Glasses

 


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-60235338


Lowri is 12 years old and lives in Cheshire, England. When she was 9, she wrote to Disney to ask if they could include a character in one of their films who wore glasses. In 2022 the film Encanto has a main character called Mirabel, who is funny and brave, and wears glasses.

Lowri says she wrote the letter because she is the only person in her family who wears glasses. She says, "I felt a bit alone and didn't feel like I was beautiful enough."

The film's director, Jared Bush, says when Lowri wrote to Disney, they were already planning on including a main character in Encanto who wore glasses, but he was not allowed to tell Lowri at the time that her wish was about to be made true.

Lowri says, "I was just so happy that, even if it wasn't from my letter or anything, young girls and boys now have a role model to look up to." She says her glasses are an important part of her identity.

"I wouldn't really want to not wear glasses."

"I feel like my glasses are kind of a part of me."

- why do some people wear glasses?
- why do you think Lowri wanted to see a Disney character wearing glasses?
- Why do you think there hasn't been a main Disney character before now wearing glasses?
- Why do you think Disney wanted a funny and brave character wearing glasses in 2022?
- "I felt a bit alone and didn't feel like I was beautiful enough." Why did Lowri feel like this?
- "Young girls and boys now have a role model to look up to." what does this mean? Why is this important?
- How do you think Lowri felt when she first saw Mirabel?
- "I wouldn't really want to not wear glasses... I feel like my glasses are kind of a part of me." why does Lowri say this? What does she mean?
- what can we learn from Lowri?
- What can we learn from Disney?
- Why is this about No Outsiders?

No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone  welcome by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com







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