Mickey Mouse Monopoly: Disney, Childhood & Corporate Power.
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Stumble ThisThe Disney Company's massive success in the 20th century is based on creating an image of innocence, magic and fun. Its animated films in particular are almost universally lauded as wholesome family entertainment, enjoying massive popularity among children and endorsement from parents and teachers.
Mickey Mouse Monopoly takes a close and critical look at the world these films create and the stories they tell about race, gender and class and reaches disturbing conclusions about the values propagated under the guise of innocence and fun. This daring new video insightfully analyzes Disney's cultural pedagogy, examines its corporate power, and explores its vast influence on our global culture. Including interviews with cultural critics, media scholars, child psychologists, kindergarten teachers, multicultural educators, college students and children, Mickey Mouse Monopoly will provoke audiences to confront comfortable assumptions about an American institution that is virtually synonymous with childhood pleasure.
Mickey Mouse Monopoly takes a close and critical look at the world these films create and the stories they tell about race, gender and class and reaches disturbing conclusions about the values propagated under the guise of innocence and fun. This daring new video insightfully analyzes Disney's cultural pedagogy, examines its corporate power, and explores its vast influence on our global culture. Including interviews with cultural critics, media scholars, child psychologists, kindergarten teachers, multicultural educators, college students and children, Mickey Mouse Monopoly will provoke audiences to confront comfortable assumptions about an American institution that is virtually synonymous with childhood pleasure.
Sounds like a McCain/Lieberman bumper sticker.
What a bunch of absurd, alarmist bullshit. I know that throwing rocks at the giant is fashionable, but give me a fucking break.
^Money justifies all? Pretty shallow, buddy.
I said no such thing, buddy. You and your posse can downvote me for going against the tide, but I stand by what I said (not what you seem to think I said). A corporation has a legal responsibility to its shareholders to make money, so there's nothing sensational or remarkable about the dramatic quote at the end; it's absolutely true.
I'm not sure what you saw in this that Disney needs to justify, but I sure didn't see much. I think Disney could stand to add some color to its movies, but that's true of all entertainment, and I don't think there's any need to assume there's some sort of conspiracy or evil corporate policy. But if you could read something into my brief comment that I didn't say, I suppose it's not difficult to see what you want to see in the giant.
Commence your rock-throwing, brave David.
Don't be a pawn. Expand your world view.
Clue: You'd earn more respect without all the whiny victim pity.
Their answer seemed to be an emphatic "no", though.
I'm not sure of a solution per se, other than to spread the commentary on it, and make sure parents get a perspective like this so they can be on the watch for it in children's media, without simply relying on the G rating or the Disney logo.