Turning Red is for everyone, cast says after review calls film about Chinese Canadian girl unrelatable | CBC News

This film hits on all the things conservatives in Canada can't stand"

  • Set in Toronto
  • Lead character is a female
  • Lead character is non-white
  • None of the ethnic characters follow familiar tropes: ie: Asian characters speak perfect English instead of serving people Chinese food with a "flied wice" accent.

Here's the thread where the movie was announced to be set in Canada. Check out some of these comments:

I have never seen a single Chinese lantern in any Toronto ally. I'm a little worried this is going to be a film set in Canada aimed at pleasing China.

If they had just advertised it as a new Pixar movie I’d be super excited. No racism. But acting like it’s distinctly Canadian when it’s just… not?

I know the main character is Canadian. I'm just interested how much the Chinese dub of the movie will play into that. Again, I love the diversity, but at the end of the day this is a Disney venture. You know damn well that selecting a Chinese Canadian protagonist wasn't done on accident,

Cool, then why is it taking place in Canada? Don't we Canadian have some interesting Indigenous mythology that could be adapted into a movie?

/r/canada Thread Link - cbc.ca