Overview
- The TikTok video features a parent muting the word “chubby” from Mother Gothel’s song in Tangled when showing the film to her daughter.
- Online reactions split between using the villain’s jab as a teachable moment and removing language seen as harmful to children’s body image.
- Some commenters warned that muting could backfire by drawing more attention to the line, while others praised the move as protective and body‑positive.
- Coverage from Inside the Magic, DisneyFanatic, and Disney Dining notes no studio changes to the film and no new statement from Disney related to the viral clip.
- The discussion ties into ongoing debates about household media controls and Disney’s broader history of edits or content warnings on older titles.