Rachel Zegler criticises “nonsensical discourse” around racist ‘Snow White’ backlash

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Snow White.Zegler stars as the lead in the upcoming Disney reboot of the legendary story, which has faced much criticism since its announcement.After photos reportedly from the set were shared by The Daily Mail this month, many have criticised the casting of Zegler – a Latina woman – in a series of racist comments online.Taking to Twitter to hit back at the comments, she wrote: “extremely appreciative of the love i feel from those defending me online, but please don’t tag me in the nonsensical discourse about my casting.“i really, truly do not want to see it.

so i leave you w these photos!” she added, sharing photos of her dressed as a princess as a child.She added: “i hope every child knows they can be a princess no matter what.”extremely appreciative of the love i feel from those defending me online, but please don’t tag me in the nonsensical discourse about my casting.

i really, truly do not want to see it.so i leave you w these photos! i hope every child knows they can be a princess no matter what pic.twitter.com/AU5PjJutK5— rachel zegler (she/her/hers) (@rachelzegler) July 15, 2023Upon the announcement of the reboot, Peter Dinklage called out Disney for its “fucking backwards” upcoming live action adaption of the film.The Game Of Thrones actor, who has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia, accused Disney of double standards for pushing a racially diverse cast while reaffirming harmful stereotypes about disabilities.Speaking on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, Dinklage said: “No offence to anything but I was a little taken aback by… they were very proud to cast a Latino actress as Snow White, but you’re still telling the story of Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.“Take a step back and look at what you’re doing there.