How Zendaya broke the Disney curse 

Yep. This is how you do activism. We don't want race or gender swapped characters. We want opportunities for people of color to create original content. Hollywood is stirring up issues with Batgirl, Cyclone, and Annabeth in Percy Jackson. I'd like them to give professionals like Issa Rae, Michaela Coel, Misha Green a chance to write some of the existing black heroines instead like Bumblebee, Vixen, Storm etc. however they frame it. Like a arthouse film or Deadpool like commentary.

Yep even Milly Bobby Brown’s parents moved the entire family to America to invest in a 9 year old even though she has older siblings. The entire family rely in her for their income. Friggin disgraceful.

Amen to that. ❤

I'd say being wise and ethical as a parent is more important than being educated. I've seen many uneducated and illiterate parents who are kind, loving qnd supportive

@@Jkjoannaki You're definitely right

So did Miley Cyrus and she faced the "Disney Curse" too.

What happened to Linsday Lohan?

@@Maren.2002 train wreck unfortunately

@@Maren.2002 from a young age, her parents relied on her success financially

Smart adults I think are also the reason Miley easily got back despite the jarring transition she had after her Hannah days. She has a supportive family in the industry who also know how to handle the industry

@@ElizaArika well said

Perfect analogy

i love law so much

So true!

i love the hunger games reference

law roach + zendaya & bella hadid ✅

exactly

Spot on!

Theirs many parents who care and take care of they kids and the kids still do what they want in the end tho

@@vminajj1267 Yes, but I’m talking about Stage Parents- those who let Directors and Producers straight up abuse their children in the name of the industry if it means they’ll make more money. Zendaya’s parents did their job and protected her, the same cannot be said about many of the child stars of her generation and years prior.

@@vminajj1267 Just because there’s exceptions doesn’t mean it’s still not usually the case. Cole sprouse talks about how their mom was pretty abusive and had a favourite twin (Cole) which caused tension between him and his brother. They still ended up okay but they’re probably still very messed up about it

This

there are literally dozens of actors who went on to lead great fulfilling controversy free lives who had decent parents to keep them on the right path and moved up gradually Zendaya Peyton list peyton Elizabeth lee. Hilary duff Emily osment Bridget mendler Ashley tisdale dove Cameron. Booboo Stewart Meg Donnelly selena gomez. Debbie ryan Laura marano Ross lynch Dylan and Cole Maddison Pettis Tyler James Williams and his brother tyrel etc And others who did not go full on wild child dark side Just because the very few that do get the most attention that doesn’t make it a trap or curse It wasn’t as common as people thought it was It’s a toxic generalization that needs to stop Edit: RU-vid but mostly Tiktok is also a great outlet for child stars to be themselves and feel a sense of relief and get it out of their systems before going back to work to put on that family friendly image instead waiting till their 18 and going to extremes

Definitely, I would argue its the most important thing.

Exactly. And also she came in the time after the extremely misogynistic and exploitative tabloid media( media is still horrid though). The ones before her had a bad support and were bullied by the media too.

@@ananya1721 @Ananya 17 this is so true! The media was absolutely brutal to a lot of these young women - scratch that - children who were then left traumatised because of the invasive, unrelenting and misogynistic media. So glad Zendaya had her parents to shield her from all of that. Fame really is trauma. I'm glad we are having more open conversations about the way media exploits children, especially girls.

@@sieraclayton1503 that was a Disney show which barely meant anything

It's literally one of her most iconic looks for me.

Same

I remembered growing up having a bigger crush on bella but the older I got the more I became attracted to zendaya and less on bella

I've watched her since Shake It Up as well, she is a year older than me. I always said that she was going to make it very big, she had a lot of star power. I thought the same about Megan Thee Stallion, Billie, and Chloe x Halle. Before they hit mainstream.

I’ve been watching Shake it Up recently, she is too cuteeeee 💕💕 but some of the outfits are questionable 😂

saaame, I never expected she will expand her career like that

Mostly because nobody remembers he was a Disney kid

Hilary Duff too

@@suzygirl1843 his contemporaries did tho.

