In Disney’s Pocahontas, she could talk to trees and animals and she could even understand the wind; not because Native peoples were considered some type of super-human, powerful group but because they were perceived as subhuman. She could talk to animals because she was considered to be an animal, herself.
it is a silly line in a kids movie it doesn't mean u are oppressed ok?
Asked by Anonymous
Do you think Disney films bore no influence on millions of ignorant people? If the only times a person sees “Indians” being depicted are racist, dehumanizing depictions what other way would the viewer see the Indians as? If your only exposure to an entire diverse race are featured in Disney films, and other various forms of media, how can the viewer care about this group that is portrayed as subhuman? And even if no one took it seriously how does that make it okay?
This is a clip from my personal Facebook; the only people on this facebook and people I went to high school with, my family, and people from my community and program.
First white person: completely missed my point
Second white person: derailed my statement by pointing out a grammatical error.
third white person: changed the subject completely.
fourth white person: Is making fun of me for having discussed racism, and demanding Pocahontas’ true story be told, in high school.
The only people who have commented on this post are white people. All of them used derailing arguments.
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What if i don't dress as a Native American for Halloween. What if I wear a Pocahontas costume because it's my favorite Disney movie. Is that racist?
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Disney’s version of Pocahontas is completely inaccurate. Matoaka (Pocahontas) was a real person. She became an advocator for peace and the safety of her tribe. She even went to England to plead for the safety of her tribe. She is a hero. Pocahontas was not just a women who fell in love with a white man; she was 11 years old when John Smith started raping her. So when you wear that costume you would be promoting the stereotype of Pocahontas and not the accurate story. Many people will be offended by Pocahontas costumes the same way some people would be offended by people wearing a Mahatma Gandhi costume, a Martin Luther King Jr. costume, a Nelson Mandela costume etc etc.
Do I think it is racist to wear a stereotyped Native American costume and call it Pocahontas? Yes, I fined that racist.
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