Although he is much more than a representational milestone, it's noteworthy that Ethan is the first biracial queer teenage main character in an animated Disney film.
Asha is the first mixed race/biracial Disney heroine. Being of North African-Iberian ancestry. Asha is the second Black Disney Princess after Tiana. Asha is the fourth Disney Princess to have freckles after Rapunzel, Merida, Elsa, and Anna.
Two-Parent Families: Peter Pan (1953), Lady and the Tramp (1955), 101 Dalmatians (1961), Mulan (1998), The Emperor's New Groove (2000), Zootopia (2016), Moana (2016)
Strange World, which was released on November 23, 2022, features Ethan Clade, who is the first gay lead character in a Disney animated film. Ethan Clade is voiced by gay comedian Jaboukie Young-White.
The latest character to join the Disney Princess franchise is Moana, the daughter of Motunui's chief Tui and Sina. Unlike other princesses, Moana's parents didn't have a prominent role in the story, but they are alive through her whole journey.
Strange World features Disney's first openly gay teen character, Ethan, who can be seen acting shy around his crush, Diazo. Even though Strange World had a large budget and was released around Thanksgiving, the movie bombed at the box office.
His father, Elias Disney, was an Irish-Canadian. His mother, Flora Call Disney, was of German-American descent. Walt was one of five children, four boys and a girl.
Disney's Ariel is not the same as Anderson's little mermaid. The movie is loosely based on the fairy tale, so Disney has the freedom to give Ariel any skin color they want. In the 1989 movie, Ariel was born in the fictional underwater kingdom of Atlantica, which technically makes her Atlantican, not Danish.
(For an interesting video about the relationship between the Sami, Norway, and the making of Frozen 2, click here.) Anna and Elsa are not white either. They are Northuldra raised Arendellian, aka Native Raised Other. Regardless of where they end up by the end of the movie, they are and always will be Native women.
Who are the interracial couples in Disney Princess?
Tiana Bean are Disney's first ever interracial couple. We didn't know this growing up, but Naveen is actually not black, making Tiana Navin an interracial couple. And I love that representation. Showcasing different cultures coming together in a Disney movie.
Polynesian. Inspired by Polynesian mythology, Moana is depicted as the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti.
While some claim Jasmine is Arab because the movie opens with a song called Arabian Nights, others believe that the architecture in Agrabah is clearly based on the Taj Mahal, making Jasmine Indian. It's a debate that has fueled speculation that in Hollywood, Indians and Arabs are interchangeable.
In the both Galland's text and Richard Burton's popular 1885 English translation, Aladdin lives “in a city of the cities in China.” Illustrations of the tales from the Victorian era depict the story and its characters as Chinese.
A side character among the extended Ripple extended family, Lake uses they/them pronouns and is often accompanied by a partner they met in art school (where else?). All cynicism aside, it's always nice to see queer and trans actors getting their flowers.
"Toy Story 4" introduces "Toy Story" fans to a new character named Forky. The fourth film in the beloved series also featured a subtle reference to a same-sex couple. In a brief scene, two moms drop their kids off to daycare.
Bluey Confirms First LGBTQ+ Couple in The Sign 🏳️🌈 Discover how Bluey introduces its first LGBTQ+ couple in The Sign episode. Dive into the subtle details and join the conversation about representation and diverse families.
Moana, a Disney movie, provides a gender-representative alternative for both men and women. However, some of the inherent traits of the main character in this Disney movie “Moana” have been criticized because they don't seem to fit with traditional Gender stereotypes.
