Outrage as Disney debuts 'new look' for Minnie Mouse, ditching her iconic red dress in favor of a 'progressive' blue pantsuit designed by Stella McCartney - one day after vowing to take 'new approach' to Snow White remake
Disney has come under furious fire after debuting a 'woke' new look for Minnie Mouse, which sees the beloved character abandoning her signature red polka-dot dress in favor of a 'progressive' blue pantsuit designed by Stella McCartney.
Disneyland Paris unveiled the famous character's new outfit on Tuesday via Twitter, announcing that Minnie has undergone a high-fashion makeover in honor of its 30th anniversary. However, within minutes of the tweet being posted, dozens of users began voicing outrage over the style change.
Minnie - who was created almost 100 years ago, in 1928 - has famously worn a red and white polka-dot dress in the park for years. Until now.
Stella created the new costume for Minnie in honor of Women’s History Month, which takes place in March, and in celebration of the French park's anniversary, explaining that the ensemble is meant to transform the cartoon into 'a symbol of progress for a new generation'.
However, the move has been met with uproar online, where many are questioning why Minnie has been given a 'woke' new makeover, which comes in the same week that Disney found itself at the center of another furor over its upcoming live-action remake of Snow White, and amid increasing outrage over the studio's haphazard attempts to present a more politically-correct image.
In the past two years, Disney has implemented several woke changes across its entire company, from adding racism warnings to several of its classic movies - including Peter Pan and The Jungle Book - to encouraging white staff members to 'decolonize their bookshelves' as part of anti-racism training.
Mickey will also be wearing something different for the anniversary. His new outfit will be made up of blue pants, a white vest, purple coat, and lavender bow-tie.
For years now, Disney theme parks have been making subtle changes to their rides in an attempt to become more progressive.
In 2020, it was announced that they were completely re-doing the ride Splash Mountain so that it would no longer be based off of the 1946 movie Song of the South.
Song of the South was previously removed by Disney from all streaming services due to allegations of racism and stereotypes of African Americans.
Last year, they also revealed that they were going to update the ride Jungle Cruise and remove all 'negative depictions of natives.'
'We want to make sure everybody has the best time - that guests from all over the world can connect with the stories we share and that how we bring those to life are respectful of the diverse world we live in,' Chris Beatty, Walt Disney Imagineering creative portfolio executive, told D23 at the time.
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