Pixar Wants to Cast Its First Trans Character
By Movieguide® Staff
Pixar recently sent out a casting call for an authentic actress to voice Jess, a 14-year-old transgender girl.
The announcement, first reported on Twitter by @TransMarch, calls for an actress who is 12-17 years old that can “authentically portray a 14-year-old transgender girl.”
Though nothing official was posted from Pixar’s social media accounts, an email from the Pixar Casting Team to Movieguide® stated, “We are thrilled at the overwhelming response we’ve received for this casting call.”
The email also said, “We are NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS for Jess casting.”
Further information about the project was not released.
It’s frustrating to see Pixar, which has been a bastion of family content with biblical values, cater to the political leanings of a small but vocal minority.
According to the Williams Institute, just 1.3 million adults in the United States identify as transgender based on data from the CDC’s Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). Meanwhile, as many as 181 million people in the United States identify as Christian. Furthermore, Movieguide® has proven over the course of several decades that movies that incorporate faith and family values make more money at the box office than movies that include excessive immorality.
So why is Pixar forsaking a significantly larger audience to appeal to a politically correct agenda?
In 2020, a Disney shareholder expressed concern that including more LGBTQ+ themes in movies could be harming the Disney, which owns Pixar, stock.
Pixar’s latest casting call highlights the importance of parental discernment over a child’s media consumption and the necessity of teaching our children their own media discernment through a Christian and biblical worldview.
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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.
What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.
You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.
Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.
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