Blog #7

This past month i watched several movies to reflect on old times. I watched "Peter Pan," "Aladdin," "Snow White...," and "Sleeping Beauty." All these movies were riddled with gender, race, and class stereotypes. "Sleeping Beauty" and "Snow White" portrayed women as dainty, beautiful, and in need of LOTS of male help. The only self-reliant women in those movies were represented as evil witches. The princes in those two movies are almost identical. They are tall, handsome, gallant, charming, and all to eager to save the damsel in distress and win her entire heart with a SINGLE kiss. Wendy from "Peter Pan" can take care of herself pretty well along with everyone else. She exhibits all the characteristics of a stereotypical female: pretty, nurturing, and pretty skilled with a needle. Peter seems to be annoyed with her talkativeness and frequently shoots her down. The way Native Americans are portrayed in "Peter Pan" disgusting, insulting and ridiculous. "Aladdin" seemed to show Arabia as a barbaric place. Also, everyone but the two main characters (Aladdin and Jasmine) are weird and distorted looking.