Wingfield, Marvin, and Bushra Karaman. "Arab Stereotypes and American Educators - American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee." Home - American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. Mar. 1995. Web. 23 Feb. 2011. <http://www.adc.org/education/arab-stereotypes-and-american-educators/>.
Disney created a controversial film with the production of Aladdin and their depiction of the Arab culture. It does portray an Arab hero, but the film does not come without its criticisms. The film has been condemned for illustrating the lead characters as light-skinned figures with Anglicized features. They have even been criticized for the use of Americanized accents as voices for their characters. The film has been further criticized for its illustrations of the Arab culture as being barbaric and cruel. Even the environment is portrayed as barren and desolate. The article continues by stating that popular culture has given a repeatedly bad image to the Arab culture with their portrayal of provocative women and violent men. The article states that the educators of our children have done nothing to prevent bias amongst the young children viewers. The backlash that accompanies these negative stereotypes has harmful effects on the Arab Americans in the United States. The Arab culture and their history is not something that is discussed or taught in schools today. The article concludes by stating that people should make an effort to avoid such harmful stereotyping. (189)
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