Thread by @ellle_em, Ok so yesterday we had shoplifting pearl clutching and today we have [...]

Elle M. (they/them)

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Ok so yesterday we had shoplifting pearl clutching and today we have a weird-ass critique of Lilo & Stitch because Lilo is portrayed as a grieving, traumatized young child which is apparently....wrong

I read the take and whew it& #39;s bad but it& #39;s also...to me at least...very indicative of not understanding how kids work and also not understanding that Disney movies are, uh, for kids

My kid, when she was six or so LOVED Lilo & Stitch because Lilo was one of the first Disney characters who was exactly like her: an actual child. Lilo wasn& #39;t an older princess, unreachable, unattainable. Lilo was a messy, realistic KID who could mess up but still be worth loving

The movie, among its many other good qualities, shows that people--kids, grown-ups, aliens--mess up. They mess up when they mean well, they mess up when they get angry or sad or frustrated or confused. They mess up but they& #39;re still loved, still valued, still important

And I am not Native Hawaiian so I obviously can& #39;t address that aspect of the film but as a parent, as someone who like, has actually spent time around the movie& #39;s target audience, the critique really seems like it was written by someone who is ignoring kids entirely

Like that take is Peak Tumblr and I really don& #39;t wanna get into why Peak Tumblr is dangerous and damaging but it& #39;s....a lot

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