Is The Lion King racist?

Did you catch the subtle racism in Disney's The Princess and the Frog? 10 Painfully Racist Moments In Disney Movies They Want You To Forget! Subscribe to our... ... I do however think the comparison with the ghetto in lion king is interresting, but not racist. It is cultual history that this has happened. read more

The Lion King is not racist in the depiction of this of that race or species of this or that animal, but is a racist, or at least an elitist, movie in its ideology and morality, much like the Jungle Book is. The Pride Lands is a society where every species is meant to « know its place ». read more

UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON The Representations of Gender, Sexuality and Race in Disney‟s The Lion King Georgia Vraketta, 09827880, HD603 Humanities (Falmer) Ewan Kirkland - HD603 Introduction “The idea that animation is an innocent medium, ostensibly for children, and largely dismissed in film histories, has done much to inhibit the proper discussion of issues concerning representation” (Wells 1998: 187). read more