I thought Isabel's lecture was really interesting today. I've never looked at the Disney Corporation and the Disney movies in that perspective. As a kid (and even now) you think of Disney as being a wholesome company, however upon really looking at the movies, one can see that they too, fall prey to the common stereotypes of other cultures. Even the quote by Michael Eisner stating that their only objective is to make money, is disturbing. It shows that even if that the company somehow absent-mindedly made these stereotypes in their movies, that will do nothing to improve them, because they don't have a child's interest at heart.
I also found it interesting that when the one student tried to find the book from lecture, that none of the bookstores sold it. What does this say in terms of censorship? Who really controls what books we are allowed to read? Also, does this say that gay and lesbian relations haven't been integrated or accepted by society yet?
Good Job Isabel.
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I agree...I really found Isabel's lecture to be interesting. I find the research to be extremely relevant and important to bring to the attention of Disney movie producers. Although I think that this topic is important,I dont know how much attention the media industry would give to the topic. Just as anything, they produce for capital, and they have clearly been successful thus far. Childrens minds are shaped early on by the information that they are given, so I think that more diverse information would help to expand their ideas in the future. At the same time cartoons are for the enjoyment and entertainment of children, allowing them to escape into a fantasy world, and Disney has been successful in doing that.
I also agree. Her lecture was interesting and it was nice to see what our GSI is studying. Everyone is concerned with making money however I was shocked to hear that that was DISNEY's main goal. Disney should be completely aware and even go so far as to embrace the fact that they can sculpt young children's minds and have the power to either enforce or rid of stereotypes.
I was shocked as well to see the Disney narratives exposed like that. I think that the reason many don't realize the hegemonic ideals that the Disney is ingraining in society can be attributed to it's status as children's entertainment. I think that many times society is too concerned with what is there rather than what is absent. By this I mean that if Disney started to include explicit material, everyone would notice, but the absence multiculturalism goes largely unnoticed.
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