The VERY Messed Up Origins™ of Pocahontas (REVISITED!) | Disney Explained

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» 0:00 - Disney is a LIAR Sometimes
» 1:55 - Based on a “True Story”
» 9:30 - Brought to you by BetterHelp!
» 10:42 - Bad Romance

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[JonSolo]

Thanks for watching, Solo Cups! This was a fun (and kind of depressing) story to revisit! I'm curious: what are YOUR thoughts on the movie? Do you like it? Do you think the inaccuracies are justified since the movie spreads awareness of Pocahontas's existence? Or should Disney have refrained from making the movie at all? Let me know! (❍ᴥ❍ʋ)⁣

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[micah]

I'm cool with people having their own versions of fiction, but changing the story of a real person and glorifying her tragedy is messed up.

[MizzTTU]

As a member of the Chickahominy tribe myself it's amazing that Disney actually got the pronouncing of the names correctly. Do I wish they would have listened to the tribal members that came out to help Disney with the movie more so on the acualt history then just how the homes and traditional practices went. Yes, but I get it can't go with the truth if it looks really bad with her age being a minor.

[emilycurtis]

I heard Russell Means speak at a lecture series at my college. He was supportive of the film given his own indigenous advocacy, and loved the idea of "white girls affectionately treating their Pocahontas dolls." So that was an interesting argument, where he was more focused on the cultural shift than the historical accuracy. (I remember reading that Pocahontas' friend, Nakoma, has a hairstyle more reflective of South West Indigenous Nations)

[anim]

But you forgot to add pocahontas 2 in where she travels to England, she is treated like a show pony in the movie, at some point shes looking for Smith and then sails off with a whole other John

[grapeshot]

Yeah Disney definitely went with the whole exotic woman falls in love with the first white guy she sees trope. Actually Pocahontas was a very tragic story.

[youtubecommentergal]

"He was injured by a gun powder explosion while lighting his pipe." Lol man's was about to blow himself up.That made me laugh.😂

[sabrinaloizides-merideth]

As someone who lives in Virginia where the movie is supposedly set, I've been wondering where those waterfalls are my ENTIRE life! LOL! They couldn't even get the terrain right.

[michellecrocker]

For example, Pocahontas was just a kid when she met John Smith who was like twice her age. A romance would never have happened. Plus one theory on the episode where she saves John Smith from execution was in actuality an adoption ritual

[Bookwormtalksabout]

I heard a theory that John’s “execution” was a practice of the chief’s power. It was a ceremony where it would look like he was going to kill John and Pocahontas’ role was to step in and ask her father for mercy. This was to show the chief as a powerful but merciful leader

[ezfktfv]

Thankyou for revisiting this Disney story and the true history behind it. It's disheartening knowing what happened to her and what has continued to happen to native Americans to this day.

[kendallthompson]

I earned in my 10th grade early American lit class that John Smith wrote his journals in the third person to make himself out to be the hero of an adventure book. He wanted to be the main character so he wrote himself as a literary hero so people reading it would think that someone else wrote it about him and it wasn't for egotistical and narcissistic purposes. He literally wanted someone to find his journals, read about this great adventure hero and be like "Wow, John Smith is so cool. He's like Indiana Jones." So a lot of the things that happened are dramatized for his novel.

[moonprincesst.s.h.ever]

If I remember correctly, Pocahontas ' descendants went to see the directors and offered their help in writing the script and they declined.

[tweakingouttt]

Thank you so much for making this video. The things Pocahontas + her people and other Native Americans had to go through were disgusting and upsetting. Thank you for shedding light on the subject!!!

Edit: can’t wait for next weeks episode!! Sounds extremely interesting :)))

[expressiondestination]

Shame on YouTube for not notifying me about this. Learning the real story as a kid from my native friends parents really opened my eyes from an early age

[jenniferhunt]

Jamestown Virginian here. The pronunciation for Pocahontas’s mothers tribe is Mattaponi. (Mat-ta-Poe-nye)

[alicewilloughby]

10:53 - It was more than just being angry that Pocahontas was kissing Smith, it was that he thought Smith was attacking Pocahontas.
12:14 - I've heard the theory that the whole business of them appearing to be about to kill Smith and then Pocahontas rushing in to save him was actually a ritual to adopt Smith into the tribe.

[FayBelleRose]

Disney Jon Solo: He hurt his back because he was saving children who trapped in cave.
Rea-life Jon Solo: Hurt his back while squatted at LA Fitness.

I am sorry Jon I couldn't help my self. But you are right through Disney made John Smith way better than how he actually was in real life.

[dylonlord]

I wanted to request some history on celtic mythology I love your videos and how you explain stuff so I think your explanation of celtic mythos would be awesome cause it's pretty weird and dark like norse and Slavic mythology

[crissy]

Pocohantas was my favorite growing up. Ready to hear it torn to shreds with the truth.