tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626161250913486125.post7491419713410280507..comments2012-06-14T12:48:15.597-07:00Comments on From the Busy Basement: Opportunities MissedSaralynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16674322628883710138noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626161250913486125.post-38557500056246422662010-02-08T11:17:47.534-08:002010-02-08T11:17:47.534-08:00Man, I love mash-ups.
I'll pass this one your...Man, I love mash-ups.<br /><br />I'll pass this one your way:<br />Go to YouTube and look up "Single Ladies in Mayberry" and prepared to have an earworm enter your brain and take up residence.<br /><br />I'll probably have more constructive and academic things to say on later posts, but for now... I just have Beyonce and Barney Fife.<br /><br />Fabulous blog, by the way!bodicegoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343284288914932128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626161250913486125.post-82049961370459345292010-02-06T20:26:14.075-08:002010-02-06T20:26:14.075-08:00Jeff - I think you're right in that themes tha...Jeff - I think you're right in that themes that should be troubling are (often/largely) accepted in Disney products because our culture is comfortable with them. It is when one of those themes becomes an issue in society-at-large that we begin to stop accepting them in (at least in words/theory). A prime example of this is the way the mainstreaming of a lot of ideas about gender equity and sexism led to criticism of passive Princesses like Sleeping Beauty and Disney's creation of (seemingly) active, "powerful" ones like Belle and Mulan.<br /><br />I suppose my point here is less that we actively condone what Disney does in their films than that we just don't see them. We are often blinded to subtler offenses because they are buried in something that's supposed to be frivolous and have no effect beyond entertaining children. We just don't see them through pretty colors and catchy tunes. And it's because of this that opportunities for juxtapositions like the ones above to provide insight or challenges are missed.Saralynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16674322628883710138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626161250913486125.post-66503206724687663652010-02-06T20:03:28.859-08:002010-02-06T20:03:28.859-08:00In regards to the racist, sexist, heterosexist etc...In regards to the racist, sexist, heterosexist etc. themes that Disney propagates, is it because of Disney's image as a simply fun, fluffy, or child friendly company that's doing it? Or could it be that those themes are what has made Disney so successful?<br /><br />Maybe it's not that we accept Disney as the child loving company and proceed to condone their method. Maybe those themes (which tend to go unnoticed until you scrutinize the films) are what our culture is most comfortable with, making it easy to accept what Disney puts out.<br /><br />At our age and in our time, we are able to look back at those more conservative notions of racism, sexism, and the like and criticize them. More conservative trains of thought don't necessarily need, want, or care to and are okay with these largely ignored undertones.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426403031225990838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626161250913486125.post-38999800788015588742010-02-06T19:51:32.888-08:002010-02-06T19:51:32.888-08:00Thanks, Erin. I loved your entire post, particula...Thanks, Erin. I loved your entire post, particularly the addition to my line of thought with this this insight: "[In Sin City] characters like Nancy Callahan can be seen as both, a grown-up stripper, and an naive little girl. When you look at it this way, “Ariel” from “The Little Mermaid” doesn’t seem like that radical of a contrast."<br /><br />I knew there was something about the Ariel/Nancy combination that struck me, but I couldn't put my finger on it. That's exactly it!Saralynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16674322628883710138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626161250913486125.post-47173405109984666292010-02-06T15:02:03.510-08:002010-02-06T15:02:03.510-08:00Hey Saralyn! I thought this post was very interes...Hey Saralyn! I thought this post was very interesting. I had quite a bit to say about it though, so I'm just going to post my comment on my own blog, as you will see in a minute. Thanks again for sharing!erinasonrisitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13565808792228055146noreply@blogger.com