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mjf314

Namfoodle wrote:
Why is Disney's Aladdin on this list?

See the explanation on this page: http://www.filmsite.org/controversialfilms16.html

8 years 10 months ago

Carota

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Disney's animated musical included lyrics that the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee claimed perpetuated racist stereotypes.

This Walt Disney feature film animation engendered considerable controversy for its pro-Western portrayal of Aladdin and Jasmine (always unveiled), the fact that turbaned characters were bald, and all the villainous characters were Arab caricatures.

Another conflict arose, following protests from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), regarding the lyrics in one of the verses of the opening song "Arabian Nights." The original lyric about the film's Arabian setting ("Where they cut off your ears if they don't like your face/It's barbaric, but, hey, it's home") was censored/dubbed out and changed to "Where it's flat and immense and the heat is intense/It's barbaric, but, hey, it's home" for subsequent video releases in 1993 and for the re-released soundtrack.

8 years 10 months ago

Igor_Brynner

Update list, please!

3 years 6 months ago

joachimt

@Igor Brynner_1989:
Done. I added Blue Is the Warmest Color and Cuties. Let me know if I missed something.

3 years 6 months ago

Adelyna7

I gained the bronze award for this list 5 days ago.Yesterday, after the update I lost it.I dont't know what happened,because I have completed 50% of the list.Can somebody help me figure it out?

4 years 8 months ago