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I forget which movie it was, but one of the characters said that he was watching The Little Mermaid and that he though that she was hot. If you look at Ariel, she is half fish, half woman. All she is pretty much wearing is 2 clam shells to cover her breasts. A few movies later, they pretty much do it again. First you have the hero, Aladdin. He is drawn with good looks, athletic, and always runs around with his shirt open showing off his Rock-Hard Abadabas. Then you have Jasmine. She is drawn slim, attractive and wearing Homie Pants and pretty much only a bra. And look at Genie... umm... he has no shirt on... Yeah. If this was anything other than Disney, you would have parent groups screaming bloody murder. And I'm sure that normal people weren’t wearing these types of clothes back then. So my question is, why did Disney draw Aladdin and Jasmine they way they did? Was it because Sex sells and they wanted to give the parents something to look at while the kids were watching the movie? Or was it something as simple as wanting to draw them to match the time period (The 90's)?

So what do you guys think, are they too sexy?
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Nez · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:51 am Post subject:

I don't think just Disney does that. Dreamworks had a few sexy animated bodies.

Also I think what people are getting at are that those animated movies are setting high standards for body image for younger children. Feh, as if children are entirely swayed by what they only see.
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shadows_light91 · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:14 am Post subject:

I think that it might have been done to make the characters more interesting. Especially with Jasmine/Aladdin. I mean, the outfits and stuff that they wear affect what we think about them. (like sexy...) We wouldn't like Aladdin as much if he was wearing a wrapped turban and clothes covering most of his body. (Heck, he would still be hot, but not AS hot)Same thing with Jasmine.

So yes, clothing was probably considered, but it probably wasn't that big of something. It's that way with most of Mark's girls. They have the same hair and show a little breast. Maybe it's just him.

Anyway, no, I don't think it's too adult.
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Syera · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:20 am Post subject:

Fer pete's sakes... that's not a shirt, that's a vest! And the style of that particular vest is supposed to be open.
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shadows_light91 · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:18 am Post subject:

Well, you know what they say... Fez and vest combos were much too third century. Couldn't resist... Very Happy

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IRideAladdin'sCarpet · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:33 pm Post subject:

mmm-i'm glad they drew aladdin like that. my gosh! mmm mmm good! Wink

sorry guys! couldn't resist! aladdin is too sexy for his fez, to sexy for his vest, too sexy, yeaaah. Laughing

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shadows_light91 · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:56 pm Post subject:

He is pretty sexy... Wink

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IRideAladdin'sCarpet · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:13 pm Post subject:

Diamondsky · Hero Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 107 Location: Pennsylvania

Aladdin was born to show off his rock hard abs. Wink

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Hourglass · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:43 pm Post subject:

I believe that Ariel/Jasmine were meant to be drawn to be sexy. They have a body any girl would kill to have, even though they are only 15-16.

Aladdin is just good looking, plain and simple. Now, what about Tarzan. My god, the man only had on a loin cloth... can't get skimpier than that. But, Jane was a bit more conservative. But she was still pretty...

Oh god, I'm going off topic.

Yes, I do believe that Jasmine was meant to be beautiful and sexy and so was Aladdin because the animators knew that the movie would be good for kids/teens/adults all alike.
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IRideAladdin'sCarpet · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:08 pm Post subject:

originally mermaids had no clothing or covering of any kind, and they were evil. there was nothing keeping them from luring humans into the depths of the sea to be drowned. they would use their sexuality and their singing to kill them. Shocked

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Hourglass · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:12 pm Post subject:

Calluna · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:19 pm Post subject:

Aladdin and Jasmine's looks are specifically to appeal to adults, so... Laughing

Hourglass · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:21 pm Post subject: