"All your dreams can come true if you have the heart and just go forward and have that fearlessness." "I want other little kids to be able to see Michael and all of our characters and just know, 'I can do that. Introducing an LGBTQ character, Johnson said he hoped young viewers see there is room for them in animation, too. Johnson said he grew up identifying with Disney villains Ursula from The Little Mermaid, Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmatians and the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. "But look what you have here, and baby, you are a goddess." "It doesn't look like that princess over there, or that princess here," Pratt said she'd tell her children. Liyah is 8 and Lyric is 11, and Pratt said animated characters have helped her explain to them why their natural hair looks different than that of White characters. Pratt has two children with her partner, Danny Kirkpatrick. "Shows like this are a helpful tool, especially for parents," Pratt said. Pratt said she realized after starring in The Proud Family how important it was for kids to see characters like themselves in entertainment. Pocahontas in 19's Mulan offered Native American and Asian princesses, respectively. It also released the animated movie, The Princess and the Frog, in 2009, marking the introduction of the first official Black Disney Princess.
The Proud Family was part of Disney's effort to portray more diversity. "It reminds you that there are other people out there who may not be exactly like you, but they have something like you in common." "When you're growing up, to see representation of yourself lets you know that you are not alone in this world," Pratt said. Pratt said the new characters would open Louder and Prouder up to an even wider audience. Maya ( Keke Palmer) and KG (Artist "A Boogie" Dubose) have moved into town with their two fathers ( Zachary Quinto and Billy Porter).Īs The Proud Family already included Black and Latinx characters, Pratt said it was important to represent as many different people as possible. Louder and Prouder introduces new characters, too. "Just to have a character who is out and proud, fabulous and completely, utterly unapologetically themselves is really just so beautiful." "It speaks volumes to other kids like me who are growing and figuring out their gender identity from the youngest of ages," Johnson said. Louder and Prouder allows Michael to be openly queer. Michael was always flamboyant, effeminate and fashion loving. EJ Johnson, 29, steps in for Phil Lamarr as the voice of Michael Collins.
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