Posted on 03/10/2017 7:22:53 PM PST by dynachrome
In the original Aladdin cartoon it is quite clear that Jafar is gay but this is portrayed in a negative way. His mannerisms and flamboyance used to characterize him as Other. I think it would be wonderful if his Homosexuality was embraced and acknowledged as something to be proud of and not despised or reviled as villainous. It would do so much to encourage young gay and trans kids whom have watched the original and will watch the live action film, and were/are made to feel like they have more in common with the bad ones( evil villain) because of who they are. There are not enough representations of positive Homosexual or Strong mature woman characters in leadership roles within Disney films. Therefore it would be great if the Sultan would be made female.
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I never saw Jafar as being gay.
I doubt most other viewers did either.
Now Magic Carpet WAS gay. Notice how he enjoyed it when Aladdin mounted him?
How about Disney not making anymore propaganda films? Show the children you love the old films, none of those made since the ‘80s.
“Song of the South” has been eliminated from their catalog, I think.
It’s in the vault. The parks make reference to the characters (Splash Mountain), but they dare not re-release it. At least not in this environment. Too bad, because it’s one of the best examples of combining live action and animation until “Mary Poppins “ came out in ‘64. And Walts “nine old men” were at their peak of talent when it was made. By all accounts those movie reviewers who have been allowed a screening rave about it. (with the proviso that it should be viewed as “a product of the age it came from”. Wimps).
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“Dumbo” is another ‘racist’ one. The hipster crows are great!
“I seen a horse fly. I even saw a house fly. But I ain’t never seen an elephant fly!”.
You’re right they were a scream. Stole the show in every scene they were in.
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Yeah!
Make the Djinn a chick!
I waited forever for it to be re-released so that I could enjoy it with my son the way I enjoyed it as a child. It never did.
I would hate to suggest acquiring a bootleg copy of any movie, but I will say that I have watched Song of the South with my (now 34 year old son) within the last year. And the movie was as poignant as ever. My son loved it. It is a tragedy that a whole generation of children have been raised without ever knowing the gentle wisdom of Uncle Remus... a real shame. And Disney keeps it locked up out of a misguided sense of PC. The movie didn't even portray a time when there was slavery.
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