Keep Banzai and Ed in the 2019 version of The Lion King.


Keep Banzai and Ed in the 2019 version of The Lion King.
The Issue
Disney, we are not happy about what you've done to Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed. Banzai and Ed are being changed to Kamari and Azizi. Kamari means "gambling", and Azizi means "precious". This is an insult to Lion King fans, and fans of the Hyena Trio because everyone knows Shenzi's companions as Banzai and Ed because they've went by those names in every piece of The Lion King media. Like the removal of the song "Be Prepared", you have not given a reason for this. Our only idea is it's because the name Banzai is well known as Japanese and Ed isn't Swahilian at all. But Banzai's name IS in fact Swahilian because there is a Swahilian meaning for banzai: Skulk or Lurk, and it makes him sound tough unlike the name Kamari, which means gambling, which I don't understand how it fits Banzai. Plus, you can't tell the names are Swahilian unless you know the language or look it up. For Ed, Ed is the only hyena without a Swahilian name, unless it's short for something Swahilian? The name Azizi means precious, which I don't think suits Ed at all because how is having his tongue sticking out and laughing all the time precious? More importantly, Ed is not the only character without a Swahilian name. Zazu doesn't have a Swahilian name because zazu is Hebrew for "they moved", and Timon doesn't have an African name because Timon means respect in Greek. The point is, if Timon and Zazu can go without Swahilian names, then why can't Ed? So everyone please sign this petition if you want them to stay as Banzai and Ed. I care because Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed are very popular characters, so this will hurt a lot of fans, and may confuse some people on who's who.
The Issue
Disney, we are not happy about what you've done to Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed. Banzai and Ed are being changed to Kamari and Azizi. Kamari means "gambling", and Azizi means "precious". This is an insult to Lion King fans, and fans of the Hyena Trio because everyone knows Shenzi's companions as Banzai and Ed because they've went by those names in every piece of The Lion King media. Like the removal of the song "Be Prepared", you have not given a reason for this. Our only idea is it's because the name Banzai is well known as Japanese and Ed isn't Swahilian at all. But Banzai's name IS in fact Swahilian because there is a Swahilian meaning for banzai: Skulk or Lurk, and it makes him sound tough unlike the name Kamari, which means gambling, which I don't understand how it fits Banzai. Plus, you can't tell the names are Swahilian unless you know the language or look it up. For Ed, Ed is the only hyena without a Swahilian name, unless it's short for something Swahilian? The name Azizi means precious, which I don't think suits Ed at all because how is having his tongue sticking out and laughing all the time precious? More importantly, Ed is not the only character without a Swahilian name. Zazu doesn't have a Swahilian name because zazu is Hebrew for "they moved", and Timon doesn't have an African name because Timon means respect in Greek. The point is, if Timon and Zazu can go without Swahilian names, then why can't Ed? So everyone please sign this petition if you want them to stay as Banzai and Ed. I care because Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed are very popular characters, so this will hurt a lot of fans, and may confuse some people on who's who.
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Petition created on April 27, 2018
