Disney Features Obese Heroine in Animated Film About ‘Body Positivity’

Disney has recently released a short animated film which features the story of a young, obese heroine who struggles with body dysmorphia, a move which some have said normalizes unhealthy lifestyle choices, even as others celebrate the shift from “unrealistic beauty standards” toward more diverse female body types.

The film entitled “Reflect” is part of a larger Disney project of “experimental” films called Short Circuit. Directed by Hillary Bradfield, “Reflect” showcases a young, aspiring ballerina named Bianca, who is torn between her desire to dance and her frustration that she does not possess the long and lean body type that traditional ballerinas often have.

In the film, Bianca becomes progressively more comfortable in her own skin, eventually dancing freely and gingerly in front of a series of broken mirrors and demonstrating to the audience that she has “overcom[e] her reflection and low self-esteem,” according to Samantha Berlin of Newsweek. . .

However, many viewers have criticized “Reflect” for that very reason, claiming that it, as one Twitter user said, encourages “kids to be unhealthy.”

“You wouldn’t represent anorexia, Disney,” another user wrote, “don’t represent obesity either. It’s wrong. #reflect #disney #BodyPositivity is a disease. Fatness is a cancer on society.” (Read more from “Disney Features Obese Heroine in Animated Film About ‘Body Positivity’” HERE)

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