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Unpopular opinion but if monuments to colonizers and slave owners are being removed, @Disney should remove Pocahontas from their Princess franchise.
https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/in-the-summer-of-1995-pocahontas-became-disney-s-33rd-animated-feature-film-the-first-mainstream-IaqXDOuHKUG6zqy9b8GjgQ
An article i wrote for @IndianCountry about the matter
An article i wrote for @IndianCountry about the matter
@lilrednacho has talked About this extensively
https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/the-true-story-of-pocahontas-historical-myths-versus-sad-reality-WRzmVMu47E6Guz0LudQ3QQ
@VinceSchilling wrote about this as well
@VinceSchilling wrote about this as well
https://books.google.com/books/about/The_True_Story_of_Pocahontas.html?id=b2A20GQSn-AC
The oral history from the Mattaponi tribe was published and is available to buy
The oral history from the Mattaponi tribe was published and is available to buy
Also i need @Disney to really reflect on how this film contributed to the current state of things where Pocahontas's name is being used as a slur by a racist world leader.
https://twitter.com/AliNahdee/status/1276275701965037568
For those who think I'm a trigger snowflake who is blowing this all out of proportion, here's a thread for you.
For those who think I'm a trigger snowflake who is blowing this all out of proportion, here's a thread for you.
https://twitter.com/AliNahdee/status/1276292584772640770
Here's another thread in case it needs to be spelled out in a bit more detail.
Here's another thread in case it needs to be spelled out in a bit more detail.
https://doesthendnlive.tumblr.com/post/622079570531811328/probably-super-stupid-question-but-in-pocahontas
Someone asked a question about this so here's a more detailed answer.
Someone asked a question about this so here's a more detailed answer.
