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Lord knows, I cherish me some Disney. I feel the need to articulate this upfront just to underscore how much I delight in the Disney animated canon. I grew up with those films, watching them over and over again, singing the songs, pretending to be a princess (or one of the dancing ostriches from &#;s Fantasia&#;I loved them, and still do). Disney has had a presence in my experience for as far back as I can remember.
But as I have gotten older, and watched these movies from the perspective of a (somewhat) jaded adult, I&#;ve realized that there are some messages embedded in these films that are not exactly what you might call &#;progressive.&#; Especially in the older films in the canon, there are issues of insensitivity, bordering on racism, that makes modern-day viewers squirm uncomfortably&#;issues that own, to this evening, prevented the dwelling video release of &#;s Song of the Southhere in the United States. Added to that is the excellent deal of stereotyping in the maturation of many of the classic Disney characters&#;most particularly in the characterization of the females, an issue
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There’s now been a good two-decade gap since I developed this early love for Disney. Two decades, and an awful lot of feminism. For anyone thinking that I might now suddenly find what used to be my favourite films stupid: think again. I still love them. I may not be obsessed with them any more, or make myself minute cardboard huts – but I do think about what can be deduced from these films, what I missed as a child.
For young Anna, it was clear who was good and who was evil. Peter Pan’s foe was of course Captain Hook, with his inky wavy hair and satisfactory moustache. For Ariel, it was of course the evil Ursula – a large half-woman, half-octopus with far too much make-up on. Aladdin’s adversary is Jafar, the tall guy with eyeliner and such a sleazy voice. He’s quite similar to Scar, the evil uncle in The Lion King, who also looks as though he’s wearing eye make-up (in addition to his scar, after which he is named), and whose haughty personality is also rather sleazy.
Music is banned in Miguel's house. His great-great-grandmother was walked out on by her musician husband, left to raise a youthful daughter alone. For generations hence, the young Mexican protagonist's family despise song and shun anything to do with it. Coco is a Disney production. It is for children, and it is about the degeneracy of melody and death.
And yet, in advance in the film, we see Miguel hiding in an attic. Cradling a makeshift guitar, he huddles close to the glow of television screen to play along with his long-dead idol, Ernesto De la Cruz. The image of the idol is reflected in his eyes. Miguel is a closet musician.
This moment is an example of what Jason Stanyek and Benjamin Piekut word an &#;intermundane duet&#;.[ii] Just as Stanyek and Piekut witness Natalie Cole singing &#;Unforgettable&#; with her defunct father Nat King Cole through video projection, here Miguel, gazing reverently at De la Cruz, breathes breathes, &#;when he played music, he made people fall in love with h
Gravity Falls Creator Calls Out Disney Over Pride Month Hypocrisy
Gravity Fallscreator Alex Hirsch had a tough response to a recent tweet by Disney celebrating Pride Month, calling out the company's hypocrisy. Hirsch's animated series aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD during its two-season run that concluded in Gravity Falls centered on a set of twins, Mabel and Dipper Pines, who spend their summer with their great-uncle in the titular town. The Oregon-set show focused on their day-to-day adventures helping their uncle dash his "Mystery Shack" and checking supernatural mysteries. Gravity Falls was beloved by critics and viewers alike, with the series earning several awards throughout its two seasons.
The display was also praised for its LGBTQ+ representation, with the characters Sheriff Blubs and Deputy Durland voicing their love for one another in the series finale. However, Hirsch has made it clear he would have liked to carry out more. In August , he reacted to an episode of fellow Disney Channel animated series The Owl Housethat featured two female characters danci