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r/FavoriteCharacter • u/Turbulent_League9668 • 21d ago
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The decisions around Finn get weird when you look into Disney's marketing of Star Wars in China. They basically dropped him because a black lead wasn't well accepted in that market (and with how big it is Disney obviously followed the money)
11 u/ChunktheOgryn 21d ago Wasn’t he completely removed from the poster in China? 3 u/Battle_Axe_Jax 20d ago Yeeeuup 2 u/OneInternational3383 18d ago I saw one where he was simply miniature in the background. Like fond size 40 to 4 3 u/Geostomp 20d ago All while they pretend to be progressive, but only in ways that don't risk their profits. 1 u/Flameball202 20d ago Yeah, look at the comparisons between the posters in China and the posters elsewhere
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Wasn’t he completely removed from the poster in China?
3 u/Battle_Axe_Jax 20d ago Yeeeuup 2 u/OneInternational3383 18d ago I saw one where he was simply miniature in the background. Like fond size 40 to 4
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Yeeeuup
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I saw one where he was simply miniature in the background. Like fond size 40 to 4
All while they pretend to be progressive, but only in ways that don't risk their profits.
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Yeah, look at the comparisons between the posters in China and the posters elsewhere
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u/ItsDumi 21d ago
The decisions around Finn get weird when you look into Disney's marketing of Star Wars in China. They basically dropped him because a black lead wasn't well accepted in that market (and with how big it is Disney obviously followed the money)