Snow White, Disney, Rachel Zegler and a toxic debate that’s not going away

Whether you like a new Snow White movie or hate it, it’s hard to avoid discussions about lead actor Rachel Zegler.

A 23 -year -old star dominated the film because people said they were unfairly malicious, and they blamed her or leaped to defend for her poor reviews.

And this debate is not new to Zegler.

Before Snow White came out She was at the center of the stormMany people criticize the original film and political views, including US President Donald Trump and voters.

Others defended her and expressed the inconvenience of seeing such a young actress suffering.

Kelechi Ehenulo calls Zegler the victims of the “cultural war” and warns that Zegler is often a “goal of backlash” to Latina.

So how did we reach this point and where do Zegler go here?

Let’s start with the movie itself.

Disney’s Classic Fairy Tail Snow White’s live action version was released early this month and faced numerous overwhelming reviews (the observer’s Wendy IDE explained it. “Terrible with toe”The US reviewers are somewhat positive, but they didn’t make money as expected even if they topped the North American box office chart.

In social media, some people insisted that Zegler quickly pointed to the release.

This includes Jonah PLATT, the son of Snow White producer, Marc Platt. Earlier this week, he aimed for Zegler in a fiery social media post. It has been deleted since then New York Post.

He’s ZEGLER “[dragged] Her personal politics added, “As a promotional campaign for the film,” Her actions made the box office of the film clearly. “

PLATT did not respond to the BBC NEWS request.

The debate began much earlier.

Before the film was released, Zegler was abused online by those who did not agree with the role of the character who was considered “white like white”.

Zegler made a headline after her opinion on the original film in 2022. “There is a big focus [in the original] In the story of a man who literally stalks her and her love story. Bizarre! So we didn’t do that this time. “

Zegler also said The original film added, “It is extremely date in connection with the idea that women are in the role of power.”

Many have seen the words of Disney’s tradition.

Daily Mail branded “Woke Tirade” and articles. Variety this week She said, “Loved original Snow White is garbage.”

Victoria Luxford, a movie editor of City AM, said the criticism of the original film said, “It will never work well. These films are suffering from perfumes and feel like they have seen the original.

Zegler did not mention this work.

But Anna Smith, a movie critic and a girl of the film podcast, said some headlines could be misleading in the BBC News.

“Zegler has changed the times and attitudes, and the new Snow White is suitable for the current age. This has resulted in a lot of remake and reboot, and many of them do not create a headline with the opinion of the ‘WOKE’ culture.”

Zegler’s political view also caused a backlash.

Last summer, she thanked her fans for the response to the movie trailer. In the post of XHe added “Free Palestine.”

According to a variety article, MARC Plat mentioned above flew to New York to talk directly with Zegler after the post.

ZEGLER and PLATT did not respond to requests.

Zegler also brought her opinion and controversy since the US presidential election in 2024. She wrote in Instagram and said, “Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace.”

She later apologized About what she said.

Some people praise her about talking about her heart. Ehenulo says “It’s not the first, it’s not the last actor about politics.”

Lux Ford said, “The pressure has increased to imagine that children under the age of 10, the core audience of the film, were shaken by politics.”

But the film critic, Conor Riley, said her opinion about Trump was “not helped for the stability of the film’s presentation.”

He pointed out that Gal Gadot, who plays the Evil Queen, Snow White’s stepmother, faced a backlash. Israel, Gadot, has been vocal to support her country.

He added that the timing of the film did not help.

“Ultimately [Zegler] He is not due to his actions, but because Snow White has landed at the intersection of Hollywood’s creative stagnation, racial politics, international conflict, and the deep ideological division of the United States. ”

Some people, like Luxford, argue that some of the piles come from “places of prejudice.”

“She is a young Latina woman with a political view that doesn’t match a particular group, and you can express your anger quickly.”

Zegler is far from the first young female actress facing toxic backlash. Recently Stranger Things Actor Millie Bobby Brown criticized the media article About her appearance, “This is not journalism, this is harassment.”

Smith pointed out that women in a famous position are more likely to target their goals in this way.

“When women who catch the public’s eyes are often criticized, they often have prejudice at work. Regardless of the theme, it is often different compared to the way men treated, talked and reported,” she said.

Ehenulo asks her to do more to protect the industry to the industry.

“How easy to distur on me [people of colour] The actors have been the target of backlash against social media, but according to the silence culture of studios, news media and social media platforms. “

“The lack of public protection means … toxic continues to be annoying. It is the west of the wild, and you can’t see it better when it is normalized.”

We put the claim in Disney, but they refused to comment.

The big role continues for Zegler. She has now appeared in the STAR at EVITA on West End this summer and has been splashed in a different way to read CBEEBIES’s bedtime story on Friday.

At the end of the storyZegler tells young viewers: “To be a powerful princess, you are great and wonderful!” It is a message that encapsulates ZEGLER for some people.

Lux Ford said, “I don’t know if she’s going to do another Disney movie.” But she is 23 years old, she is the Golden Globe winner, and she is a very talented actor. “