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[Dark Rose]

Almost everyday I get harrassed for liking Aladdin in some way, whether someone tells me I can't like it or I find something online that upsets me even if it isn't towards me. I try not to stop loving Aladdin but I get upset very easily. I don't see how it's a preschool movie, Aladdin doesn't look at the viewer and say things like, "Do YOU know where the lamp is? " or something like that.
I'm also wondering about the merchandise because to everyone else 99% of it seems "babyish". While there are collectable items, I think it's perfectly fine to collect items that are aimed at the target audience (books, plushies, etc). I think the target audience is supposed to be 3-12 for this movie/show but I see nothing wrong with it. Is anyone else going through the same thing? And is Aladdin really considered a preschool movie?

[Meesh]

I'd say it's #1 target audience is children, but with plenty in there to appease adults. Its appeal is definitely not exclusive to kids.

I say as long as you handle yourself like an adult in life in general, go ham. It's not up to other people to tell you what you are and are not allowed to like!
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[zitagirl]

“There’s no point in being grown up if you can’t be childish sometimes.” - The 4th Doctor

I personally do not care that Aladdin is viewed as a kids flick. I still love it regardless. Same with animation that gets labelled as stupid kids stuff these days. I enjoy them because I find them good and personally I'm glad I got introduced to Aladdin as it had a nice impact on me ever since. I still act as an adult and know well when to stop fooling around. Heck on Discord with friends I do joke and kinda roleplay as if I was a half-genie and none of them have issues with it, cause I know when it's fine to do that.
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[AladdinsGenie]

Whenever someone tried to pull the "Disney movies are just for kids" argument, I would bring up George Lucas said the entire Star Wars saga is for/aimed at kids, too, or JK Rowling said the same thing about Harry Potter, and they always got really upset because those are things they still enjoy as adults. In their head they've rationalized that those properties aren't for kids, and thus it's okay to like them/still like them when that's not how interacting with any media works but especially Disney's.

Their animated feature films have always been about appealing to the whole family. Disney has been in this business long enough to know they need everyone on board for a film's initial success and continued success long after its left theaters (and for years to come if they've done their calculations right. Nostalgia is making A LOT of money right now, especially off of us millennials). That's how you end up with an incredibly diverse array of merchandise appealing to kids, adults, and everyone in-between. So don't feel bad for doing literally what Disney wants you to do and has made very sure you're doing once you've connected with one of their films/characters. I mean, just look around the shopdisney.com website. You think five year olds are buying $150 ceramic figurines of Cinderella's castle or $300 designer Dooney and Bourke purses of Minnie Mouse? No way, it's adults and it's honestly weirder that there's still people out there who don't understand this concept all because the medium we're talking about is animation. They don't care if you're 25 years old buying a $10 plush of Ariel or a $10,000 wedding dress inspired by Ariel - as long as you're buying it is the goal. So no, you can't be too old for Disney because Disney has made it so they are with you every step of your life.

I have loads of the expensive Aladdin stuff and I have loads of the cheap Aladdin stuff. Getting in to a debate about which one makes your collection look less "babyish" is a trap because the real answer these people are looking for is you coming to the conclusion you shouldn't be collecting it at all. There are tons of Disney fans out there who have super fancy collections for various movies or characters (I'm always reminded of this one: http://www.mylittlemermaid.com/collection.html) and I guarantee you they've heard similar comments.

But I can tell you as someone who's possibly older than you that those kind of "tHats fOr bAbiEz aRe yoU a baBy??" comments and insinuations go away the more people mind their own business and start asking themselves what makes THEM happy. Because you'll come to find out those people don't have an answer, and part of why they're on your case about what you like is because it makes them mad you're openly happy about something and they're not. You don't have to justify your love of Aladdin or collection to anyone. Continue doing what makes you feel good and let anyone who's upset about it rot in their own misery with their exclusively adult-aimed movies that clearly aren't doing them any good

[Meesh]

*mic drop*
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[Edward Falcon]

No, you can never be too old for Aladdin, and whoever says that you can be is an asshole. Like the jerks who have accused me of being a pedophile for still being such a big fan of Jasmine and so many of the other Disney Princesses.

[Dark Rose]

[Dark Rose]

[zitagirl]

[AladdinsGenie]

[Edward Falcon]

[Dark Rose]

Fucking hell it's happening to me again

[AladdinsGenie]

With your family?

[Dark Rose]