Peter Pan Stereotypes of Native Americans

Another film which many of the children of the United States are familiar with is Peter Pan which was made by Disney. Peter Pan is yet another example of movies stereotyping Native Americans.

First of all it shows lots of stereotypes of Native Americans, this video shows them as uncivilized people who just like to shout and dance around. Notice how the only Native American who speaks in this video is Red Man who when he talks he talks in incorrect dialogue. Also notice some of the lyrics in "What Made the Red Man Red" : "He kissed a maid and start to blush.And we've all been blushin' since.You've got it from the headman.The real true story of the red man. No matter what's been written or said. Now you know why the red man's red." After reading this part of the song it seems that they are portraying Native Americans as dumb because in the song they believe that their skin color is different because one man blushed and that made the rest of them that color. Which throws out any genetic reason why they are the color that they are. This makes the viewers of this movie think that Native Americans are both idiots and savages.