{"id":155400,"date":"2025-03-12T14:11:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/snow-white-controversy-explained-whos-boycotting-why\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:11:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:11:56","slug":"snow-white-controversy-explained-whos-boycotting-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/snow-white-controversy-explained-whos-boycotting-why\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Snow White&#8217; Controversy Explained: Who&#8217;s Boycotting &#038; Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 5<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Snow White<\/em> is releasing amidst controversy.<\/p>\n<p>All of Disney\u2019s live-action adaptations ruffle some feathers. Usually, it\u2019s a discussion about art or copyright.<\/p>\n<p>Starring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/11\/rachel-zegler-trump-apology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rachel Zegler<\/a> as the titular fairy tale princess and Gal Gadot as the Queen, this adaptation will once again retell a Brothers Grimm classic.<\/p>\n<p>Adaptations can often be polarizing. But the controversy surrounding this <em>Snow White<\/em> has little to do with the story.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Zegler on February 10, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-521169 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachel Zegler attends the 2025 New York Theatre Workshop Gala at Gotham Hall on February 10, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rachel-zegler-plays-the-lead-in-snow-white\">Rachel Zegler plays the lead in \u2018Snow White\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes, discussing a controversy means delving into the heart of a complex issue, or questioning whether we can separate a piece of media from a horrible person who is a part of it. Both of those do come up when discussing this film.<\/p>\n<p>But in this case, the first \u201ccontroversy\u201d about <em>Snow White<\/em> is neither. There is a certain group of people who are furious that a latine actor like Rachel Zegler would play Snow White.<\/p>\n<p>To be clear, Zelger has extremely fair skin and very dark hair. She matches the description of Snow White, despite not being white within the social construct of \u201crace.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Zelger on February 18, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-521170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Zelger on February 18, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-521170 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachel Zegler attends the 2024 People\u2019s Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Monica Schipper\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a 2022 interview, Zegler pointed out that the classic animated <em>Snow White<\/em> is an enduring favorite in many Spanish-speaking countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI get to be a Latina princess,\u201d she excitedly told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/rachel-zegler-snow-white-casting-backlash-1235165496\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variety<\/a><\/em> at the time. <\/p>\n<p>This excitement, which will connect her and the story to many viewers, is exactly what makes this <em>Snow White<\/em> a controversy among certain people. If you see other people\u2019s mere existence as a threat to yourself, then you will react negatively to their excitement and joy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Disney\u2019s Snow White | Official Trailer | In Theaters March 21\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iV46TJKL8cU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-snow-white-ableist-towards-little-people\">Is \u2018Snow White\u2019 ableist towards little people?<\/h2>\n<p>This is where we get into a <em>Snow White<\/em> controversy that is actually worthy of discussion rather than derision. Because Snow White famously finds refuge with seven dwarves.<\/p>\n<p>In some versions of the story, this means seven creatures from folklore. But in others, it means seven little people \u2014 people with dwarfism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re still telling the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,\u201d remarked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/peter-dinklage-disney-responds-snow-white-criticism-1235080612\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peter Dinklage<\/a> in 2022. \u201cTake a step back and look at what you\u2019re doing there.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Zegler and Peter Dinklage on November 15, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-521171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Zegler and Peter Dinklage on November 15, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-521171 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_04-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachel Zegler and Peter Dinklage attend \u201cThe Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds &amp; Snakes\u201d New York Screening at Metrograph on November 15, 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Emmy-winning actor continued: \u201cIt makes no sense to me. You\u2019re progressive in one way, but then you\u2019re still making that f\u2013king backward story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Disney responded by consulting with the dwarfism community. In 2023, it was revealed that of the seven dwarves in this <em>Snow White<\/em> adaptation, one is a little person, while the other six are not. Is that the right call? Or is it taking away acting jobs from little people?<\/p>\n<p>As we said, a complex topic. The blurring of little people with mountain-dwelling fantasy people makes this casting complex. Some little people would rather see seven disabled actors fill the role. Others would prefer to not have their disability treated as a separate species, even in film. <\/p>\n<p>(Just a reminder, <em>many <\/em>fantasy stories cast little people actors without portraying them as non-humans, from Nyomi Sedai on <em>Wheel of Time<\/em> to Dinklage\u2019s <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> character)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Zegler on November 18, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-521172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Zegler on November 18, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-521172 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_03-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachel Zegler attends the \u201cY2K\u201d New York Screening at Crosby Street Hotel on November 18, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Santiago Felipe\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-will-this-snow-white-adaptation-be-feminist\">Will this \u2018Snow White\u2019 adaptation be feminist?<\/h2>\n<p>In 2023, Rache Zegler suggested during a red carpet interview that Snow White will be more feminist than the 1937 film. