Ethnicity tends to refer to cultural and/or racial factors, whereas nationality is about where you're born and/or where you live. Disney's Aladdin and Jasmine are Semitic, and the country that they live in, according to TvTropes, is the Arabian Nights subtype of Qurac.
While some claim Jasmine is Arab because the movie opens with a song called Arabian Nights, others believe that the architecture in Agrabah is clearly based on the Taj Mahal, making Jasmine Indian. It's a debate that has fueled speculation that in Hollywood, Indians and Arabs are interchangeable.
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Princess Jasmine is the deuteragonist of Disney's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin. She is the independent and rebellious princess of Agrabah, a Middle Eastern kingdom ruled by her father, the Sultan. As the future Sultana, Jasmine has a strong sense of obligation to her kingdom.
Jasmine is the soon-to-be 16-year-old daughter of the Sultan of Agrabah. By the law of the time, Jasmine must be married by a prince in three days before her birthday. The Sultan is angered and frustrated when she continues to reject the suitors and anger one of them when she lets Rajah attack him.
Princess Jasmine: Indian or Arabian? Disney's HUGE Cultural Inaccuracy! | Cartoon Analysis
Is Jasmine Arabian or Indian?
She is an Arab. She was the first non-white Disney princess. How do you feel about Disney casting a half-Indian, half-white actress to play Jasmine in the live-action version of Aladdin?
Because Jasmine is not black, she's Arabian. So, why cast a black woman, again? It was controversial enough they had a British woman of Indian descent to play the part. Also, just so you know: the very original story from the 1001 Arabian Nights collection is set in China.
None-the-less Princess Jasmine was played by a half Indian girl in the live action movie and the character of Jasmine is also said to be half Arabian and half Indian in the live action movie.
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However, in terms of etymology, the word jasmine is of Persian origin (in Persian: Yasmin). It entered the English language through Old French. Today, Jasmine is one of the most popular names in the Western world and has numerous spellings.
She is the sixth Disney Princess and the franchise's first non-European member, as well as its first West Asian princess. Due to this, the character is credited with introducing racial diversity to Disney's princess genre.
“Jasmine is called a “Muslim Princess” by some sources though the movie draws heavily from multiple cultures, including a lot of Indian influences (her father wears a turban which is usually a Sikh tradition, though some Muslim men do wear turbans so it doesn't necessarily indicate a specific belief or origin?).
It is deliberately not attributed to any specific modern country. The implication is that it is in what one might call Arabia or that part of the Middle East, rather than South Asian like Pakistan. So no, Princess Jasmine is not Pakistani.
If you mean American Indian, then that would be Pocahontas. The only other Disney character I know of close to India's Indian would be the Jasmine character but I believe she considered to be more a Middle eastern character.
What culture inspired Princess Jasmine from Aladdin? Aladdin is co-opted both Middle Eastern North African SWANA culture and South Asian culture. Jasmine is both a South Asian princess and a MENA Swana princess. Naomi Scott, who is of half Indian descent, is accurate representation for Aladdin.
In fact, records show that the folktale on which Disney's Aladdin is based is originally set in China, and later mixed with a story set in Persia as told by a Syrian woman, then translated and added to 1001 Arabian Nights by a French man, adding to the layers of cultural conflation and Orientalism at play.
When their scuffle briefly grabs Jafar's attention, Jasmine—out of desperation—turns him back to her with a kiss, shocking Aladdin. Once Jasmine and Jafar break the kiss, the latter spots Aladdin's reflection in Jasmine's tiara, finds that she tricked, seduced and humiliated him and immediately attacks.
Moral characteristics – Most of the people – apart from Aladdin and Jasmin – are seen as thieving, violent, despotic, ruthless, and deceitful. The women are either wholly veiled or in belly-dancing dress, and seem either oppressed or lecherous.
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Jasmine is co-opted both Middle Eastern North African SWANA culture and South Asian culture. Disney started with MENA SWANA Arabic representation but added South Asian culture. Jasmine is based off a sister of a white woman made tan. Naomi Scott, who is half Indian, is accurate representation for Aladdin.
