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Re:Did Disney's The Lion King Rip Off an Old Japanese TV Ser... by LeonRobrotsky on Friday March 20, 2015 @11:11AM (#9238162)
> People seem less annoyed by that though

Probably because Shakespeare was white.

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Re:Did Disney's The Lion King Rip Off an Old Japanese TV Ser... by mathgeek on Friday March 20, 2015 @11:25AM (#9238270)
I'd wager it's because Shakespeare did a fair amount of flattery himself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sources_of_Hamlet

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