![]() While Lain originally reposted the critique on Twitter on April 5 (and appears to have deleted the tweet on April 13), it began to gain traction as the week progressed, culminating in "Lilo" trending on Twitter on April 11. ![]() "And the message of the movie, 'family means nobody gets left behind,' underscores this and even says that it IS the family's job to fix its members' messes… without holding that family member responsible or accountable." A companion post by Sheffield, who was mentioned in the original post, regarding the representation of Hawaiian culture in the film also circulated on Tumblr and Twitter. ![]() "Lilo is of the mindset that it's Nani's job to clean up after her messes, and takes that entirely for granted," Lain wrote. The crux of Lain's argument is essentially that rather than showing Lilo having to face the consequences of her bad behavior throughout the film, which frequently comes at Nani's expense, "Lilo & Stitch" reinforces the message that family must take care of each other despite any level of abuse. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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