In Erin Addison's "Saving Other Women from Other Men: Disney's Alladin", Addison claims that certain parts of the film and "coupling" between Aladdin and Jasmine in the film is essentially a poor, racist interpretation. I definitely agree with Addison's notion of racial inequality in the film, that much is clear. However, I have to criticize her for her targeting of Jasmine and Alladin portrayal in particular.
Doesn't every Disney film possess some course of romance between protagonists? Isn't it fit that, given Alladin is a DISNEY movie based in the middle east, both the characters are westernized versions of arab people? Yes, Jasmine might wear clothes that show too much skin and Alladin might not look "like the rest of the arabs in the movie" (10), but you have to give Disney credit for making the film the most aesthetically pleasing to American youth that they could. If Addison wants real and racially correct characters, then she should have watched National Geographic.
Source:
Addison, Erin. "Saving Other Women from Other Men: Disney's Aladdin."
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