Prince Ali Controversy. True or False?

[Heil Donald Duck]

Who cares about Arabian folks, given all the crazy stuff that geos on in middle east on daily bases.

[Marce82]

Well.... actually, it wasnt middle eastern countries that complained, but people of middle eastern origin IN THE USA who complained. They are Americans too...

[Siren]

I am not Arabic and I am sad that disney cut this awesome part!

I tend to agree with you. First, the movie takes place in ANCIENT Arabia...it was COMMON practice back then to do just that...cut off body parts for being offensive...cutting a hand for stealing for instance...which is still in the movies with Jasmine nearly having her hand chopped off...no one seems to have forced Disney to change that scene? The case is the same either its the ear or hand. It would be like Native Americans being offended for the Native Americans in Pocahontas wearing deerskin...yeah, most Native Americans wear Americanized modern clothing now. Back then they didn't. In most of Arabia they don't do the body parts being cut off now, but it did happen common place during the time Aladdin was set.

So honestly I do not see the racism in it.

[Disney Duster]

I am not Arabic and I am sad that disney cut this awesome part!

I tend to agree with you. First, the movie takes place in ANCIENT Arabia...it was COMMON practice back then to do just that...cut off body parts for being offensive...cutting a hand for stealing for instance...which is still in the movies with Jasmine nearly having her hand chopped off...no one seems to have forced Disney to change that scene? The case is the same either its the ear or hand. It would be like Native Americans being offended for the Native Americans in Pocahontas wearing deerskin...yeah, most Native Americans wear Americanized modern clothing now. Back then they didn't. In most of Arabia they don't do the body parts being cut off now, but it did happen common place during the time Aladdin was set.

So honestly I do not see the racism in it.

Okay...A I think he was half-joking and B they said "where they cut off your ear if they don't like your face" meaning your face isn't doing anything offensive, people just don't like it. That's beyond cruel. I don't agree with the people complaining or the cut though.

[Super Aurora]

I was half joking but yeah. The line isn't really big deal.

Also two misconceptions you made in you post. One, Aladdin wouldn't be ancient Arabia. Islam occurred after Christ, so at best it was some time after start of Islam to somewhere maybe about medieval age.

two, giving heavy fundamentalist and backward nature many of these Islamist behave in those areas, they're not too far off the mark from what's said in Aladdin.

[Marce82]

Wait... where did you get that Islam started after christ???

Islam dates back to the beginning of judaism, which is over 5000 yrs old...

[JDCB1986]

I have never understood people with this "I'm offended, change it!" attitude. If you're offended by it, don't watch it, but don't try to ruin it for everyone else just because you can't handle something.

[carolinakid]

I thought Islam was founded by Mohammed in the 8th century AD. WELL after the birth of Christ. Christ is even mentioned in the Koran.

[Marce82]

Maybe the Mohammad part of it, but Islam dates back to the original testament of the bible.
Muslims are the descendants of the child produced from the "union" of Abraham (the first patriarch) and his maid Hagar, when he thought he couldnt have children with his wife. Jews are descendants of the child he DID have with his wife.