Joseph Shapiro, NPR; For Many With Disabilities, 'Let It Go' Is An Anthem Of Acceptance
"Since its arrival in 2013, many groups have found significance in the
song on a personal level. Stories abound of gay, lesbian and transgender
people, people in prison, people with eating disorders and chemical
addictions and plenty of others on the margins, all identifying with the
tale of a queen in hiding, who learns to shed her shame and accepts the
things that make her different...
And that's the power of "Let It Go": It's an anthem for people taking
pride in who they are, the way they are. Kristen Anderson-Lopez says
she still hears from people who identify with the song's message.
"I
think anyone who's carrying a secret shame," she says, "that gets so
heavy that they really can't carry it anymore, is identifying with this
idea of just shedding that and starting anew. Letting it out, letting it
all explode and trying to find your way forward.""
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