elegantpaws:

nani-rox:

I brought my biracial 6 y/o niece to see The Greatest Showman

She was a little bit confused by Anne Wheeler (Zendaya) and Phillip Carlyle’s (Zac Efron) relationship, and why they couldnt be together. I told her “this movie takes place a long time ago, and back in those days, people with light skin and people with dark skin weren’t allowed to be together.” And JoJo’s face dropped and she got super sad and turns to the screen and goes “oh. Oh no.” And honestly my heart BROKE. I went “but they love each other anyways.” And her face lit up and she went “REALLY?!” And then during Rewrite the Stars her smile was so huge my heart exploded.

Later on there’s a part in the movie where Carlyle and PT Barnum (Hugh Jackman) are talking in front of a building. JoJo leans over to me and goes “ohhhh so they’re allowed to be together because they both have light skin?” And i gave her a sad look and said “actually no, during this time you weren’t allowed to be with someone if you were both boys or if you were both girls.” She whips her head to me and gives me the angriest look and screams “WHAT? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE” and slams her fist on the arm rest. I laughed and went “they don’t even WANT to be together though, JoJo”

There’s a few minutes of silence before JoJo turns to me confused and goes “they dont?” And i gave her a confused looks so she goes “they dont want to be together?” I laughed and went “no! Barnum is married and Carlyle loves Anne remember?!” And she squinted at me and went “but they look like they love each other.” And i went “how do you suppose?” She threw her hands up in exasperation like it was obvious and went “he saved him from the fire!! They DANCED together! And they look at each other like they love each other.” I turn back to the screen slowly as a realization hits me…

My niece just accidentally discovered shipping.

LOL