Yahoo Movies Netflix 'She-Ra': First look art has fans divided
Netflix has released the first look at its reboot of the cult 80’s cartoon She-Ra. Revealing a de-sexualised, gender neutral depiction of the Princess of Power, the new images are dividing fans across Twitter.
While some fans celebrated She-Ra’s new look…
Just saw a pic of the new #Netflix She-Ra. She looks amazing. I was a huge fan as a kid. Proper Valkyrie warrior style.
— Amy Adams (@Bameballs) July 16, 2018
Oh wow. The She-Ra reboot actually looks good. I'll check it out when it hits.
— AxMan ★ (@AxMan3315) July 16, 2018
Digging this SHE-RA redesign for the new Netflix toon: pic.twitter.com/NKDHSSVX3T
— Tim Seeley (@HackinTimSeeley) July 15, 2018
She-Ra is gonna be the BEST thing on Netflix in 2019 ya'll!😎 pic.twitter.com/CotsVsowQT
— Peyton [Ready For SDCC] Presgrove (@ASliceofComics) July 15, 2018
Others were less than thrilled with the new art…
So She-Ra the Princess of Power is getting a reboot on Netflix. And this thing to the right is basically how she will look like. It is beyond disturbing how there is this need to take something that had an amazing art design and make a joke out of it. pic.twitter.com/MiUAIiB4ge
— Leo1987 (@Leo198713) July 14, 2018
It’s new She-Ra, who apparently is now a teenage boy in a skirt… #boring #shera #netflix #dreamworks #motu pic.twitter.com/HWL3aXGkXC
— wayne moraghan (@waynedidit) July 14, 2018
With the majority of the criticism taking aim at She-Ra’s physical appearance, proponents of the reboot were quick to point out some of the sexist online reactions. Many argued that in our current political climate and #MeToo era, the sexually toned down image of She-Ra is a welcomed one:
I think the response by some that the new design of She-Ra (which looks great, imo) isn’t feminine enough is an indictment of how as a society we narrowly define women by a few attributes.
Girls come in all shapes and sizes, and all should be celebrated/represented.
— Alice Herring (@redherringdraws) July 15, 2018
if ur a grown man angry about the new she-ra, consider: she wasn't made for you
— crow ON ICE (@crowmunist) July 17, 2018
It's easy for me to roll my eyes and say "She-Ra's not for you." But claiming girls' heroes should be sexually attractive to adult men is saying that girls should be taught to prioritize being attractive to adult men. And that's way, way worse than being weird about a cartoon.
— Annalee (@leeflower) July 15, 2018
When is She-Ra on Netflix?
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is the Netflix reboot of the cult cartoon She-Ra: Princess of Power which aired between 1985-1987. The original series was a spin-off of cartoon series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe – created with the hopes of gaining a female fan base to rival He-Man’s predominantly male fans.
Netflix announced the reboot back in December 2017 and are describing She-Ra and the Princesses of Power as “a modern take on the ’80s girl-power icon for a new generation of young fans” that will be “led by a warrior princess tailor-made for today.”
Noelle Stevenson is executive-producing the series. Her previous work includes DuckTales, Big Hero Six: The Series and Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures.
Dominican actress Aimee Carrero has been revealed as the voice of She-Ra. Aimee is perhaps best known for playing Angie on the live-action Cartoon Network series Level Up and starring in Free Form’s sitcom Young & Hungry as Sofia Rodriguez.
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is set to drop on Netflix on November 16.
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