Blog #4: All things Disney


What is your relationship to Disney and animated children’s culture?  What role did these texts play in your life as a child, if any? In that of any children you share time with? How do your memories challenge or reflect Christensen’s claims? How does Frozen meet or challenge your memories of princess culture?

 I grew up loving everything Disney and other popular animated movies/TV shows. Besides owning practically every Disney movie on VHS, I also owned and enjoyed cartoons like Fern Gully, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Gargoyles. There was no bias when it came to cartoons for me!

 I loved watching  princess movies (Little Mermaid was a personal favorite) but I never wished to pursue a career as a princess. I would have much rather play basketball with my older brother, but I do admit that at some point I probably planned to find a Prince Charming of my own. 

 Another thins from tonights reading that was a valid point is the blatant racist depictions of non-white characters. This is not news to me, it has been brought to my attention on a few occasions through teachers, YouTube videos, and unoffical biographies  that Walt himself was a NAZI sympathizer. If that is the case it is no surprise that non-white characters are portrayed in a negative light (Jim Crow Laws and the black crows in Dumbo?).


Comments

  1. AnonymousJune 28, 2017 at 8:37 AM

    Nice blog, Leah!! Really, princesses and Barbies were not on my list of favorite things either!

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  2. UnknownJune 28, 2017 at 1:07 PM

    I prefer playing basketball over playing princess too! Do you think that some of those Disney movies affected your expectation of guys?

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  3. JamieJune 29, 2017 at 10:43 AM

    I like your juxtaposition of finding your own prince and playing basketball. Though I am the least athletic person I know, I would have always wanted to paint something as a child than play princess!

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