These old Disney movies are a little bit like your aging Uncle Frank. Honestly, he means well when he points out that Will Smith is "well-spoken." It's just that he, like the assemblage of clips below, dates from a time when people were unfairly characterized by their ethnic background (the acceptable methods are, of course, religion, geography, sexual preference and income). Advertisement

9 The Merchant from Aladdin Continue Reading Below Advertisement The opening musical sequence from the hugely popular 1992 animated film had to be edited due to protest from Arab-American groups for saying about the Middle East what most of us were merely thinking. Lesson Learned:

The Middle East is a barren wasteland where the justice system runs on a clear and simple limb-removal policy. Best (Worst?) Moment:

"Where they cut off your ear if they don't like your face" is the offending line, which was changed on the DVD to the much less provocative "Where it's flat and immense and the heat is intense." Whatever. Our question: In a city full of Arabic men and women, where the hell does a midwestern-accented, white piece of cornbread like Aladdin come from? Here he is next to the more, um, ethnic looking villain, Jafar. Continue Reading Below Advertisement

8 Sebastian from The Little Mermaid In this 1989 film, a Jamaican-sounding crab teaches Ariel that life is better "Under the Sea," because underwater you don't have to get a job. Lesson Learned:

Up on the shore they work all day

Out in the sun they slave away

While we devotin'

Full time to floatin'

Under the sea! Are we reading too much into it? Do you see anything wrong with how they've drawn "the duke of soul" at 1:57? Continue Reading Below Advertisement Still too subtle? How about at 2:01 when the "blackfish" appears? Best (Worst?) Moment:

As far as Disney movies go, you've got two choices: unforgivably offensive and just slightly racially insensitive. Sebastian definitely falls into the latter category. So while making Sebastian a charming, party-loving stereotype is a baby step forward for Disney, it's still a stumble backwards for civil rights.