What’s Missing in the Lilo & Stitch Posters? A Face and a Deeper Concern
Where is Lilo's face? Disney marketing sends a chilling signal: that even in 2025, an alien is more palatable and marketable than a brown girl.

Ganga is a young and beautiful girl. She is brutally raped by a a group of thugs that have terrorized her village. She pleads with the Goddess Durga, who empowers her with strength and a trident to exact her revenge, making her a hungry lion (bhooka sher).
Where is Lilo's face? Disney marketing sends a chilling signal: that even in 2025, an alien is more palatable and marketable than a brown girl.
This 2023 film serves as the final chapter of the Indiana Jones franchise.
This sports drama movie is centered around an Asian American boy named Chang.
‘Candyman’ (2021) builds upon the original 1992 film by presenting the myth of Candyman not only as an example of black pain, but as an opportunity for black vengeance.
A young girl named Hailey Mays sings a country song that is named after the film's title.
When diverse representation is featured on-screen, it oftentimes comes with strings attached that undermine the message they were trying to send. This can be attributed to the fact that behind-the-screen, the industry primarily does not reflect the breadth of diverse difference that is present in daily life. That’s why when something as powerful and authentic as Minari comes along, it is both incredibly wonderful and needs a large audience to witness it.