His parents said that the little boy stopped laughing and clapping when he saw the screen.
The viral video of a 2-year-old boy who gets excited to see a character in a Disney movie look exactly like him sends a powerful message regarding the importance of representation in the film industry.
The boy, Kenzo Brooks, who lives with his parents in New York, began to applaud when he saw on the screen of his home Antonio, a character from the movie Encanto, inspired by Colombian families and diversity.
“I really think he thought he was seeing himself,” said his mother, Kaheisha, according to ABC. “He just kept looking at the screen and looked back at us smiling,” he said.
Keith, his father, said the boy had become euphoric: “He was clapping. I was just very excited, “he said.
And he added: “He might see someone who looks like him; something that, when I grew up, didn’t happen often. I think it’s amazing that so many other black and brown-skinned children can have the same experience now.
Many users shared and commented on the photo. One of them wrote: “This is why representation is important. It’s good to see us on screen in a good light. “
Another user said that, finally, she might also dress up as a character: Mirabel, one of the protagonists of the animated film.
Kenzo’s father, who is a seventh grade teacher in the New York borough of the Bronx, said he has always taught his students the importance of positive representation in the media.
For them, as a family, it was a great moment, but for the child’s mother the most important thing is that “this becomes normal.”
“It will be nice to tell him and show him everything that happened,” added the father.
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