OH HAY AND LOOK WHAT’S ON MY DASH asapigfhjsvhi feeeeeliiiiingsPocahontas was harshly criticized by Chief Roy Crazy Horse as historically inaccurate and offensive for glossing over more negative treatment of Pocahontas and her tribe by the English. He claims that Roy Disney refused the tribe’s offers to help create a more culturally and historically accurate film.
You can read his entire statement on the subject, which includes the factual story of Matoka, or “Pocahontas” as she was nicknamed, here, on the official website of the Powhatan Renape Nation.
I recommend reading the above linked piece- it’s pretty short, but will give you a very clear understanding of the history/the accurate account v. the myth/Powhatan response to the movie.
I knew the true story but I never knew that it was made up by Smith. So in reality there is not story at all. Just a white guy with a big mouth. Big surprise. As much as I love the Disney movie, this makes me want to punch Disney in the face because they could have told an even better story of colonialism.
This might be the textbook definition of cultural appropriation. We’re going to take a story about your culture and a prominent figure in its history, ignore your input and tell your stories our way. And make a profit on top of it.
when this movie came out i remember my mom telling me the real story. she let me watch the movie of course, but she beat it into my head that it was disney bullshit.
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So I just finished watching Pocahontas on Netflix, which I hadn’t seen since I was maybe 9 years old. Of course the...
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