Article 5XEYW Critics be warned: Turning Red is defiantly Asian and female – and there’s more to come

Critics be warned: Turning Red is defiantly Asian and female – and there’s more to come

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Jeff Yang
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Some commentators belonging to the Prime Demographic find they're unable to appreciate its non-male, non-white protagonists

Some Pixar films are made for universal audiences. Turning Red is not. The target audience for this one feels very specific and very narrow. If you are in it, this might work very well for you. I am not in it. This was exhausting."

With this tweet and the slag review it pointed to, Sean O'Connell, critic for the film site Cinema Blend, exploded the internet, launching a conversation about representation and privilege in storytelling that continues to echo weeks after Turning Red's release.

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