'm so out of place that I can't be similar to even other mixed race kids. I'll just never belong anywhere.
Ssss 7 years ago
Reading that response was heart warming and hit the nail on the head for me. I grew up with the struggle of being mixed race and I feel that I always have to educate people. It's easy to forget that others know how you felt/feel. It's good to know there's a greater level of understanding out there
Cam Rielly 7 years ago
This kind of junk makes me worry so much about what my son will have to deal with. He's only 6 months and people already make racist comments about him because he is half Indian and we gave him an Indian name, but he looks 100% white. Most of our Indian friends say things like, it's good that he doesn't look Indian, and why didn't we give him an American name (by which they mean "white" because Indian names are American also), and that he is not Indian at all. I'm sure it's coming from a place of feeling discriminated against here, but it makes my husband and I both feel terrible, and I'm sure my son will hear these things when he's older and feel even worse. The white people don't say anything directly to our faces, but they make microaggressions and I'm sure they talk behind our backs. Also everyone says he looks just like me even though he looks like a white skinned version of his dad...I must be naive because it's just shocking to me that people really only do see color.
AwesomeKitty 7 years ago
My friend is half Canadian and half Greek, and I see her thrive. She dances in Greek festivals, while visiting her pepere's in Canada. I think we all should be proud of our cultures we grew up with.
Sage Jay 7 years ago (edited)
People say that they're for diversity, except only THEIR identity is valid... If you're LGB+ that doesn't make you better than straight people. If you're trans* that doesn't make you better than cis people. If you're nonreligious that doesn't make you better than religious people. If you're a POC that doesn't make you better than white people. Your identity doesn't make others' suddenly not exist.
Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
Agreed 100%. Nobody is better than anyone. Is that not what they're supposed to be fighting for? Equality, not superiority.
Load More Replies... Danny Boi 7 years ago
When I watched this movie for the first time, the last thing on my mind was race. The most racist thing that I could think of at the time was: MARSHMALLOW ROBOT and JAPAN IS COOL!!!!
BusLady 7 years ago
All my life, I've heard terms like "mutt" and Heinz-57", but in most cases, the person is jokingly referring to themselves, as in the comment above. But I'm not comfortable with it, and would not want anyone referring to me as such.
Load More Replies... Lark Estelle 7 years ago
These experiences are very sad... I hope that one day ALL people accept others for who they are, not for their skin color.
Maddox Cox 7 years ago
i'm sorry about what i said, i was just saying white people should have more respect, i mean using "Straight White Male" as an insult is just rude, If you continue this hypocritical racist stuff, i will quit this site and just resort to other top ten sites like TheTopTens or DeviantArt's Top 10 Art section
Load More Replies... Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
Not from the US, but a half Japanese who will never not feel terribly ugly for not being white enough nor Asian enough. To top it off I never had any contact with my mom's family nor does she have any kind of contact with Japanese culture, so I don't even have the "good" part of being mixed and nothing at all in common with anyone whatsoever, not even other halfs. I taught myself Japanese and try to study the culture by myself, but it's obviously not the same. I don't even have a Japanese middle name to be called by like all my mixed friends. I'm so out of place that I can't be similar to even other mixed race kids. I'll just never belong anywhere.
Ssss 7 years ago
Reading that response was heart warming and hit the nail on the head for me. I grew up with the struggle of being mixed race and I feel that I always have to educate people. It's easy to forget that others know how you felt/feel. It's good to know there's a greater level of understanding out there
Cam Rielly 7 years ago
This kind of junk makes me worry so much about what my son will have to deal with. He's only 6 months and people already make racist comments about him because he is half Indian and we gave him an Indian name, but he looks 100% white. Most of our Indian friends say things like, it's good that he doesn't look Indian, and why didn't we give him an American name (by which they mean "white" because Indian names are American also), and that he is not Indian at all. I'm sure it's coming from a place of feeling discriminated against here, but it makes my husband and I both feel terrible, and I'm sure my son will hear these things when he's older and feel even worse. The white people don't say anything directly to our faces, but they make microaggressions and I'm sure they talk behind our backs. Also everyone says he looks just like me even though he looks like a white skinned version of his dad...I must be naive because it's just shocking to me that people really only do see color.
AwesomeKitty 7 years ago
My friend is half Canadian and half Greek, and I see her thrive. She dances in Greek festivals, while visiting her pepere's in Canada. I think we all should be proud of our cultures we grew up with.
Sage Jay 7 years ago (edited)
People say that they're for diversity, except only THEIR identity is valid... If you're LGB+ that doesn't make you better than straight people. If you're trans* that doesn't make you better than cis people. If you're nonreligious that doesn't make you better than religious people. If you're a POC that doesn't make you better than white people. Your identity doesn't make others' suddenly not exist.
Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
Agreed 100%. Nobody is better than anyone. Is that not what they're supposed to be fighting for? Equality, not superiority.
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