BabybetterDisney
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- Apr 14, 2018
1. Ancient Chinese women do not wear their hair loose on the head like modern women.
2. Red clothing is reserved for festive and important occasions, as the red dye is expensive. And nobody would wear red in a war and make themselves a conspicuous target.
3. Mulan’s house is too fancy and her family too rich. If her dad had that much money, he could have paid some guy to go instead of having to send a daughter.
4. The chi does not make anybody a better fighter. It’s the control of chi, achieved through training and discipline, that helps a person maximize his physical potential.
5. An ancient Chinese would never say “I am blessed with daughters/sons” because that’s bragging and against the Confucius principle of humility.
6. Chinese dads don’t hug their grown daughters.
7. Ancient Chinese girls are not supposed to bring honor to the family by fighting in wars. They bring honor by being submissive and weak with their feet bound such that they can barely walk.
8. Mulan went to war to sacrifice her own life to save her dad because the Chinese filial duty principle means one must die to save one’s parents. That‘s honor for the Chinese. (When I explained this to DS14 he said, “You mean like ‘I brought you into this world, and I can take you out’?” I said no, the parents are not supposed to do the work of taking anybody out, the child is supposed to kill himself if the parent desires it. DS14 said, “Can we talk about this?”)
9. Ancient Chinese women do not wear such thick makeup that is practically a mask. That’s a Japanese thing.
10. There have already been several Mulan live action movies made in China. The fact that the American Disney company is also making one is a direct statement that they are better than China at making Chinese movies because they have more money. It’s a cultural invasion and infestation of the West.
11. There are nearly no witches in the Chinese culture, it‘s not a thing.
12. Only the most powerful Chinese gods can change form and turn into animals or objects. The Monkey King can do it, but no human can.
13. The movie is partly made in New Zealand, as if China doesn’t have enough scenic spots to make a Chinese movie.
14. The movie is written by 4 white writers even though Disney could have easily used say, 2 Chinese writers, 2 white writers, to write a culturally sensitive Chinese movie in English. (Or they could have just stuck with the cartoon version. The cartoon version is also inaccurate but not as offensive because it is obviously American, with all the songs and jokes and comical Americanized characters, and without pretending to represent the Chinese culture.)
15. The Chinese are taught from childhood to be extremely proud of their history, tradition, and culture. Any slight deviation from being accurate in depicting ancient Chinese will be taken as an affront.
2. Red clothing is reserved for festive and important occasions, as the red dye is expensive. And nobody would wear red in a war and make themselves a conspicuous target.
3. Mulan’s house is too fancy and her family too rich. If her dad had that much money, he could have paid some guy to go instead of having to send a daughter.
4. The chi does not make anybody a better fighter. It’s the control of chi, achieved through training and discipline, that helps a person maximize his physical potential.
5. An ancient Chinese would never say “I am blessed with daughters/sons” because that’s bragging and against the Confucius principle of humility.
6. Chinese dads don’t hug their grown daughters.
7. Ancient Chinese girls are not supposed to bring honor to the family by fighting in wars. They bring honor by being submissive and weak with their feet bound such that they can barely walk.
8. Mulan went to war to sacrifice her own life to save her dad because the Chinese filial duty principle means one must die to save one’s parents. That‘s honor for the Chinese. (When I explained this to DS14 he said, “You mean like ‘I brought you into this world, and I can take you out’?” I said no, the parents are not supposed to do the work of taking anybody out, the child is supposed to kill himself if the parent desires it. DS14 said, “Can we talk about this?”)
9. Ancient Chinese women do not wear such thick makeup that is practically a mask. That’s a Japanese thing.
10. There have already been several Mulan live action movies made in China. The fact that the American Disney company is also making one is a direct statement that they are better than China at making Chinese movies because they have more money. It’s a cultural invasion and infestation of the West.
11. There are nearly no witches in the Chinese culture, it‘s not a thing.
12. Only the most powerful Chinese gods can change form and turn into animals or objects. The Monkey King can do it, but no human can.
13. The movie is partly made in New Zealand, as if China doesn’t have enough scenic spots to make a Chinese movie.
14. The movie is written by 4 white writers even though Disney could have easily used say, 2 Chinese writers, 2 white writers, to write a culturally sensitive Chinese movie in English. (Or they could have just stuck with the cartoon version. The cartoon version is also inaccurate but not as offensive because it is obviously American, with all the songs and jokes and comical Americanized characters, and without pretending to represent the Chinese culture.)
15. The Chinese are taught from childhood to be extremely proud of their history, tradition, and culture. Any slight deviation from being accurate in depicting ancient Chinese will be taken as an affront.