Disney

Disney movies were something I always looked forward when I was younger and went to the movies. I would just watch the movies and just love the story. It never really crossed my mind, especially as a young kid, that any of the movies I loved and cherished were racist, sexist, or antidemocratic. Nowadays, I knew that Walt Disney was not very fond of the US government and was racist against many groups of people. I just never thought it took it to that point. Especially that every bad or evil character in a Disney Movie was darker and depicted with a African American or Hispanic voice. It is kind of sad especially since Lion King was my favorite one. I definitely agree with the author about Aladdin. I watch Aladdin not too long ago and wondered why the two protagonists had normal voices and the bad guys had accents. I saw it as kind of racist. Also, the sexism shown throughout the movies is vivid. The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Lion King all show men as superior and you can definitely tell that is the way Walt Disney wants it. The one that struck me as the most suprising comment in this article was the anti democratic views shown by the Disney corporation. I never realized it but I can see some of that in the movies but not so much. It is not as prevelant as racism or sexism. The only movies I can remember that did not really show any of these views were Hercules, Mulan and Beauty and the Beast. I could watch those again and still not see anything wrong with them. This article really struck me and I was suprised at many of the issues brought up, and I agree with most of them.