"Tell me, you didnt pay money for this…?" New TMNT animated reboot opts to tokenize April O'Neil as a FAT black woman! This has resulted in fake fans spreading already debunked misinformation. DOA. Full video is LIVE on YouTube! #TMNTMutantMayhem t.co/nZ8viWILPp pic.twitter.com/UxXDpHVXoh
— Eric July (@EricDJuly) March 6, 2023
Social media is trying to gaslight people into thinking she was mixed or black in the original comic book. April O’Neil was always white. Not mixed. Not black. Not asian. White.
We have the receipts to prove it.
The first time we saw her colored (in a comic) is here. She was white. pic.twitter.com/KjKgh6Fb3h
— Eric July (@EricDJuly) March 6, 2023
Pete Laird himself has stated:
"If you ask me, I always saw April O'Neil as white."
and "As the co-creator of the character of April O'Neil, and as someone who has always imagined her as white, and very likely of Irish/Scottish/English ancestry"— Eric July (@EricDJuly) March 6, 2023
h/t dr0id