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[Dark Rose]

I have a few weird thoughts about Aladdin and I'm wondering if anyone else has any, as well as answers to mine:
1. Why are Genie and Carpet named after their own species? It's kind of like calling Abu "Monkey" or Iago "Bird". I do like their names, I'm just wondering why Disney decided to keep them simple.
And 2. Speaking of Carpet, how was Aladdin and Genie able to tell he was male (or at least assumed he used he/him pronouns)? Maybe it's some sort of dirty joke?

[AladdinsGenie]

Maybe anyone from the Cave of Wonders just doesn't get a name? Like it's something passed on to your from your master or something? Also, I can't imagine Genie named like....Jamal or Hamed or something

As for Carpet being a dude, I'm guessing Genie asked since they have a history together ("Haven't seen you in a few millennia!") or, what I always kinda assumed, it's the color/pattern scheme that gives him away to anyone who knows about magic carpets.

[Dark Rose]

[Meesh]

I guess I thought that Genie wasn't given a name, in order to reinforce the fact that he was born a slave.
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[zitagirl]

Think it was just easier for the creators to not really giving them real names plus if I really want to be honest I did thought Genie had a name, as for us the word genie is "dzsinn" and he was called "Dzsini" in our dub.

As for Carpet, I only got the idea he's male based on some of his gestures, like when he kisses Jasmine's hand.
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[Dark Rose]

Another thought I had that I posted in a Youtube comment:
"Am I the only one who used to find it a little strange that Genie is shown bathing with his earring and cuffs on? The cuffs I can understand since I don't think he could remove them at the time but still, the earring?"
Everyone here probably knows what I am talking about but here's what I mean anyway:

However, I also realized that he can remove his cuffs. In some forms he doesn't have them on, like his left arm in this one:

What are your thoughts on this? Was this intentional? It probably was because I know there is a similar situation with Jasmine in a spinoff

[Meesh]

Haha i never really paid attention to those sexy genie posters on the changing room screen.
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[zitagirl]

The small funny details still give me a chuckle.

Not gonna lie, but when I first saw the movie I thought Genie was bathing because the sudden water that got into his lamp (not sure if this is considered dark humor given the situation), so it didn't bother me him having his earring and such up.

As for the cuff thing. I might say it's an oversight with what we know about the whole imprisonment for genies. Plus they might have just found this looking much better without cuffs. Not trying to sell them short, just simply know sometimes people can forget about a few details, especially when you are in hurry.
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You know your sanity is long gone when your favourites are a boy genius, a wacky genie, a mad man with a box and a deathberry

[Dark Rose]

[Dark Rose]

[zitagirl]

Can Genie even be considered a furry material? I have some furry friends and never heard them ref to Genie as such.
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You know your sanity is long gone when your favourites are a boy genius, a wacky genie, a mad man with a box and a deathberry

[Meesh]

[Dark Rose]

[Dark Rose]

[Dark Rose]

Unrelated to the movie but does anyone know why this is the most overused Genie clipart and that it's on every piece of merchandise where he is involved?