Posted on 05/23/2019 4:02:47 PM PDT by robowombat
UNBELIEVABLE! Now, the troublemakers at designated terrorist group CAIR are demanding movie reviewers condemn Disney’s new live action version of “Aladdin”
In a statement, CAIR’s smarmy National Executive Director Nihad Awad said: “The Aladdin myth is rooted by racism, Orientalism and Islamophobia. To release it during the Trump era of rapidly rising anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant and racist animus only serves to normalize stereotyping and to marginalize Muslim minority communities.”
“The overall setting, tone and character development in the ‘Aladdin’ story continues to promote stereotypes, resulting in a perpetuation of Islamophobic ideas and images. We urge the public and film critics to scrutinize the new production of ‘Aladdin’ in light of its historical context and today’s toxic environment for all minority communities.”
CAIR is calling on movie reviewers to address the following concerns:
The Aladdin story, not just the Disney film, has always been associated with depicting Arabs and Muslims as barbaric, uncivilized “others,” following a long pattern of anti-Muslim attitudes in Hollywood. Film critics should consider commentary and scholarship by experts as they review the current Disney production.
For reference see the report “Haqq and Hollywood: 100 Years of Muslim Tropes and How to Transform Them” by Pop Culture Collaborative Fellow, Dr. Maytha Alhassen as well as commentary by Smithsonian, Haaretz, and Aljazeera.
The Aladdin Jr. play, a licensed Disney production that encourages elementary school children to perform a rendition of the play, has been the source of alienation and trauma for Arab, South Asian and Muslim children and has even been removed by some school districts for not being compatible with the values of culture equity, diversity and tolerance. This comes at a time when Muslim children face bullying at twice the rate of their non-Muslim peers, as reported by a CAIR-CA study.
Looks like none of the Muslim actors in the cast had similar reservations as CAIR about their roles in the film:
As seen through the trailer, the racist themes of the original animated cartoon seemingly reemerge in the live-action remake, despite efforts by Disney to address the concerns from 25 years ago.
While the film is set in a fictional country, Agrabah, the location will clearly be perceived as Middle Eastern, Muslim or the “Orient,” leading viewers to make the resulting associations with Muslim Arabs. In fact, a PPP survey in 2015 found an alarming number of Republicans and Democrats alike being in favor of bombing Agrabah.
The release of Aladdin coincides with ongoing Islamophobic content in mainstream entertainment media: Earlier this month, CAIR joined its New York chapter (CAIR-NY) in calling on producers of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (SVU) to meet with Muslim community leaders following an episode of that long-running program viewed as Islamophobic and racist. (Not surprisingly, the Law& Order SVU producers have refused to meet with the CAIR goon squad)
CAIR == Muslim Brotherhood.
What is CAIR’s cut for helping get more people to go see Aladdin ? LOL
Though lacking any interest in Disney’s version, I read the 1001 Nights as a child and harbored the crazy notion that the story of Aladdin was set in China. Go figure!
CAIR is the propaganda wing of the Muslim Brotherhood. Their terrorist wings are Hamas, Hezbollah, and al Qaeda. They’re all part of the same group.
When reading the CAIR statement read it internally using the voice of Robin Williams’ merchant at the beginning of the animated movie.
Just try it.
THEY ARE RIGHT YOU KNOW, ALADDIN SHOULD BE CHOPPING OFF HEADS
Watch Disney kowtow to CAIR and have all the actors on their press junkets describe how great Islam is.
I don’t CAIR...
May both sides sue each other for billion$ and make lawyers rich while they spend a ton of money on legal fees.
“”Orientalism””
Well, that’s certainly a new one. How are we supposed to know if we’re afflicted with that or not!!
These people sure have a lot to complain about but we never heard a peep out of them on 9/11/2001. I wonder why!! Getting their ducks in a row possibly? I wonder what they’d call us if we destroyed that black rock in Mecca?
I want others to have voices, but I’ll be honest. My patience is very very very thin with folks who are coming forth to trash our culture.
CAIR has lost any credibility it may have had at some point.
It’s just an unAmerican activities center now.
If people are being treated unfairly under the law, I want it addressed. If people are just banding together to game the system and our nation, —— them!
They need to leave.
Sounds like a plan—works for me!
Everybody wants to get into the growing grievance industry started by the left. Its sickening to watch everything from historical figures and literature to traditional holiday celebrations to Disney films slowly become verboten. What’s next? Banning Snow White because it offends the vertically challenged? Jeesh!
Sometimes a movie is just a movie.
Cair = muzzie terrorists that the MN evil one Omar supports.
....something happened by somebody. ....
Why is this “group” allowed? Nasty muzzies.
Whatever, based on recent events since 2001 Aladdin is just another terrorist training tale to me.
What about Tony Curtis in “The Prince Who Was A Thief”, and “Son of Ali Baba”, should those be banned also????????????
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