Daily Wire host Matt Walsh went viral over the weekend after Disney admitted that the images reportedly leaked from the live-action “Snow White” remake are genuine after the company initially appeared to deny it.
Walsh tweeted on Sunday to his 2.3 million followers a headline from A.V. Club, which read, “Disney now says those ‘Snow White’ photos are simply ‘not official.'” And an update posted in the report read, “After initially telling The Daily Beast that the ‘Snow White’ set photos were fake, a spokesperson now says that the photos are in fact from the production, but are not official photos. We regret the error (and, in our mind, they still look pretty fake). The following story has been updated to reflect this fact.'”
“This is pretty hilarious,” Walsh tweeted. “Photos from Disney’s woke ‘Snow White’ remake leaked. They were mocked so heavily that Disney panicked and claimed the pictures were fake. A day later they had to admit that the photos are real just ‘not official.'”
This is pretty hilarious. Photos from Disney’s woke Snow White remake leaked. They were mocked so heavily that Disney panicked and claimed the pictures were fake. A day later they had to admit that the photos are real just “not official.” pic.twitter.com/zS8XzZCR97
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 16, 2023
“The Daily Beast called them ‘obviously fake,'” he added. “Turns out that the obviously fake photos are completely real.”
The Daily Beast called them "obviously fake." Turns out that the obviously fake photos are completely real. https://t.co/bYLz409pOm
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 16, 2023
Walsh slammed the first images leaked from the set for the Disney remake, saying it is the most obvious example of “cultural appropriation.” One photo showed a Hispanic lead. Another featured the lead, followed by seven culturally diverse companions.
“Snow White is a 19th century German fairy tale,” Walsh tweeted. “The name literally refers to the character’s skin color.”
Snow White is a 19th century German fairy tale. The name literally refers to the character’s skin color. This is what actual cultural appropriation looks like. Probably the most blatant case we’ve seen yet. https://t.co/erALE33kj0
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 14, 2023
“This is what actual cultural appropriation looks like,” he added. “Probably the most blatant case we’ve seen yet.”
Walsh’s post included photos obtained by the Daily Mail showing actress Rachel Zegler as the lead Disney princess for the upcoming film.
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The host also retweeted a post from Libs of TikTok that read, “New diverse Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs movie only has 1 dwarf and Snow White is Hispanic. Disney says they want to ‘avoid reinforcing stereotypes.'”
“Disney lost $900 million dollars (sic) on their last 8 releases,” the post added. “Guess they’re not done losing $ yet…”
New diverse Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs movie only has 1 dwarf and Snow White is Hispanic. Disney says they want to “avoid reinforcing stereotypes.”
Disney lost $900 million dollars on their last 8 releases.
Guess they’re not done losing $ yet… pic.twitter.com/xxJiWNVWGi
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 14, 2023
Walsh’s tweet echoed similar comments from conservative commentators.
“Welcome to some of the first images from Disney’s live action remake of Snow White and her DEI Dwarfs,” Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk tweeted. “Snow White is played by a Hispanic actress and there’s only one dwarf and 6 full gown adults.”
Welcome to some of the first images from Disney’s live action remake of Snow White and her DEI Dwarfs. Snow White is played by a Hispanic actress and there’s only one dwarf and 6 full gown adults. Disney says it’s taking the casting of the film in a “new direction” to “avoid… pic.twitter.com/sqiRHkyf97
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) July 14, 2023
Conservative pundit Dana Loesch tweeted, “Snow White and the politically correct band of seven miners.”
Snow White and the politically correct band of seven miners https://t.co/825v435FCY
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 14, 2023
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