Thanks for letting me know about the typo; I'm not a Steven Universe fan (and my dad is a Stephen spelled the English way) so I made a mistake, which I have now changed.

I've actually seen a lot of criticism about Into the Spider-verse that does criticize its "Wokeness"! I haven't heard of Arcane so can't comment on that IP, but I'm glad more diverse, boundary-pushing IPs are making their way into the mainstream!

Obviously people are allowed to dislike the art style of Pixar and Disney films without being part of the anti-Woke crowd. I don't think the recent films are bland, and I for one really, really enjoyed Luca. I've seen it twice and I don't really rewatch movies in general. I don't own any Disney merch or fandom stuff so it isn't really a fair assessment, but I know Encanto merch is flying off the shelves? And it's being played on repeat in most homes with children?

One of the more recent developments since I wrote this article a few weeks ago is that after the release of Turning Red, people are going absolutely NUTS because it mentions periods. There's definitely a lot of boundary-pushing going on at Pixar, and I think its unfair to say they're 'afraid of offending anyone' and don't put out revolutionary films as a result. The Right Wing crowd in particular is going apeshit on Turning Red for "corrupting the youth" and "pushing Left Wing politics" and it's only gotten worse in the last couple weeks. So IDK, I think I made some valid points, especially when using the "milquetoast character designs" is used as a cover for content criticism, which I'm still seeing a ton of.