The Avantika Rapunzel Backlash Is Part of a Toxic Trend for POC Actors

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The Avantika Rapunzel Backlash Is Part of a Toxic Trend for POC Actors

Another day, another round of racist trolls taking over the internet. And this time, it’s all because of an animated Disney princess. Earlier this week, social media went into a tizzy when unsubstantiated rumours swirled that Mean Girls actress Avantika Vandanapu was doing screen tests for a live-action Tangled movie, based on the story of Rapunzel. The internet immediately did what it does best: Make thirsty fancams, with several TikTok users c…