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Pixar’s upcoming TV show has already answered its own question. is called Win or lose and, apparently, the company opts for the second. The show was slated to feature a possible transgender character, but has since removed references to the character’s gender.
“When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain topics with their children on their own terms and schedules,” a Disney spokesperson told the hollywood reporterwho broke the news.
Win or lose is an upcoming Disney+ show from Pixar that follows the members of a co-ed softball team in the week leading up to the championship game. Each episode focuses on a different member of the team and tells the same story from their unique perspective. Yes, it’s basically Pixar. Rashomon.
The character in question remains in the program but without reference to their gender. As it turned out, the decision was made several months ago and only a few lines of dialogue needed to be changed. No other details were available.
However, after the initial news broke, the actress who voices the character, Chanel Stewart, spoke with Deadline about his disappointment. “I was very discouraged,” Stewart said. “From the moment I received the script, I was excited to share my journey to help empower other trans youth. I knew this would be a very important conversation. “Trans stories matter and deserve to be heard.”
He was unable to divulge any details beyond that the character he was voicing was no longer trans. “My character now would be a cis girl, a straight cis girl,” she said. “So yeah, that’s all they really told me and that it was still part of the program.” Read more about how Stewart got the role here.
This isn’t the first time the Mouse House has faced similar social issues. The most recent incident was the news that an upcoming episode of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaurr had been canceled because it was about trans kids playing sports, although the study disputes those specific claims. He also sparked controversy for a brief glimpse of a kiss between two women in Light-year and rumors spread that Inside out 2 The main character, Riley, had feelings directed toward another girl that diminished considerably. In these and other cases, one has to applaud the creatives who tried to subtly teach a younger audience that the world is more unique and inclusive than their own personal experiences, and be angry at the executives who prevented this from happening.
However, it’s worth noting that in Disney’s more adult fare, we see a bit more LGBTQ+ content. Agatha all the time followed the romance between two women, Fox’s Next goal wins featured a transgender character, and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew It was recently revealed that one of the characters had two mothers. But none of that will happen Win or lose when it premieres on Disney+ on February 19, 2025.
Update December 17 at 6:30 pm: We’ve added the quotes and context from the Deadline article with voice actress Chanel Stewart.
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