The opening song “Arabian Nights” as the opening of Aladdin is one of the most antagonistic messages found in the movie, beginning with an illustration of Arab culture with an unquestionably racist tone. At the beginning an Arab merchant sings the lyrics:

“Oh I come from a land/From a faraway place/Where the caravan camels roam./Where they cut off your ears/If they don’t like your face./It’s barbaric, but hey, its home"

The message that is portrayed at the start of the film is that the Middle East is a deserted and isolated wasteland, where justice is served through aggression and violence.