Kurt Russell was on Disney first?! Bro....

@@ariannamyrie9520 You need to watch the very adorable Computer who wore sneakers or something like that. Cute older movie with a wee young Kurt Russel.

Thank you for pointing this out. My thoughts exactly.

Yes, exactly. The entertainment industry is notoriously brutal. Curses have nothing to do with it.

there are literally dozens of actors who went on to lead great fulfilling controversy free lives who had decent parents to keep them on the right path and moved up gradually Zendaya Peyton list peyton Elizabeth lee. Hilary duff Emily osment Bridget mendler Ashley tisdale dove Cameron. Booboo Stewart Meg Donnelly selena gomez. Debbie ryan Laura marano Ross lynch Dylan and Cole Maddison Pettis Tyler James Williams and his brother tyrel etc And others who did not go full on wild child dark side Just because the very few that do get the most attention that doesn’t make it a trap or curse It wasn’t as common as people thought it was It’s a toxic generalization that needs to stop Edit: RU-vid but mostly Tiktok is also a great outlet for child stars to be themselves and feel a sense of relief and get it out of their systems before going back to work to put on that family friendly image instead waiting till their 18 and going to extremes

Yeah, I wouldn’t call it a curse either! Zendaya and her family/team just knew how to position her. They were smart and very intentional about everything that they did and will continue to do as she grows and matures as someone in the limelight.

“Had strong parents that cared about her” is the only difference. Enough said. The other children stars who fell victim to themselves truly did not. Only difference

@@ani.mp3 that's actually quite difficult role to pull out and she did it so good she won Emmy, and that will keep her away from drugs.

As I watched many ex-Disney star interviews, I always wondering are they pressuring to do drug or it’s a normalized thing in Hollywood? Maybe they are a lot better handle it now with counselors and legal advisor the new generation getting but never once mentioned in the old generation interview.

Yea... but a ton of those kids went through emotional, physical, and s@xual abuse at the hands of the people who were supposed to protect they were launched into the public eye and levels of fame that full grown adults have difficulty navigating, let alone as children. I'm not really sure we can blame them for growing up into fxcked up adults.

@@raywilliams212 Exactly, it's messed up how some people in this comment section are victim shaming. People need to watch Miley Cyrus' black mirror episode, it's an 👁 opener

i guess it is because we dont know anyone else whose name is zendaya, it is very unique

You should read my comment I explained why I think they should stop but for different reasons than yours

They go through hell, literally surrounded by wolves

exactly

And zendaya had the privilege to have a loving protective family, which many other Disney child stars did not have. Having a loving fa ily is very important for mental health

Thank you.

It's her world and we're just living in it

An it factor is not relatable. It wouldn't even count as 1% of the human population

@@AC-ri2ph she's relatable and she has an it factor.

Hilary Duff predates the Disney curse, though. If anything, the curse started when Disney realized just how much money they were making from Hilary’s stardom and attempted to replicate the pattern every few years

@@camcat26 the Disney curse is far far older than Hilary. It goes back to Annette from the mouseketeers and possibly beyond that.

I guess nobody remembers that Jodie Foster was in a Disney movie or two. Now she's an actress worth watching. I never heard of this Zendaya until Dune came along, and no, I'm not impressed.

same, I kept getting her mixed up with the actress who played Gamora🤦‍♀️😂😂

I didn't know about her until I saw Spiderman. Personally I don't watch Disney comedies AT ALL!! Because they're overacting and it's just so loud.

@@sandyscheeks9210 well alot of peopel knew her from disney so

@@vminajj1267Oh. I have to admit that she's a great actress. She played Mary Jane real good.

I know she was a Disney kid but I never watched her shows in Disney I first seen her in Dancing with the Stars she blew me away and she kept impress me in The Greatest Showman, I enjoyed her Spiderman stuff but I think Euphoria ( though I'm not a biggest fan of the storyline.) give her a break to show her acting skill and I think She's one the great actress young actress, I hope she will be carefully choosing her role wisely I'm excited to see her in more matured and complex role and outside Sam Levinson's work I predict she gonna earn Oscar nominations in a years.

