I also think the little boy is drawn as Asian American (though with animation it's tricky to tell)
Yep, he is (and voiced by an Asian-American boy). I can't find the article where it's mentioned, but this (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/movies/17murph.html?_r=1) article contains some brief descriptions of character designs that are pretty interesting.
I think Pixar's lack of female characters--I guess one could include Kevin, even though she doesn't actually speak, but she's definitely a significant part of the story--stems from a similar issue I encountered working in the video game industry: because the majority of the people working for the company are male, that's what they identify with. I remember a number of situations where I would talk to different departments and point out some issues with female characters (especially clothing), game scripts, and game play. They mostly recognized the clothing stuff, but the rest of it was a shock to them. Pixar is, I think, a bit more aware than that, but they still work in s Silicon Valley environment. Hopefully, they'll read the articles that have been written about this lately and do better.
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Yep, he is (and voiced by an Asian-American boy). I can't find the article where it's mentioned, but this (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/movies/17murph.html?_r=1) article contains some brief descriptions of character designs that are pretty interesting.
I think Pixar's lack of female characters--I guess one could include Kevin, even though she doesn't actually speak, but she's definitely a significant part of the story--stems from a similar issue I encountered working in the video game industry: because the majority of the people working for the company are male, that's what they identify with. I remember a number of situations where I would talk to different departments and point out some issues with female characters (especially clothing), game scripts, and game play. They mostly recognized the clothing stuff, but the rest of it was a shock to them. Pixar is, I think, a bit more aware than that, but they still work in s Silicon Valley environment. Hopefully, they'll read the articles that have been written about this lately and do better.