MOVIES - May 22, 1993
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Disney Responds: Walt Disney Co. officials have agreed to meet with a group of Arab-Americans alleging that Disney’s blockbuster animated film “Aladdin” contains racial slurs. “We are aware of their concerns, and we are scheduling a meeting with them next week,” a Disney spokesman said Friday. The American-Arab Discrimination Committee wants Disney to dub over what they perceive as offensive lyrics in the Oct. 1 videocassette release of “Aladdin.”
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