Disney was always so strange to me
I preferred Hanna-Barbera’s
Flintstones and Scooby Doo
or even Warner Brothers’
Sylvester and Tweety Bird,
Wiley Coyote and the Roadrunner
were graphically violent but funny.
But Disney just seemed weird to me
with odd, disproportionate characters.
Mouses and Ducks were the same size
But the Dogs were segregated
Pluto was Mickey‘s naked, collared pet
Goofy walked upright, fully dressed
Why was Pluto the designated slave?
To teach kids about hierarchy?
I thought the Mouseketeer
headband ears were weird
fetishized, cult-like, “join the club”
Britney Spears was their creation
need I say more?
Their animated films
were violent and traumatizing
full of witches and magicians
motherless orphans
and psychedelic acid trip scenes.
They even used real human bones
for the Pirates of the Caribbean
it’s supposed to be an amusement ride
not a horror show!
Who invented roller coasters
and horror movies?
Why is adrenaline fear
considered wholesome family fun?
Mickey is the alpha
so he gets to wear pants
but certain males like Donald
wear a top without bottoms
I guess to show off his feathered assets.
Monkeys do this too in colonies
they display their ass
to the dominant male
who then pretends to hump them
as a sign of acceptance!
I’ve always felt the same way about Disney.
I never did like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck or Goofy.
The Flintstones was my all time favourite cartoon show.
I also liked Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound and Quick Draw McGraw.
And of course Bugs Bunny.
But like you, I always found Disney cartoons strange and dark.
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I admit I watched modern Disney films and thought some were good, like WALL E was cute but Disney is getting weirder and owns so many companies now, like Lucasfilm and Marvel.
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I watched every Flintstones episode after school, (reruns of the show). Fred was such a dumb, tyrant and poor nice guy, Barney made constant excuses for him. I liked the parody commentary of animals that worked as sinks, showers, washing machines etc, they often complained 😀, I liked how they used their feet in the cars, haha!
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It’s funny, as kids we don’t notice those little things and think they are normal but as we get older our eyes are more open to wtf moments.
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That’s so true! I think maybe it affected us subliminally, but not consciously. There was also racism against people of color that was accepted back then, but now is so obviously offensive.
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Definitely lots of overboard stereotypes back then. You can almost compare Mickey to Al Jolson back then. A little more subtle in these days.
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Yes, they have to be subtle nowadays if they want to keep their profits rolling in. I hope people will take back the power we gave to corporations.
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We can only hope the right people will be in the right place to make a difference, someday.
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Thanks David 😊
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