Thu. Apr 25th, 2024

A Trans Character Buys Menstrual Pads in Disney Kids’ Series ‘Baymax’<!-- wp:html --><p>Disney+</p> <p>Not <a href="https://twitter.com/realchrisrufo/status/1541924258326011906?s=20&t=oHkmWIgYyw-1ZTX8wYH67Q">this again</a>. </p> <p><em>Baymax</em>, a new series based on the beloved puffy robot from <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-geniuses-behind-big-hero-six"><em>Big Hero 6</em></a> on <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/disney-and-obi-wan-kenobi-are-making-me-hate-the-star-wars-franchises-i-used-to-love">Disney+</a> has included a couple of LGBTQ+ characters, a rare and refreshing effort to promote inclusivity in children’s television. In one scene, for example, a person who appears to be a transmasculine character is seen shopping in a tampon aisle. </p> <p>Naturally, bad-faith trolls are raging in response on social media. But a majority of viewers are thrilled to see some much-needed representation from the company, going so far as to dunk on the critics’ predictable—and, wouldn’t you know it, entirely misinformed—complaints.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/disneys-baymax-has-trans-man-buying-period-pads-ignites-internet-outrage-with-conservatives?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Disney+

Not this again.

Baymax, a new series based on the beloved puffy robot from Big Hero 6 on Disney+ has included a couple of LGBTQ+ characters, a rare and refreshing effort to promote inclusivity in children’s television. In one scene, for example, a person who appears to be a transmasculine character is seen shopping in a tampon aisle.

Naturally, bad-faith trolls are raging in response on social media. But a majority of viewers are thrilled to see some much-needed representation from the company, going so far as to dunk on the critics’ predictable—and, wouldn’t you know it, entirely misinformed—complaints.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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