'This is a disservice to brown girls who saw themselves in Nani. Colorism remains strong in this industry.'
, seeing Nani in the originalwas an important moment of representation — one they had hoped to see replicated in the live-action adaptation. "How Nani & Lilo were drawn was a BIG DEAL in the animated movie,"
"Their looks are immutable and should've been treated like it. Darker-skinned Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders exist. Cast some.
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