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...Wurfel’s cynicism reflects the indignation of a small but vocal movement against Snow White and her animated peers. Since the animated heroine’s 1937 debut, nearly every Disney cartoon has been accused of sexism or racism. The criticism peaked during the 1990s, when Aladdin and Pocahontas drew the wrath of advocacy groups enraged by the films’ racist stereotyping and revisionist history...
Take the 1993 animated release Aladdin. Set somewhere in the “barbaric” Middle East, the movie was assailed for its stereotypical, inaccurate depiction of the Arab world. As reported by the New York Times, Disney was presented with two sets of lyrics written for the opening song, “Arabian Nights,” and chosen to record the more racist version. Borrowing from the song’s lyrics, the Times headlined its article, “It’s racist, but hey, it’s Disney...
According to the 2001 documentary Mickey Mouse Monopoly: Disney, Childhood and Corporate Power—screened to a 20-member audience at Boylston Hall Saturday—this familiar scene from Walt Disney’s Aladdin perpetuates stereotypes of women as little more than temptresses...
...film festival, “Gender, Ethnicity & Disney,” organized by Women IN Color (WINC) and funded by the Harvard Foundation and the Ann Radcliffe Trust, featured the documentary and Disney films Aladdin, Mulan and Pocahontas...
...last MP3 she downloaded: Maybe “I Can Show You the World” from Aladdin? It honestly was in my most recent 50 downloads, after...