This goes along with Chris's post from earlier about the Lion King. Disney has a long history of not being entirely good with the non-discrimination, non-prejudice mindset. Some of us may remember a movie called tales of Brier Rabbit. On the other hand the majority of the class will not remember this movie because it was pulled by Disney after massive public outcry about the portrayal of African-Americans in it. Additionally I have to agree with Chris's assessment of the depiction of the female lions. Female lions in a wild do almost all of the hunting, while the male lions sit on their duffs absorbing the sun. The only male lions who actively hunt on their own are those who have been kicked out of their prides. The lioness in her natural environment is one of the world's most deadly predators. Now this may not be the best for trail of females either since the mail does not work at all, but female lions are not defenseless waiting around for the males to save them.
Geoff Simmonds
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