The crafty cats in Lady and the Tramp are, as they say, Siamese whether you do or don’t please. Critics, however, remain largely displeased by the various Asian stereotypes embodied by the cats in the 1955 movie.
The havoc-wreaking twins first appear as floating, slanty eyes peeking out from inside a basket; they prance around to a distinctly Asian soundtrack, tormenting the Lady with their sinister and manipulative behavior — not to mention their pidgin English. The movie was released shortly after the end of the Korean War, when Asian stereotypes were rampant in the U.S. — a connection that analysts have used to explain the deeper significance of the Siamese antagonists.
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