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We Have A Lot Of Thoughts About Disney’s First Plus-Size Heroine!

The Bert Show

The Bert Show

Entertainment News, Society & Culture, Comedy, News

4.14.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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0:00.0

You're on the virtue.

0:02.0

What's trending now?

0:03.0

No!

0:04.0

Kristen knows.

0:05.0

It's the virtue's entertainment bus.

0:07.0

Disney introduced its first plus size female protagonist in a new short film about body

0:14.0

dysmorphia.

0:15.0

So, the animated movie is called Reflect.

0:18.0

And it tells the story of Bianca, a ballet dancer who battles her own reflection, overcoming

0:23.5

doubt and fear by channeling her inner strength, grace and power.

0:27.0

Now, reflect as part of Disney's short circuit series of experimental films devoted to topics,

0:33.0

such as developing one's self-esteem and promoting acceptance of your body regardless of size

0:37.6

and shape.

0:38.6

Now, the rollout of this plus-sized heroine did divide public opinion on social media.

0:45.2

Some Twitter users accused Disney of glorifying obesity while others disagreed saying that

0:49.9

it was important for media companies to adequately depict a cross-section of society.

0:54.5

It's interesting.

0:56.5

I'm glad they're doing something about it.

0:58.5

Didn't they create some of this problem though?

1:00.5

I mean, their characters all the way up to the list point have looked the same and all

1:04.9

really portrayed a very thin princess, etc.

1:08.5

Yeah, well, I was so funny because I didn't even realize that this was happening and I watched

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