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The case of the Lilo & Stitch remake is viewed as a litmus test for whether Disney is willing to prioritize storytelling or merely chase the politically correct crowd. The replacement of characters like Cobra Bubbles and the potential change of other core elements — such as Pudge, the weather-predicting fish — highlight a tendency to sanitize and gender-bend beloved characters, sometimes to comedic or absurd extremes.