Yara Shahidi as Tinker Bell

Some are calling Disney’s newest casting of Tinker Bell “lazy” representation.

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00:00Disney's newest film has sparked a discussion about the company's pattern of recasting old

00:04roles to non-white actors, rather than introducing new diverse ones. It started

00:08with the announcement that Yara Shahidi will portray Tinkerbell in the upcoming Peter Pan

00:12and Wendy film. Many praised the move, similar to when it was announced that Halle Bailey would play

00:17Ariel in The Little Mermaid. Some, however, pointed out that rather than producing new

00:20stories of diversity and inclusion, Disney is developing a pattern of recycling and recasting

00:25existing roles. Quote, The reason studios make beloved characters black in the live-action

00:30adaptations is so they don't have to go to the trouble of actually giving special,

00:34brand new unique characters made from scratch to black people, one Twitter user wrote. Others

00:38echoed the sentiment, calling the casting lazy and a move that prioritizes image more than

00:43inclusivity.