Disney’s “Hexed” and the sanitisation of the ostracised

Disney’s teasing trailer for its upcoming original film “Hexed”, without further context, seems to showcase a repeated trope within Disney’s catalogue of presenting themes of ostracisation while remaining as palatable as possible to its audience. Despite the film having not come out yet, it is already being seen by some as evidence of the studio’s lack of inherent need to strip the politics and real-life experiences out of social outcasting. The palatable outcast On the 16th of June, Disney released its first teaser for their November animated film “Hexed”. Although initially I was intrigued by the teaser, the internet at large…

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