/It's like that argument that Jaffar has darker skin than Aladdin, and they use a pic where Aladdin's standing next to a glowing object./
Ah, yes, I've heard that argument before. I think it's also because Jafar has a hooked nose, a feature that's usually used in insulting, racist depictions of Jews and Arabs, while Aladdin and Jasmine do not.
However, in the animated television series of "Aladdin," friends and foes come in all colors. For example, Sadira has darker skin than Aladdin and Jasmine, and originally, she is indeed a villain (albeit a misguided one), but by the end of the series, she gets over her attraction to Aladdin (which is what caused her to become a villain in the first place) and becomes Jasmine's friend. On the other hand, Mozenrath, who's one of the main villains of the series, is *very* pale. I'm serious, he's noticeably paler than Aladdin and Jasmine, and in some shots of him, his skin looks as white as cream.
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Date: 2010-12-10 01:35 am (UTC)Ah, yes, I've heard that argument before. I think it's also because Jafar has a hooked nose, a feature that's usually used in insulting, racist depictions of Jews and Arabs, while Aladdin and Jasmine do not.
However, in the animated television series of "Aladdin," friends and foes come in all colors. For example, Sadira has darker skin than Aladdin and Jasmine, and originally, she is indeed a villain (albeit a misguided one), but by the end of the series, she gets over her attraction to Aladdin (which is what caused her to become a villain in the first place) and becomes Jasmine's friend. On the other hand, Mozenrath, who's one of the main villains of the series, is *very* pale. I'm serious, he's noticeably paler than Aladdin and Jasmine, and in some shots of him, his skin looks as white as cream.