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Mom’s 2-Year-Old Son Thought Encanto Character Was Him: “It Was the Impact of Feeling Seen”

If seeing is believing, count 2-year-old Kenzo as a true believer in the power of representation. This week, during a family viewing of Disney’s Encanto, Kah Brand noticed the moment her son realized that one of the characters, a young boy named Antonio, looked very much like him. “He seemed to be in awe, justContinue reading “Mom’s 2-Year-Old Son Thought Encanto Character Was Him: “It Was the Impact of Feeling Seen””

Disney’s Encanto isn’t just about representation — it’s an act of defiance

The animated film gets to the heart of the Colombian experience that many might overlook fIf the questions I repeatedly answered on first dates while living in Los Angeles were any indication, Americans tend to think of Colombia as a violent, drug-ridden failed state, half-slum and half-jungle, which also happens to be the source of theirContinue reading “Disney’s Encanto isn’t just about representation — it’s an act of defiance”