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s no longer 1937 . . . She\u2019s not going to be saved by the prince, and she\u2019s not going to be dreaming about true love. She\u2019s dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she can be,\u201d she excitedly told Variety.<\/p>\n<p>In a sane world, that would be good news. Most people enjoy it when main characters have their own agency, making choices during a story rather than simply reacting with panicked hysterics. Unfortunately, we live in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/elon-musk-responds-nazi-salute-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a world gone mad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:sfvkd7mmhdpilq6zwiomisqe\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lk53hclxrp2m\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreiglesgrt6xjwrxjb5tfhtcnedwt3haa2n4yzi7e2yu2aekvlcisye\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"system\">\n<p lang=\"\">Disney is keeping the red carpet for \u2018Snow White\u2019 journalist-free so they don\u2019t ask Gal Gadot or Rachel Zegler any pesky questions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sfvkd7mmhdpilq6zwiomisqe\/post\/3lk53hclxrp2m?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vulture (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sfvkd7mmhdpilq6zwiomisqe?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@vulture.com<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sfvkd7mmhdpilq6zwiomisqe\/post\/3lk53hclxrp2m?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The usual clowns reacted with fury and indignation, taking aim at Rachel Zegler and raising the specter of controversy about the new <em>Snow White<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Zegler herself expressed sadness that people tried to twist her words into criticism of the original film, which she loves.<\/p>\n<p>She emphasized that Snow White can have love and independence, noting that the \u201clove story is very integral.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Gal Gadot for the ADL, of course, on March 4, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-521173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Gal Gadot for the ADL, of course, on March 4, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-521173 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_01-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gal Gadot receives the International Leadership award at ADL Never Is Now at Javits Center on March 04, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Bryan Bedder\/Getty Images for Anti-Defamation League)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rachel-zegler-and-gal-gadot-clash-on-the-genocide-in-gaza\">Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot clash on the genocide in Gaza<\/h2>\n<p>In late 2023, the government of Israel launched a massive bombing campaign and invasion of Gaza, ostensibly to liberate Israeli hostages captured by Hamas during the October 7 attack.<\/p>\n<p>Some very deliberate conflation of Palestinians with Hamas combined with literal generations of propaganda meant that many Americans lack a contextual understanding of the plight that Palestinians already faced.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/how-many-palestinians-has-israels-gaza-offensive-killed-2025-01-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reuters<\/a><\/em> reports that the Israeli military slaughtered nearly 50,000 Palestinians. <\/p>\n<p>More than half of the victims were women, children, or the elderly. And yes, this all ties in to the Snow White controversy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot on March 2, 2025 at the Oscars.\" class=\"wp-image-521174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot on March 2, 2025 at the Oscars.\" class=\"wp-image-521174 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_rachelzegler_05-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot speak onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rachel Zegler has publicly affirmed her support for the people of Palestine. Yet the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel has called for a boycott of <em>Snow White<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for that is Gal Gadot, who portrays the Queen. Gadot served in the IDF for two years, and has been openly and publicly pro-Israel. She even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-features\/gal-gadot-bearing-witness-screening-los-angeles-hamas-massacre-october-7-israel-1234873701\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">screened Israeli propaganda footage<\/a> in an attempt to rally support for Israel\u2019s ongoing atrocities.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, people on both sides of one of the most polarizing atrocities in decades believe that one of the lead actresses is on the right side and that the other is not. Which means that people on both sides will be avoiding it, for either good or bad reasons.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Gal Gadot on March 2, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-521175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Gal Gadot on March 2, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-521175 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0312_galgadot_02-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gal Gadot attends the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Savion Washington\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-will-the-box-office-decide\">Will the box office decide?<\/h2>\n<p>Disney is a behemoth, in part because the massive and controversial corporation routinely prioritizes profits over art and over people. The latest example is the company\u2019s rollback of DEI policies, seemingly out of a craven desire to avoid being targeted by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Even Disney has flops, however. And upsetting various and disparate (even mutually exclusive) groups of potential viewers can help make that happen.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time \u2026 not everyone is aware of literally any of this. There are millions of blissfully offline people who will see \u201cthat pretty girl and the lady from <em>Wonder Woman<\/em>\u201d and not know a single thing about either of them. What is <em>that <\/em>like?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/snow-white-controversy-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 5 minutes Snow White is releasing amidst controversy. All of Disney\u2019s live-action adaptations ruffle some feathers. Usually, it\u2019s a discussion about art or copyright. Starring Rachel Zegler as the titular fairy tale princess and Gal Gadot as the Queen, this adaptation will once again retell a Brothers Grimm classic. Adaptations can often be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":155402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-155400","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}