Prevention is better than cure? In any case, this is what Disney must have thought, which, already considered “too woke and progressive” by some, preferred to skip a transgender reference in its next Pixar series. Win or Lose before broadcasting it, reports Première.
The studio would have in fact deleted “a few lines of dialogue” from an episode evoking the gender identity – in this case, transgender – of a character in the series.
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A spokesperson for the big-eared firm confirmed to TVLine that “when it comes to animated content for younger audiences, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain topics with their children on their own terms and according to their own agenda.
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“Trans stories deserve to be heard”
Upset, young transgender actress Chanel Stewart, who voices the character in question, said she was “frankly discouraged” when she heard the news: “I was delighted to share my journey to help empower other young trans people, she added […] Trans stories matter and they deserve to be heard.”
According to Chanel Stewart, Disney assured that her character would “still be an integral part of the series, but that she would now be a cis girl, a straight cis girl”, underlines Première.
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Win or Losewhich follows the intersecting trajectories of several characters before a softball game, will have eight episodes and will be broadcast on Disney + from February 19, 2025.
