Disney's Misfired Magic: Drag Queen Robin Hood and the Cost of ‘Ironheart’ Wokeness

Disney’s Misfired Magic: Drag Queen Robin Hood and the Cost of ‘Ironheart’ Wokeness


Once Upon a Brand

Walt Disney built his empire on wonder. 

Kids in worn-out sneakers ran home from school so they could catch “The Wonderful World of Color on a rabbit-eared TV. Parents smiled because those evenings felt safe, and the ticket prices at the local cinema let a family of five see “Bambi” without skipping rent. Safety and certainty: that was the spell. 

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Today, the spell is broken. 

Instead of reassuring parents, Disney keeps lecturing them. Its newest Disney+ series, “Ironheart,” hires RuPaul alumnus Shea Couleé to play “Slug,” a drag-queen hacker who robs “the privileged” in a modern Robin Hood cosplay.

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