Aladdin

I loved Aladdin as a child. I only ever liked the Disney movies that centered on other worlds: The Lion King, Mulan, Pocahontas. And I definitely agree that the lyrics to Aladdin's theme song are cultuarlly insensitive and politically incorrect. However, I can't decide if they're unfair. I've seen a dozen tales that show the west's past as bloodthirsty and unjust: A Tale of Two Cities and Gangs of New York stand out in my mind. Muhammad himself bearly escaped Mecca when members of his own tribe would've killed him. My point is, all countries have to develop towards human rights and we all have skeletons in our closets. Whether true or not, it is a general stereotype that universally, a long time go socities were a lot more bloodthirsty and unjust.

Is it different because it's a children's movie? I can't decided if it would influence children's views of Arabs negatively or not, since Aladdin and Jasmin re both Arabs themselves. Or is it different because it was made by westerners for westerners? His cristism for The Mummy was unfair though. He mentioned a few movies that had good andbad depictions of Muslims, but grooped The Mummy with the bad chategory, despite the fact that Arab protecters of the tomb were some of the heroes.

I suppose that isn't the point though. His critisms for the most point, are spot on. It is unfair. I'm just not sure how it can be changed.