Defending the Disney Adult; plus, what it takes to stand up for Black trans people

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🗓️ 24 November 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Disney recently celebrated its 100th birthday, so we're exploring a fandom that's kept the magic alive while also generating lots of online hate: Disney Adults. To break the phenomenon down, Brittany Luse chats with Rolling Stone senior writer and self-proclaimed Disney Adult, E.J. Dickson. Their conversation looks at the rise of Disney Adults, why they're so maligned and what the public may misunderstand about these superfans.

Then, in honor of Trans Day of Remembrance, Brittany talks with influential Black trans activist Raquel Willis. They get into her new memoir, The Risk It Takes to Bloom, which looks at pivotal moments in her organizing journey alongside the movement for Black Lives and the rise of trans visibility in modern culture.

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1:10.0	a show where we talk about what's going on in our culture and why it doesn't happen by
1:14.8	accident. On this show we talk a lot about fan culture but there is one fan group
1:20.8	that seems to get a lot of hate. I'll give you a hint. Their overlord is a
1:27.2	rodent and they are known to weep at the happiest place on earth. I'm talking about Disney adults. the Disney celebrated its 100th birthday and Disney adults have been crucial to
1:44.8	keeping the magic alive. According to Business Insider, 40 to 50 percent of guests
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