Is Disney Channel racist or is it just me?
The reason why Disney has so many white people on their shows is because there are more white young people in America than Asian, Black, or brown people. Also white people are more likely to be affluent and have a higher socio status than other races. White young people also may be into theatre while others just carry out a normal life. I've seen many disney channel programs like "princess protection program", "bridge to terabithia", "wizards of waverley place", "suite life on deck", "suite life of zack and cody (now dislike - too childish)". Disney does show "Cory in the house", which features Maiara (portuguese/brown) and cory (black). And they do include a few non white people in some shows. Disney seems to be targeted at white people and young westernized people, but I wouldn't call them racist. It's just white kids are more populus and in to disney/theatre than others. Most kids live in different developed countries and their lifes don't revolve around disney because it is either too far away, or they don't have cable or sky tv. On a 1-10 scale of disney being racist, 1 being low and 10 being outright racist, I'd rate them 6. Disney could put forth more effort to include a wider range of people. It gets too silly if a show just has white people, and sets a bad example for us generations Y and Z.
Why do disney horses act like dogs?
Inherently, dogs have more human-like emotions than horses do. You'll notice this in lap-dogs especially. This could also be why dogs are "man's best friend." Regardless. Applying the characteristics of a dog to a horse makes the horse seem more relatable, and therefore more entertaining and lovable, while making the horse still animal-like and not too human-like.