Growing up with Disney used to mean idolizing pretty princesses as they went on adventures, sang with birds, danced with princes, and learned a few lessons along the way. But after a dramatic shift in Disney’s priorities, and their subsequent decision to pander to a woke audience, the next generation will be growing up with an entirely different Disney experience.

Take the new short film “Reflect” for example. After years of howling about the promotion of unrealistic body standards from the left, Disney finally introduced their first fat protagonist as part of their Short Circuit series. The young lady is a ballet dancer who finds herself suffering from body dysmorphia, a mental disorder that causes those who have it to hyperfocus on their perceived physical flaws. It causes the person to have a dramatically distorted view of their appearance and is common among those whose professions are focused on their physical presentation as well as those who suffer from eating disorders.

Mayo Clinic’s suggested treatments for body dysmorphic disorder include medication and cognitive behavioral therapy, but how does the heroine of the new Disney short handle this crippling mental illness?

She dances her insecurities away. Because it’s a child’s film.

.@Disney‘s first ever ‘plus-sized’ heroine will be seen it its short film ‘Reflect’.

Fans are filled with joy looking at the teaser and are saying that this character will ‘mean so much to so many people’.

What are your thoughts about it?#disney #bodyissues #PlusSize pic.twitter.com/EmumeKBENa

— ETimes Lifestyle (@ETimesLifestyle) October 27, 2022

While there are some people celebrating this work, others wonder about the type of impact it will have on the young people who watch it:

So…. As someone with body dysmorphia I’m scared this will do more harm than good

— syn (@tulipathet) October 27, 2022

It’s not too late to can it

— Emerald Splash 💙💛 (@EmSplashFGC) October 27, 2022

Ah, a short film. So they can bury it after a month or two and pretend it doesn’t exist while still collecting those precious internet points. Got it

— Mike 🎃siris, Gettin’ Spooky (@MikeOsirisYT) October 27, 2022

Yup encourage an unhealthy lifestyle even more rather than addressing the issue

— Afcab90 (@afcab90) October 27, 2022

It’s one way to encourage healthy living I suppose.

— Christian (@monkeyofthefunk) October 27, 2022

Umm first okay… pic.twitter.com/fMdr84ZO8Z

— pink little bubble ^^ (@BigPink22837679) October 27, 2022

It would be better to promote healthy living in children’s films.

— Alastair Redman (@AlastairRedman) October 27, 2022

It’s not ‘plus size’, it is ‘fat’ or ‘overweight’.

You know, like most of your ‘villain’ characters? The villain characters which have their waistlines slimmed down when it comes to toy merchandise.

— Yabba Dabba Don’t (@55_killed_them) October 27, 2022

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