Disney Facing Backlash Over Black Tinker Bell in ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’

People believe Disney’s option to make Tinker Bell Black in the upcoming “Peter Pan & Wendy” flick rather of making a brand-new character for an individual of color is a horrible relocation … and now Twitter is up in arms over it — what a shock.

In case you missed it, Disney dropped the trailer for the live-action movie Tuesday, with fans getting a very first take a look at Yara Shahidi as everybody’s preferred pixie … however a lot of individuals are grumbling about the switch-up, stating it seems like the business’s more interested in image than inclusivity.

Twitter’s in a craze over Yara’s function — with someone writing, “Disney loves to race swap these days instead of creating original and new characters that are POC.”

Another echoed that, stating Disney’s more concentrated on race-swapping initial characters rather than putting in the time to make a brand-new item with a more varied cast.

Others state Tinker Bell has actually constantly been referred to as a white woman with blonde hair and blue eyes — and diverting from the initial product isn’t right.

As you understand, Disney just recently made this very same relocation with “The Little Mermaid,” casting Halle Bailey as Ariel.

As for who would make a terrific suitable for Tink, Twitter’s got that response too — a lot of folks are stating longtime Disney Channel alum Dove Cameron would’ve filled the function completely.