Boycott Mulan
- Yusra Butt
- Sep 21, 2020
- 1 min read
Disney claims to be "nonpolitical" when in reality, the right number of dollar signs pushed them to the side of oppressors. Mulan should be boycotted for two reasons: Hong Kong's police brutality and the film's connection to Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, China. Take a look at previous blog posts to learn more about these extremely inhumane events.
Mulan was filmed in the same area where Uyghur Muslims are being held and abused. Disney refuses to address its cooperation with China and as a result, Congress is now involved. Politicians like Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz have called to question the relationship between Disney and China. Trump has repetitively made policies to limit business with China which is why his administration is not happy with the benefits China is reaping from Mulan.
There is no way to sugarcoat or beat around the bush, if you watch Mulan, you are supporting oppressors while approving the film location. Xinjiang, China isn't just Mulan's primary film location but where Muslims have and continue to be abused, raped, and sold. The Chinese government does not respect humanity, if they did then they wouldn't be keeping Muslims in concentration camps nor oppressing Hong Kong of their basic human rights. The film disguises China's tyranny with a Disney classic. Hong Kong and Uyghur Muslims deserve better than this.
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