theonlyonlytessie:

prettybonesdavis:

actionables:

*slides a plate of cookies to people from Disney*

please don’t whitewash the cast of Mulan

*offers them a glass of milk*

please cast Chinese actors to play Chinese people

Again…. But black Annie was ok?

Because there was no reason that Annie shouldn’t have been black.

There are good reasons Mulan shouldn’t be white. It’s a Chinese story taking place in China and the central characters are Chinese. The ideas Disney used to create Mulan are drawn directly from Chinese history and culture.

People were “okay with black Annie” because Annie follows the classic rags-to-riches archetype and the purpose of stories like that, historically, has been to give hope to people in dismal situations, to allow people to recognize themselves in a character that starts out in a tough position and finds happiness. Black Annie is important and allows black children to see themselves in that character.

The characters in Mulan need to be Chinese, though. It’s not a generic story.