The most commonly leveled charge against Disney films is that, with a few exceptions, the female characters are usually depicted as incomplete until they meet and marry a prince. “The Lion King” is a celebration of the patriarchy for sure, but we didn’t realize it raked so high in its number of transgressions against an allegedly modern society as ours.
Greg Kearney, a senior editor of the Fordham Political Review, found his eyes opened to the evils of “The Lion King” in a college classroom today.
@RubinReport Learned today in a college class that Lion King is a sexist,racist,and homophobic movie that preaches the evil of capitalism…
— Greg Kearney (@TheGregKearney) January 21, 2016
@TheGregKearney @RubinReport ?How so?
— Mark Casselman (@memywords) January 21, 2016
@memywords @RubinReport Scar apparently represents homosexuality & he's an evil character. Hyenas represent black people. It goes on and on
— Greg Kearney (@TheGregKearney) January 21, 2016
@TheGregKearney @RubinReport Did anyone get "triggered"?
— Mark Casselman (@memywords) January 21, 2016
@memywords @RubinReport What's hilarious is no one knew what the guy was talking about. Thought it was harmless until he told us it wasn't
— Greg Kearney (@TheGregKearney) January 21, 2016
And that is the magic of Disney. Be warned.
@TheGregKearney @RubinReport I'd love to hear his thoughts on Timon and Pumbaa. What does excessive flatulence represent?
— Mark Casselman (@memywords) January 21, 2016
@memywords @RubinReport I'll be referencing this point next week! Haha
— Greg Kearney (@TheGregKearney) January 21, 2016
@TheGregKearney @RubinReport How is it homophobic and racist? Timon & Pumba are a same sex, interspecies couple!
Also the hyenas were nazis!— Daniel Applebaum (@ApplebaumDaniel) January 21, 2016
@ApplebaumDaniel @RubinReport …. That is actually a really good point. I'm going to borrow that
— Greg Kearney (@TheGregKearney) January 21, 2016
@TheGregKearney @RubinReport wow sexist racist and homophobic, new record!
— Trexstezz (@trexstezzd) January 21, 2016
@trexstezzd @RubinReport Stay tuned for next week when we find out how Barney represents the Patriarchy!
— Greg Kearney (@TheGregKearney) January 21, 2016
