Disney has explicitly added Christian characters to Pixar's new series Win or lose. It may not be in isolation and turning its head, but a few months after nicking the storyline of trans characters from the same show, it's in the cultural wave of pushbacks to diversification, both for Disney and the country as a whole. Now, online fans are guessing exactly what this latest move means. Is Disney entering a new conservative era, or is this all business as usual? Let's take a look.
The Pixar series, which debuted on Disney+ at the end of February, follows a team of preteen softball players, with each episode focusing on different characters. Report on what actually happened Win or loseTrans characters seem to be at odds. In December, a Hollywood reporter reported that Disney characterized the change as simply removing “a few lines of dialogue referring to gender identity” from a character's storyline. However, as Deadline reported, Pixar explicitly sought a trans voice actress to play the role, and she later described herself as “very disappointed” by the change.
Some media reports overly juxtapose two decisions to mourn or celebrate the Christian character as a trans denial. Of course, there could be overlap between religion and gender identity, and Christianity portrayed in the show does not take a stand on the issue.
Igor's second tenure with the company is not significantly progressive. In November 2024, Disney Channel elicited an episode of the Marvel Birth Show Moon girl and devil dinosaur It featured a trance character. And this week Disney+ was cancelled TeanaA sequel to the series of animated film The Princess and the Frog, despite being ongoing since 2020. The film featured Disney's first black princess (Anika Noni Rose, who had reiterated her role), but Mouse said the decision was to move away from the long-form streaming content, rather than pulling her back from the show with a divers cast. (See other recent diverse examples of the Disney Empire Moana 2 and Always agatha. )
That doesn't stop viewers across the political spectrum from making connections with what they consider to be a greater change. One frustrated fan explained the cancellation Teana As a “pure anti-black person.” “Openly gay. Openly Christian,” how another Twitter user did it Frame Win or lose; yet another person said that the removal of trans characters and depictions of Christian characters “what wins look like!”
However, in the present incarnation, Win or lose It is not a “winning” in regression politics. The show doesn't exactly push the barriers, but it's far from a conversion. In the first episode, child Laurie prays loudly to “Heavenly Father” while she waits for the bat, but she goes home and greets her mum wearing a crystal, reading a tarot. Meanwhile, there was a conservative upset online about another character.
It is unknown that these character decisions will go well for the company's future. Ultimately, this doesn't look like a situation where everyone has to win or lose.
