I am very happy that my question has brought out such a thoughtful range of ideas. What I found most interesting is how everyone out there assumed that I was accusing Disney of being racist in The Lion King and then either agreed or disagreed with me. Actually, the whole reason for this post was that I really didn't know what to think about this movie. I noticed certain elements that made me wonder. Since my 3 year old and all of his toddler buddies are mesmerized by this film, I thought it deserved a closer examination. I would like to reassert something that I said in an earlier post about the subject of having conversation in the format of a mailing list. If we only post fact based questions, or ideas that we have already have formed an opinion on, then I don't think we will have as good discussions as when we take chances on subjects that we aren't sure about, or that are more open-ended. Best regards to everyone, Simone Fary ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]