Dissecting Disney podcast

Dissecting Disney

Yasmin Abdul Razak, Elena Tan

Join two friends, Yasmin and Elena, as they critically evaluate the movies they loved as children – from questioning plotholes and characters' logic to examining the social impact and implications of the movies. Each episode will be focused on a Disney movie and a particular issue or criticism of the movie and relevant characters. Hit the follow button so you can stay tuned to weekly Disney rants every Friday!

12 Episodes

Who Was Walt Disney?
8/28/2020
34:52
A sexist, racist and anti-Semite? These are some pretty serious allegations! We figure out what kind of person Disney was through discussing a rejection letter to a female animator, horrible Jewish caricature in 3 Little Pigs and portrayal of black actors in Disney movies when he was still alive. Hit the follow button so you can stay tuned to weekly Disney discussions every Friday! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/dissectingdisney TWITTER: twitter.com/disneydissect SUPPORT US by leaving a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/dissectingdisney Cover art designed by the incredibly talented Ariel Tong: instagram.com/graphics.byariel Sources: Meryl Streep slams Walt Disney as a racist, sexist and more, Entertainment.ie Fact-Checking the Age-Old Rumors of Walt Disney’s Dark Side, Vulture Economic antisemitism, Wikipedia Leni Riefenstahl, Wikipedia Kristallnacht, Wikipedia Disney's rejection letter to female artist from 1938 shows what a big old bunch of sexists they were, Digital Spy The Song of the South (Racial Discrimination), Youtube Are The Crows In Dumbo Really That Racist?, Lifehacker The Racist History of Peter Pan’s Indian Tribe, Smithsonian Peter Pan Is the Boy Who Never Stopped Being Racist, Fatherly Was Walt Disney racist and/or sexist? If so, why?, Quora
Family Dynamics, Morality & Mediocrity in The Incredibles (2004)
8/21/2020
37:12
Ever noticed how Mr Incredible was kind of a poor father figure for some parts of The Incredibles? We didn't until we were older! From not helping out Helen to parent their kids to lying about losing his job, he certainly wasn't a role model all the way through the movie. We discuss how The Incredibles actually portrayed realistic family lives (minus the superpowers) such as parents fighting, sibling relationships and settling down after marriage. Hit the follow button so you can stay tuned to weekly Disney discussions every Friday! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/dissectingdisney TWITTER: twitter.com/disneydissect SUPPORT US by leaving a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/dissectingdisney Cover art designed by the incredibly talented Ariel Tong: instagram.com/graphics.byariel Sources: ‘The Incredibles’ and the Myth of the Ideal Family, America Magazine Dad Grades: Mr. Incredible From The Incredibles, The Dad The Incredibles’ incredible focus on the family, The Dissolve The slippery politics of The Incredibles and other superheroes, The Dissolve Being Super in Suburbia Is No Picnic, The New York Time Incredible propaganda, The Guardian PHILOSOPHY - Nietzsche, The School of Life
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Sleeping Beauty Untold
8/14/2020
23:48
Trigger warning: rape and sexual assault is discussed Have you ever wondered how the story of beloved Aurora came about? We're telling you now, it's not pretty! Cannibalism, rape and goddesses - it is safe to say that Sleeping Beauty's origin stories...
Frozen: Why People Couldn't Let It Go
8/7/2020
32:10
This 2013 hit movie left soooo many parents with earworms thanks to its Oscar-winning song 'Let It Go'. Why was it such a big hit? Join us today for a discussion which includes the subversion of tropes, the empowering message behind Let It Go's lyrics,...
Feminism in The Princess & The Frog (2009): Part 2
7/31/2020
27:58
This episode continues to dive into how Disney portrayed its first black princess, Tiana. Topics include: the portrayal of healthy relationships, what it was like to be a black woman in the 1920s, gender roles (with its subversion) and the use of male...
Black Representation in The Princess & The Frog (2009): Part 1
7/24/2020
41:47
This episode covers how well Disney portrayed its first black princess, Tiana. Topics include: the controversy behind Tiana's original name which was too close to 'mammy', Creolization, Disney skirting around the issue of segregation, jazz, food, and...
Chinese Representation in Mulan (1998)
7/17/2020
36:31
In the second installment of our representation series, we talk about Disney's improvement in representing POC compared to Aladdin such as actually hiring actors with Asian heritage! Topics include Confucian vs Western values, differences between...
Representation: Aladdin (1992)
7/10/2020
38:04
Which places inspired Aladdin? South Asia, Cental Asia, Middle East... China? There's evidence for all of these! We discuss how well Disney portrayed its first POC princess, Princess Jasmine, through the movie Aladdin. Topics include racist lyrics,...
Drugs, Monarchy, and Adolescence: what is Alice in Wonderland?
7/3/2020
36:51
Disappearing cat, talking rabbit, mushrooms that change your physical state... Alice in Wonderland is one weird movie! In this episode, we discuss whether Alice's trip is actually a personification of an LSD trip, how the movie is a satire of the...
Did Snow White Invent Pretty Privilege?
6/26/2020
31:55
"Magic mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?" In this episode, we unpack this iconic line from Snow White and discuss whether there is a link between beauty and morality (there's some science behind this!). Other topics include questioning...

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