Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-24018644-20150228155751/@comment-1894786-20150511050513

Utter solitude wrote: I mean, it would be wonderful, but it has to be marketable (so to speak) to the base audience, which is Americans. They'd have to do it in a way that the entire audience would understand the story. Which they absolutely could, of course. Well, they could dive in slowly. I think most Americans are aware of the Anansi myths of West Africa through the title figure's appearances in Sesame Street, Static Shock (a popular kid's superhero show during the early 2000's) and even exists in both the Marvel universe (as the original Spider-Man) and the DC universe (in a similar capacity to how Loki appears in Marvel, a villainous version of his god self). That would be a great place to start with African culture.

As for East Asian culture, most people know Journey To The West through Dragon Ball. Instantly recognizable. And Western Asian culture has the Bhagavad Gita, The Epic Of Gilgamesh, and even Aladdin's frame story, 1,001 Nights.

And then in Latin American culture, pretty much everyone has heard of Quezacoatl, the Mayan feathered serpent god. His mythology would be a great way to enter into further Latin American stories.

And let's not forget the vast richness of Native American stories, or American literature and folk tales, such as Huckleberry Finn, Paul Bunyon and more. Every American has heard of Paul Bunyon and Davy Crockett. And doing Pocahontas in a non-offensive light would do wonders for Disney.