The Syndicate

S~V~S wrote:Even if Disney did not intend it that way, I view Milan that way.

You had the same phone autocorrect fail that I did. C'mon, phone, why don't you know who Mulan is!

DharmaHelper wrote:Also you should write.

Moving to the USA to try to get into a competitive and insecure industry, for which I will be paid much less.... in the end that just doesn't appeal. Even though I have two more or less completely formed TV shows in my head.

I completely agree. I've considered scriptwriting as a career at times, and I've always felt that my vision is mine. Characters enter my head whole. If I start writing a character based on demographic traits such as sexual identity, I'm starting in the wrong place as the writer.

I also think it's good writing if you can interpret things differently, so the fact you are able to have this take on Milan and I can see how you got there without seeing it the same way is a sign of good characterisation I think.

i don't think it's incumbent on Disney to represent everyone anyway. It's up to Disney. I find it frustrating that Elsa turns into some icon for representation - why? Let Elsa be who she is.

But then I often have issues with public activism. But there's no doubt it is important sometimes. So what do I know.

I'd need to read the source material. I don't think Disneys version is though. I think it's about gender stereotyping. In some ways, if it is about a transgender woman, I think that would undermine the message about gender stereotyping significantly.