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Someone responded to this post: “Why does race even matter?” So let racebentdisney answer that for you:
While I agree that it’s very important in general to have people of color in all forms of TV and movies, animated or not, I don’t think it particularly matters in this instance. What if the artist had intended to draw Nala as a white girl? Are we all assuming that only black people live in Africa? It’s very possible for a white person to live in Africa, and it’s possible that they were born and raised there as well. Just because the original character is a lion, why does she have to be black? If I was any sort of artist, then I would probably draw Nala with dark skin, but I don’t see any reason why it should have to be that way. Saying that all African characters (and people) must be black is a little bit racist in itself. It’s the same as saying that all American people must be white, because that is the majority.
Whoops, just saw this! Alright, fair point. There are absolutely white people in Africa—there are all different races of...