the more pissed a get. now, i’m not saying disney needs to make shang canonically bisexual (*cough* disney should definitely make shang canonically bisexual *cough*) but like…this changes some of the core lessons of the animated movie?? like
animated mulan:
shows a romantic relationships that is strongly rooted in friendship and mutual respect (unlike many other disney movies)
moral: gender is not your most important characteristic. your gender alone does not define who you are
live action mulan, apparently:
it’s totally healthy to date someone whose personality you actually can’t stand so long as You Want To Bang Them ¯_(ツ)_/¯
and all of this…just to remove….any slight hint…….of bisexual subtext………
Can we also talk about the transphobic undertones here? Like, he hates this one soldier who is Suspiciously Not Performing Masculinity Quite Right…..up until the moment the (heteronormative) narrative reveals that soldier to actually be a Perfectly Bangable Cis Lady! Whew! (So gross…)
[caption: a tweet from Nerdy Asians @nerdyasians which reads: The new character “Chen Honghui” hates Mulan all the way until he finds out she is female. This change from icon Li Shang is very suspicious]
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