Toy Story 4 Slammed For 'Lack Of Diversity, Anti-Feminism, And Disablism’ By Writer

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By and large, fans have been won over by the heart, humour and existential angst which have long elevated Toy Story as a classic among film franchises.

However, one writer has been left decidedly unamused by this latest return to the toy box, and has called Pixar’s latest adventure out on its lack of diversity.

Speaking out about the new release while appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Review show, writer and theatremaker Stella Duffy spoke out about the missed opportunity for Toy Story 4 to commit to more representation for minorities.

Duffy, 56, has criticised the fourth instalment for having no black lead characters and has dismissed the idea that feisty Bo Peep is a feminist.

Furthermore, she has also argued the film is ‘disablist’, regarding it to be prejudiced against those with disabilities.

Speaking about the lack of black characters in the film, Duffy said:

I’m the Grinch who hated it. Seriously, it’s 2019! What on Earth are Disney doing having a film that has no leads that are black characters.

Yes, there are black actors, but they are yellow and they are green and they are plush! How can they possibly think that it’s alright now?

Yeah, maybe in 1995 – which was also wrong then, as well, actually – but now, to be serious, where every single humanoid toy, is white? It’s just shocking!

Turning her attentions to the daring – and supposedly independent minded – Bo Peep, Duffy said:

Okay, let’s talk about the white feminism on display here. Oh look! Bo-Peep’s a feminist. No she’s not! She’s still going to fall in love, she’s still going to have the happily ever after, that’s not feminism!

It’s a woman who kicks off her skirt to reveal bloomers. Had a couple of thoughts… and does some high wire acts. And it’s disablist! It covers ALL bases! […]

It looks good – but Disney is supposed to LOOK good. There has to be content to the story too!

Whether or not you agree with Duffy’s harsh critique of Toy Story 4 , it cannot be denied that – despite some recent strides – Hollywood still has a very obvious representation problem.

According to UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report 2019, there have been gains for women and people of colour in lead roles since the last report.

However, the movie industry is still a long way off from achieving proportionate representation. Just two out of ten of leading film characters are people of colour, while women make up 32.2 per cent of film leads.

When it comes to disabled representation, the figures are disheartening to say the least. A 2016 study from the University of Southern California (USC) Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, revealed how out of the 800 most popular movies from 2007 to 2015, just 14 films included a main character with a disability

https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/toy-story-4-slammed-for-lack-of-diversity-anti-feminism-and-disablism-by-writer/

Why don’t these Liberal Loons shut up ,go away and let everyone else enjoy a movie they nonsenseically whine about. Who gives a DAMN about their whiny ass opinions anyway???
I’m sick and tired of these GRINCHES spoiling the fun for families and children.

Libs like Duffy are more cartoonish than the toons in Toy Story.

It was a cartoon artist that originally gave us the Global warming hoax! Go figure!

How can a movie about fake plastic toys that come to life and have adventures have a lack of diversity? There are green army men and brown teddy bears. WTF is the problem?

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Yeah - but there aren’t any toys that chopped off their own genitals and run around dressed as the opposite sex. That’s all that qualifies for diversity now.

This is funny. If you look at the very first Toy Story film there is no father in the home.

I thought that was rather progressive.

No win for Disney Pixar. Keep raising those prices…That should help.

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What’s new ? 17% of the population wants 99% of the front line .

Well, except that they didn’t choose to have it done in Toy Story (1) there were horribly mutilated toys … so I guess they’ve at least represented the crazy-child-harming/mulilating-parent type.

The Leftists are that crazy, that years ago they had some of the so-called scenes that were " to violent " edited out of the Roadrunner and Coyote cartoons.

Now in fairness - Ken doll had no genitals at all - maybe today they’ll have one with a scar, and some tats, and piercings, and…

Ken: no balls and his GF had all the cool stuff and careers.

And radical feminists hate the Barbie toys?

Probably the Barbie dolls were more attractive than the feminists and had a better figure.

Some years back there was a cartoon where a mom gave her daughter a more realisticly shaped doll.

Her reaction was: " cool! Someone for my other dolls to make fun of!"

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