1. Stereotypes in the cartoon Aladdin.

2. ALADDIN LYRICS Use this style to write your own lyrics. The lines bolded must be the same. +5 on your reading quiz if you write a create lyric. Oh, I come from a land From a far away place Where the Camels roam Where they cut off your ear If they don’t like your face - It’s barbaric, but hey, its home.

3. The point of this lesson is to better understand how something many of us simply see as funny can hurt others, even though that is not our intention. Many movies, even those fun Disney movies “of your youth” can have cause unintended pain. Do we need to just “get over it.” Of course, if it happens to someone else. Imagine how a caveman would feel if some insurance companies used slogans in their commercials like “so easy even a caveman could do it.” Get the point.

4. When the groups complained to Disney studios they were told to “get over it and have a sense of humor.” the Arab groups felt this was a double standard. When the movie was released on video, Disney had changed the lyrics to this: Oh, I come from a land From a faraway place Where the caravan camels roam Where it’s black and immense And the heat is intense - It’s barbaric, but hey, it’s home.

5. To prove his point, Kasey Dasem, the famed DJ of American Top 40, who is of lebanesse ancestry, wrote new lyrics to show just how prejudiced lyrics could be. ANTI-NATIVE AMERICAN Oh I come from the wide open spaces out west Where the Indian ponies roam, Where they scalp you dead If the don’t like your head, It’s barbaric, but hey, it’s home.

6. ANTI-MEXICAN/LATINO Oh, I come from a land Where they sleep in the sun And the gangs of banditos roam Where they hang you in jail, If you don’t have your bail, It’s barbaric, but hey, it’s home.

7. Now it is your turn. Write a lyric with the same style as the examples with a rhyme and the same number of lines. DO NOT WRITE ONE TO INTENTIONALLY BE HURTFUL. THIS IS “STEREOTYPE LITE.” USE FOR YOUR EXAMPLES: teachers, cheerleaders, kickers, athletes, geeks, crooks, politicians (same thing), Aggies/Longhorns, Bobcats, Cougars, etc….. Turn in a typed copy with a title and your name. Remember, this is to prove a point and have fun, not to hurt someone.