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.

Ashraf (Ali Khalid) marries the Shaan (Hawwa Zahira), daughter of a rich businessman hoping he would inherit her fortune. When she marries him against her father's wishes she is disinherited from her father's wealth. When things doesn't go according to plan Ashraf blames it on his wife and treats her like trash. These actions are also encouraged by his mother.
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.
'Rag Tag' encompasses the diversity within the African Diaspora by showing London Nigerian men learning to regulate their emotions while navigating love and societal pressures.
The gentle, emotional nuances of Evan’s coming-of-age story would have been so beneficial to have incorporated into the life of a POC character. Showing a Black, Asian or Latino young man that is afforded the space to be vulnerable, flawed and sensitive while driving a compelling and widely-loved narrative would have been a game changer.
The live-action remake brings adventure and shows viewers why representation is important in a Disney Princess movie.
Behind all the action, 'Space Sweepers' is a surprisingly heartfelt and progressive story about building community.
As noted in the headline, I didn’t like this movie. Not to say it’s the worst thing ever, but it’s just…meh. Nothing much to it. Very generic. No surprises. At the very least, the cast is diverse so I’ll give it that.