Keke Palmer was more of a nickelodeon star she had her show on Nick, "True Jackson V.P." She did almost have her own show on Disney before going to Nick but the pilot never got picked up. She was also in a Disney Channel Original Movie "Jump In" with Corbin Bleu.

This comment is iconic for its honesty

How is it toxic when Disney is toxic with how it treats kids. Did you see the new chip and dale movie and what they did to Peter Pans character? With the original voice actors story being what it is, it’s pretty clear Disney doesn’t want to face what it does to kids. Instead they make jokes about it. That is what’s toxic?

@@MamaGator that has nothing to do with what I said lmao You missed my point

@@MamaGator I never said those things don’t happen I said it’s not as common as people think it is You completely missed my point

@@azikiwesnay7718 thanks 👍

Dylan and Cole sprouse yes.

@@ZaynabAAli oh yes 🙌🏻

They do point it out in the video

It's annoying like she's playing a black person all the time

Khadija mbowes colorism video was my eye opener.

@@mewesquirrel6720 no she doesn't. Her character in Euphoria (her most prominent role) is literally biracial

@@011mph You know what I mean, she's the white people's token

Same and the musing watch me

And she appeals to all sides: white, black, LGBT, Conservatives, incels etc. She's a chameleon but a champion the voiceless. And she learned from Halle Berry's mistakes like keeping in touch with her community and not just play up her desirability as the trump card.

No, miley cyrus and demi lovato have pure talent in singing too. Zendaya talent is negligible. She mostly can dance and is a beautiful fashion icon. Her acting and singing skills are average.

@@suzygirl1843 what happened to Halle Berry?

@@darkunicorn1203 The black community revered Halle but she didn't necessarily advocate for more roles in the industry for black women and shouldered the burden of modeling the Hollywood girl. The focus was only on her. She had to have the perfect love life, family life etc. Zendaya learned from this and doesn't want to rep the "acceptable" black girl in movies as this set Halle Berry up to be the only one against herself. She was a model, sex symbol, Bond girl, and although she tried to be a serious actor she failed to be a girls' girl to help keep her career afloat when she aged out and roles went to younger girls.

Same here

Raven landed in a good place.

@@hippopotamusbosch Yes, but she was not treated nicely as a Queer POC in the industry.

Raven was her own worst enemy.

Plus, her "weight issues" didn't help....cuz, folks are shallow. But, she walked so Zendaya could run!! I have no doubt that Z grew up admiring her, cuz as someone who is like Z in many ways, minus the fame, I know I did.

@@LadyAstarionAncunin not true at all

She reminds me of Tiana

Zandaya was born at a right time and this is the reason for her success. In a politicaly heavy climate where Black pp were fighting for more representation in the media, Zandaya became the hllywood darling that they use as a happy medium compromise: she's poc so she gives that diversity point into every og white girl role she takes (like with that spiderman movie) while being merely only biracial black and lightskin, the preferential that studios and directors love to use for characters that are ment to be unambiguously, 100% black. For some reason no other unambiguously Black actress is taking her spot - or at the very least not without heavy backlash like with Halley Bayley or w/e her name is. Zandaya is where she is bc of the backing from the black community and support from her fans, like as seen in the dreadlocks incident - ig there's really not that many black actors in Disney and Nickelodeon, esp those in main roles and that's why Zann has a bigger fanbase. By herself, she doesn't really seem all that interesting to qualify for a "it girl" title (no offence with all due respect) and it wasn't until her recent role in Euphoria that she showed any comparative acting skills or potential. I haven't really seen the show save for a very small fraction of clips and while she seems more serious and improved in that role, I still think a lot of hype for Euphoria comes from the production team and how cinematic and aesthetically beautiful it was made.

@@3xitthissid3 you typed a whole bunch of conspiracy theory just for everybody to look at you as jealous and a hater tbh. Nobody likes Zendaya because she lightskin you just delusional as fawk

@@3xitthissid3 darkskin people be making up anything to say instead of just giving credit