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The section covering the Disney version is VERY opinionated and VERY un-Wikipedia-like

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It keeps going on and on about how harmful and offensive the movie is, even though many people (of all races) find it just OK. This isn't TV Tropes, we are supposed to present facts in an unbiased manner. Hell, the Disney Wiki is much less harsh towards the movie and the character, so the fact that this site has this very biased and un-encyclopedic section bothers me a great deal.

The whole section needs a rewrite badly. Just say that the Disney version exists and is popular, and leave it at that. Agustinaldo (talk) 01:09, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'd agree a rewrite is needed - it reads like a school essay. But no doubt there has been some harsh criticism. There's better stuff, with refs, in the film's article.Johnbod (talk) 03:11, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
My issue ISN'T that "it reads like a school essay". My issue is that the entire section keeps saying "the movie is racist and insensitive". It goes opinionated and political instead of remaining neutral.
Saying something like "the movie exists, and some took issue with the movie" should be more than enough. Agustinaldo (talk) 08:46, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That depends on what has been said in reliable sources. If there has been substantial criticism of the content and tone of the movie in reliable sources, then we need to give such criticism due weight in the article. We are not supposed to either attack or defend Disney or the movie, we are supposed to summarize what reliable sources say. Donald Albury 15:54, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Such substantial criticism does exist, but this does not address it in Wikipedia style. Criticism on wikipedia has always been written as "According to ________," or "In [name of work], [author] argues that..." etc, whereas this article just flatly states the opinions as its own.Yoyofsho16 (talk) 13:07, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
As I said - see the film article. The stuff here is an uncited student ramble. Johnbod (talk) 18:44, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Why is a completely unsourced sub-section added by a single user being humored in the first place? Remove it. 2600:1702:6650:3430:A1FE:7C98:BE4B:D972 (talk) 03:26, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Contemporary Media Portrayals of Pocahontas"

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This entire section is just an essay. Its an essay. It talks about The Little Mermaid. Disney. But it has nothing to do with Pocahontas. It's just an essay someone wrote at the end to give their "final thought".

This is extremely unprofessional and, I would say "un-wiki like" but these types giving their political opinions on matters is sadly the norm now.

Itll probably be back up, but I deleted it. 2601:147:C101:D320:486E:D253:3F07:69D6 (talk) 22:59, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wait, nvm, ai cant alter it. Indefinitely protected page. I guess the PHD student gets to keep his essay about Native American film portrayals in. Its not even about any current or upcoming portrayals! Its just a "what I think about Indigenous portrayals in film" essay!

This is one of the primary reasons why I stopped donating. Stuff like this is ridiculous. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:147:C101:D320:486E:D253:3F07:69D6 (talk) 23:03, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Such melodrama! It is a bad section, but Wikipedia is chock-full of old locks and edits and weird sections. There are millions of articles, it is a mathematical certainty that things will be overlooked. If that is worth throwing the baby away with the bathwater when this is the only decent, principled website in the tech oligarch nightmare that the internet has turned into, then I can't say I agree with your moral compass or your ability to determine relativity. Yoyofsho16 (talk) 13:15, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]