#point is i wanna encourage all the people in the notes on my pocahontas gifsets
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starting a campaign called "you should rewatch Pocahontas (1995) bc it actually isn't as problematic as you've been taught to think it is."
#not to say it ISN'T problematic at All#there are valid criticisms to be had (bc there always is. no movie is perfect)#but what it gets targeted for is so...not correct. or appropriate.#and honestly in the grand scheme of things this movie's actual transgressions are so Small#it's really mind-boggling how rabid people get about it#point is i wanna encourage all the people in the notes on my pocahontas gifsets#who preface their love for the film with a heavy moral disclaimer bc they feel they Have To#to go re-watch the movie with new eyes and an open mind#bc i Guarantee it's not as bad as the rep it's gotten#just remember that historical accuracy is never a requirement for good storytelling#and the movie that won best picture for that same year was fucking Braveheart#don't mind me just having a Mood rn and wanting people to be able to enjoy things they like for Once#openly and without fear of being burned at the stake for it#it's nbd
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