This is what Disney has deleted from Pixar's Win or Lose. This beautiful, moving, relatable sequence that would've meant so much to so many kids for years to come was not worth the risk of controversy to them.
Trans art is being censored. Our stories are being erased.
So I want people to see this.
I'm so hurt, all over again. But I'm grateful to get to see this trans art that was being made, before the fascists burned it.
(alt-text: Bleeding Cool article link, "Win or Lose: Pixar Animator Posts Kai's Original Trans Storyline Look")
https://bleedingcool.com/tv/win-or-lose-pixar-animator-posts-kais-original-trans-storyline-look/
EXT. Bathroom
Rochelle (a teen girl): Hey Kai! You heading in girl?
(they enter)
INT. Bathroom
Rochelle: Wow! Cute headband. Catch you at the game Kai!
(Rochelle exits, little girl with cast enters)
Kai: Need help? There you go! You know, if you don't wash good enough, you'll get ants in your cast.
(Kai experiences dysphoria, shown as her face distorting in the mirror)
So... That's why you always need to remember to wash thoroughly!
(Kai runs away)
EXT. Shaded area
(Kai hides and curls up)
Kai: sighs
(phone rings)
Kai: Dad?
(answers)
Hello?
Dad: Hello? Hello? So sorry to bother you, but may I speak with the Champ? Ha! Grandma told me-
Kai: Daaaaad. Stop! We haven't won yet-
Dad: I know you will! And your first season to boot! I can't wait to come see you play!
(Kai's face distorts again)
Kai: Come?
Dad: Of course! Can't miss seeing my SON win the big game can I?
Kai: Yeah, totally!
(small unreadable dialogue, seemingly to convey it's indecipherable)
Dad: Please, don't forget about your dear old Dad when you're on the "Wheaties Box"!
Kai: Love ya too, Dad.
(Coach Dan approaches)
Dan: Kai? That's where you've been! Is everything all right? Everything all right?
Kai: I'm good.
(Dan sits)
Dan: Headache? Muscle cramping? Dehydrated? Emotional fatigue? I have some ice in the cooler if you need any-
Kai: I'm fine!
Dan: Look, I don't know exactly what kind of pitches you are being thrown, but if you ever need to talk, the whole team will be here for you.
Kai: Thanks coach.
(They do a secret handshake/fist bump)
(The versions I found were sped up at what seemed like irregular amounts since the dialogue was unreadable, so I slowed it down as best I could)
Take note:
Trans art is being burned. Not just by far right hatemongers, but by centrist capitalists indifferent to us.
