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Pixar’s ‘Soul’ blasted for Tina Fey’s ‘middle-aged white woman’ savior

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glowing reviews lauding the Disney+ release’s music, animation and depiction of black culture. The groundbreaking animated movie, which feature’s the studio’s first African-American protagonist, follows middle school jazz teacher Joe Gardner (played by Jamie Foxx) who’s untimely death prompts him to embark on a posthumous pilgrimage to recover his lost soul.

Along the way, Joe helps a disillusioned spirit named 22 (played by Tina Fey) rediscover her reason for living — and in the process gains a greater understanding of what it means to be alive.

Needless to say, Fey’s casting came under fire from the always outspoken Twitterati, who felt the pivotal role should have gone to a black actor or actress.

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