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Aladdin – Finding cultural bias

Aladdin – Finding cultural bias. Time to think like a SNEETCH! Look for stereotypes and bias today…. Look at the list of terms and think about the ones Americans might feel would describe Arabs. Religious Exciting Serious Simple Rich Civilized Funny Mysterious

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Aladdin – Finding cultural bias

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  1. Aladdin – Finding cultural bias • Time to think like a SNEETCH! Look for stereotypes and bias today…

  2. Look at the list of terms and think about the ones Americans might feel would describe Arabs. Religious Exciting Serious Simple Rich Civilized Funny Mysterious Poor Dull Strong Brave Good Educated Nomadic Farmers Modern Desert dwellers Happy Muslim Traditional powerful Arabs are….

  3. Aladdin and cultural biases Think about what might offend Arab Americans in this film Make note of visual and verbal references, characters, etc… that show bias (stereotypes) or incorrect information about Arab culture. Find at least10 items

  4. Original lyrics… Oh, I come from a land From a faraway place Where the camels roam. Where they cut off your ear If they don’t like your face It’s barbaric, but hey, it’s home. Video/DVD Edited lyrics… Oh, I come from a land From a faraway place Where the caravan camels roam. Where it’s black and immense And the heat is intense It’s barbaric, but hey, it’s home. Lyrics for Aladdin’s theme song

  5. ANTI-NATIVE AMERICAN: Oh, I come from the wide-open Spaces out West Where the Indian ponies roam, Where they scalp you dead if they Don’t like your head. It’s barbaric, but hey, it’s home. ANTI-MEXICAN/LATINO Oh, I come from a land where they sleep in the sun And the gangs of banditos roam. Where they hang you in jail, if you don’t have the bail. It’s barbaric, but hey, it’s home. ANTI-JEWISH/ISRAELI LYRICS Oh, I come from a land where Religion is law And the prophets and rabbis roam. Where they stone you to death if You question your faith. It’ barbaric, but hey, it’s home. Kasey Kasem, a DJ wrote some lyrics to explain his point…

  6. Shady looking bad guys: storyteller, soldiers, merchants… Poverty vs the Palace Punishment for theft is severe Harem girls Dishonest vendors Sultan is dimwitted Monkey/Tiger – NOT from Arabia Mispronounced Arabic names Arabic letters are sloppy or not real words Aladdin and Jasmine look/sound different from the others ADDITIONAL DISNEY ODDITIES… Bad guy always has a British accent! Hero/Heroine has no or 1 parent,eventoday > ‘Enchanted’… Aladdin stereotypes/errors

  7. Aladdin and cultural biases • 2. Look for 10 or more modern cultural references, (esp. in the Genie’s songs…) • 3. Now you are ready to write your own lyrics!

  8. Arab groups were offended by the original lyrics for the Disney movie “Aladdin”. Oh, I come from a land From a faraway place Where the camels roam. Where they cut off your ear If they don’t like your face It’s barbaric, but hey, it’s home. Can you remember the lyrics from the video/DVD release?? Aladdin lyrics

  9. Write lyrics for a group that show a positive OR negative bias about that group. Some ideas… Teenagers Band, choir, orchestra… Athletes Lawyers Democrats Republicans McDonalds Government School etc…. Follow the format from the Aladdin lyrics. Oh, I come from a land From a faraway place Where the caravan camels roam. Where it’s black and immense And the heat is intense It’s barbaric, but hey, it’s home. Writing your own lyrics…

  10. Aladdin Pop Culture references • List any modern cultural references you notice! • Try to find 10 modern cultural references, (esp. in the Genie’s songs…)

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