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    'Turning Red' is a turning point for Asians in film. Why is it seen as unrelatable?

    A review of "Turning Red" posted online this week sparked outcry for calling the film, which features a Chinese Canadian teenage girl, "limiting."
    by Deepa Shivaram Mar 12, 2022 3 minutes
    The marquee is seen at the world premiere of Disney and Pixar's "Turning Red" at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. on March 1.

    Puberty might be the most relatable human experience we go through.

    But in the case of the character of Meilin Lee in Disney and Pixar's latest film, "Turning Red", her teen angst is marred with the slight complication of turning into a red panda bear.

    The film, directed by Domee Shi, tells the story of Meilin (played by Rosalie Chiang), a Chinese Canadian 13-year-old, battling the ups and downs of the early 2000's with her friends, trying to please her

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