Scar being black: was lion king racist?

return_to_hades

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Posted: 15 years ago

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Why this, why not the Rafi topic I asked you for?

Anyway, yes Lion King was racist. Scar was black and Simba was gay. Whats more insulting to a big black lion than be defeated by a lion who was not even a lion. Its blatant racism.

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Arti

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Posted: 15 years ago

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Uh.. Simba was gay?

And who was not really a lion? I thought Scar was defeated because he was evil. I didn't realize there was another layer of masculine pride or something that he lost.

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return_to_hades

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SImba was so obviously gay. The sequel was all about Simba's Pride. Yeah thats why he was not even a lion. He's a fag. It was all about masculine pride. The circle of life, its symbolic of a male lions assertion and continuation of his lineage. Simba deprives Scar of his legacy.

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Posted: 15 years ago

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I don't even get if you're flaming.. but suffice it to say I disagree. We'll leave it at that.

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return_to_hades

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Posted: 15 years ago

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Originally posted by: --arti--
I don't even get if you're flaming.. but suffice it to say I disagree. We'll leave it at that.

This topic itself is ridiculous. You expected one to actually debate something seriously here.

Anyway on a serious note many critics have seriously panned Disney for some of their thematic elements, biases and prejudicial portrayal of negative characters.

The Lion King: A Short History of Disney Fascism

You can also look up All is not Well in Land of the Lion King an essay by Margaret Lazarus a female African American independent film maker. The essay itself can be hard to found but you can read critiques by the students at SMU of her very controversial essay.

http://people.smu.edu/azobrist/Lion%20King%20Essay.htm
http://people.smu.edu/mlandstr/Lion%20King%20essay.htm

Disney's most racism films and characters

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Posted: 15 years ago

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I didn't realize this was such a ridiculous topic. I guess compared to a lot of topics on DM, I found this one quite interesting.

It's a valid topic as far as I'm concerned in terms of cultural studies. Popular culture reflects a lot of social issues, and the links you provide affirm that point as well.

Anyway.. I'm off. Take care.

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Posted: 15 years ago

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I got a text once saying crime is for black people, so yeah Lion King 'maybe' is racist, they couldve made Scar purple, brown, grey or even pink. Oh well.

Edited by pink_lashes - 15 years ago

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Originally posted by: pink_lashes
I got a text once saying crime is for black people, so yeah Lion King 'maybe' is racist, they couldve made Scar purple, brown, grey or even pink. Oh well.

plus, blue is a cooler color

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