it's for god and for the gays - documentary: Stop frontin! We each have a...

12th September 2009

Video reblogged from The Documentary Group with 6 notes

Stop frontin! We each have a favorite Disney movie. I actually was also all about the cartoons that were on after my little sister and I came back from school. Remember ‘Duck Tales,’ ‘Goof Troop,’ ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Dark Wing Duck?’ Hells yeah!

Whether you realize or not, or accept it or not, the Disney conglomerate has had a gigantic influence on our culture for generations. ‘Mickey Mouse Monopoly: Disney, Childhood & Corporate Power’ tries to break down the negative influence that company has had.

The doc primarily focuses on how big the reach is of Disney, distortion of history, negative reinforcement of female self-image, and the reinforcement of racial stereotypes.

Above is the first of the five parts it is broken down on YouTube. Link: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

currently watching. it’s interesting so far and i think the people interviewed make very good points, particularly about the depiction of females in disney movies, though there is a couple of ignorant comments implying that women couldn’t possibly be happy being a housewife and that feminists apparently shouldn’t get married. i also appreciate the discussion on racism in disney films because that’s something that’s always stood out to me, even as a child when i didn’t understand it all as fully as i do now. i love disney movies and i will always love disney movies, but there are some excellent insights in this documentary.