Snow White Colour Blind Casting
Research Paper by Fadun Adenuga The real issue with Disney's colour-blind casting, the perpetuation of hate against non-white women in media, and the consequence of 'forced' representation. With the release and lackluster reception of Disney's Snow White (2025), directed by Marc Webb, the public has been left wondering: who is to blame for this box office failure? Some critics have. That said, here's a rundown of five big reasons that people are already mad about Snow White.
The color-blind casting Wokeness level of the people it angered: Asleep The most immediate controversy related to Snow White was the casting of The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes ' Rachel Zegler in the title role. In many instances, the casting of non-white, female, and queer actors have caused heated online backlash. Snow White was no different-only it should have been.
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The musical fantasy film stars Colombian-descent actor Rachel Zegler as Snow White, a character famously named after the color of her skin. The same thing can be said for the upcoming, live action "Snow White" casting. Rachel Zegler is a top-notch actress and deserves all the recognition in the world.
However, the character Snow White is known for her pale, almost. They made POC stories that would also enhance the culture of the races rather than just colour blind casting. Though I'm sure plenty of people are angry because the voices behind those are all too white.
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Color-blind casting is the practice of casting roles without regard to the actor's ethnicity or race. [1] Alternative terms and similar practices include non-traditional casting, integrated casting, or blind casting, [a] which can involve casting without consideration of skin color, body shape, sex or gender. [citation needed].
Walt Disney Studios' upcoming live-action film "Snow White" meets controversy over its color- blind casting. Photo provided by IMDb Walt Disney Studios announced the upcoming release of the new live-action film "Snow White," set on March 21, 2025, unveiling its teaser trailer on Aug. 10.
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Admittedly, such colour-blind casting isn't unusual in remakes of cartoon classics - the African-American actress Halle Bailey was cast as Ariel in Disney's live-action version of The Little Mermaid - but Zegler didn't help her cause by denouncing the much. Now, this brings up the whole thorny debate about "color-blind casting." On one hand, you have folks arguing that these are classic fairy tales, ingrained in our cultural DNA, and that changing the race of the main character is somehow disrespectful to the source material. The film also showed some pre-release controversies, with criticism levied against the color-blind casting, story changes, Zegler's public disapproval of the original film, and reimagining of the Seven Dwarfs.
