LogFAQs > #971866519

Okay, that surprises me.

I support inclusive casting, but Tinkerbell is genuinely the last character in any Disney property that I would expect to receive a cosmetic change. She's always been Disney's second-biggest mascot character after Mickey Mouse himself. In that regard, it's kind of like changing Mickey's fur.

I wouldn't be surprised if they did it to prevent another studio from imagining Tinkerbell as a Black character. When CBS tried to make an animated series called Peter Pan and the Pirates, Disney threatened to sue if Tinkerbell was depicted as anything other than a ball of light. Executives then pointed to the fact that Tinkerbell receives a human description in the original novel. CBS backed down from making the cartoon -- but Fox picked it up months later as a middle finger to Disney. Just because a character is public domain, that doesn't prevent Disney lawyers from bullying other studios.

Anyway, she's kinda cute.