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[–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Jasmine was no older than 15 in that movie.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

how old was aladdin?

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Speculation says about 18

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

so like, what's the complaint?

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Probably that Jafar wanted her? Idk

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

which was depicted as creepy and wrong? like, what's the complaint? media literacy?

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Idk dude.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 2 days ago

I did he want her or the power? I legit dont remember.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It just goes to show how predatory the countries' attitudes towards the middle east in the meme really are.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

so you're okay with france taking the middle east because they're about the same age?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I didn't say that.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

i mean it's in the meme. he's not an old creep

[–] Soulg@ani.social 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think it's less about the characters and more the countries

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

persia is way older than france this has nothing to do with pedophilia and no other issues exist!

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How do you figure?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

https://web.archive.org/web/20100331181430/http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/characters/jasmine/jasmine.html

The beautiful Jasmine, daughter of the Sultan, is only a few days short of her 16th birthday; the day on which, by law, she must choose a husband.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Huh. I was trying to recall if they ever said it in dialog or if it was one of those things where official canon is established outside of the original work.

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Ariel is 16 in the Little Mermaid. And I can only speculate on Prince Eric’s age, but he doesn’t look like a gangly 16 year old boy

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yup. Animators were told to draw a 15 year old middle-eastern girl and this was the design they came up with.

[–] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Ottomans are missing.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Ottomans are the ones you win the middle east from

[–] FundMECFS@piefed.zip 2 points 2 days ago

Erdogan is still invading and destroying Kurds autonomy so the shadow lives on

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

We outta

we outta ottomans

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago

I would love a version of this meme with like six crazy-eyed Jafars and a lot more flags. Y'all forgot Tsarist Russia! The tournament of shadows!