20 Exciting Posts About Mei Lee From "Turning Red"

Margot Nolan

Recently, Disney Pixar's newest movie "Turning Red" has taken the world by storm.
"Turning Red" introduced audiences to Meilin "Mei" Lee, a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian student. One day, she realizes that whenever she becomes very excited or stressed, she will transform into a massive red panda. This turns out to be a curse passed down from her forefathers, but the curse can be prevented by a particular ritual. However, at the end of the movie, Mei knows herself for who she is and what she desires and she finally keeps her red panda.
From the release day, Mei Lee has quickly become a loved heroine because of her endearingly funny and awkwardness. Especially, Mei Lee's transformation into a huge red panda has created many discussions on social media. Here are some of the best posts shared by fans about Mei Lee that we've never seen before.
Scroll down to discover and tell us your thoughts in the comment below!

#1 Like mother like daughter

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#2 A sweet moment

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#3 Lilo and Mei Lee would have been friends

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#4 The incredible backgrounds

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#5 Mei gave Ming the courage

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#6 ’Turning Red’ was subtle about puberty

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#7 The power of an angry mother

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#8 The meaning of Mei’s colors

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#9 Everyone was way too chill about being around a giant panda

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#10 The parallel's between Mei and her mother, Ming

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#11 Every child’s worst fear

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#12 Representation matters

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#13 ‘Turning Red’ nailed the pain of cringy teenage years

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#14 Tyler didn’t have a crush on Mei Lee

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#15 Character-centric stories are better than conflict-centric stories

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#16 Notebooks are a very private things

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#17 Mei Lee’s quirky animations choices were a vibe

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#18 Mei Lee was an extremely relatable character

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#19 Mei Lee still has to go through a major change

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#20 ‘Turning Red’ teaches us to not be afraid of who we are

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