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Why is Peter Pan movie racist? Please help me find quotes from Peter Pan that represents racism

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Not only does Peter Pan depict Native Americans in horrifically prejudiced ways, the movie is carpet-bombed with racist slurs against them. Everyone, from innocent children and the heroic Pan to the villainous Captain Hook, casually speak of these nearly erased people as "savages" and much worse.
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Context. Peter Pan and Wendy come across the Indians (who refer to themselves as "Injuns") once arriving in Neverland. Wishing to learn more about them, the Lost Boys ask the Indians three questions: "What Makes the Red Man Red?", "When Did He First Say 'Ugg'?" and "Why Does He Ask You 'How?'

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