extended from heathers comments

This post will be extended comments from my classmate Heathers blog regarding an article we read about the harmful effects of Disney movies, including racism, sexism and other issues of stereotype.  Her blog may be viewed at http://zombiesatemyblogger.blogspot.com/ .  First of all, I would like to say that I feel sorry for anyone who ever feels compelled to change their thoughts, beliefs or actions due to animated movies regardless of who they are produced by.  Then secondly I would like to say that I think the arguments made in this article and again in Heathers blog are grossly over exaggerated and over thought.  I think that people who believe they need to be a Disney princess should take a look in the mirror and realize that no matter how hard they try, or for whatever reason feel the need to, they will never be animated, and in most cases they will never be a princess.  I think if people are going to argue that Disney movies made them feel inferior, well how bout saying tv shows like "Jersey Shore" made me feel to small.  Or tv shows like "Two and Half Men" compel me to drink all day every day and sleep with every woman I ever look at.  It is then the producers of those shows that are responsible for my actions afterwards.  Correct? No absolutely not.  To blame Disney is to alleviate all sense of responsibility.  Personally I have watched Disney movies many times in my life and I feel fine.  I watched The Lion King and never felt the need to run away and never come back.  Perhaps because I watched these movies for what they are, roughly two hours of animated entertainment, which ends after two hours.  These are not movies meant to teach life lessons. These are movies which serve the purpose of entertaining people.  If an individual can not watch a Disney movie without feeling that they have to become the characters depicted in the films then perhaps they are overly sensitive, and should lock themselves in a room without newspapers, televisions, computers, or any other form of technology for the rest of their lives.  These are the individuals who drink 4lokos in excess and then sue the company.  The individuals who blame rap music and video games like Grand Theft Auto for gang violence.  These issues always have and always will exist in the world.  It is up to the individual to form their own opinions and not be shaped by the opinion of everyone and everything around them. 


Sorry Heather.