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This remake doesn’t shy away from addressing important issues that impact communities of color, like racial profiling and stereotypes about the differences in how Black and white parents may view parenting. Are there any scenes that felt particularly true to life?
GU: “Familiar, of course. When you have to navigate predominantly white spaces, you are constantly being inundated with…I hate the word microaggressions because they feel like all-out assaults. But it’s daily. That’s just a daily part of life. I think there’s this idea of best and better. [There are common sayings] like, ‘These are the best neighborhoods, they’re better than everything else.’ And you kind of have to ask: better for who, exactly?
In Cheaper by the Dozen, we explore that. Zach’s character has these very ambitious goals and he wants to move on up. But what comes with that when you have a blended family and you have multi races represented in your family, and you have an LGBTQIA child? Will all of my children be comfortable and safe here? It’s all of these moving parts that we explore in an age-appropriate, Disney way.”
