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Sunday, October 28, 2018

Disney film sends wrong messages?

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-Interesting -- even hilarious! -- examples of the dangers of fairytales.....link also to impact of foreign films on local culture....if u think about it, it makes sense...the Snow White example goes against the conservative practices in Islamic societies where men and women of the opposite sex are not allowed to have any intimate contact if they are not married, and by intimiate contact, I mean not just sex or kissing, but even something innocuous like holding hands! A guy was given 90 lashes of the cane under the Syriah Law for kissing a girl in a shopping mall! No kidding! (See HERE)

-Potential excellent Bangs for ur essay using those bolded and underlined below....

"Don't you think it's weird that the prince kisses Snow White without her permission? Because you cannot kiss someone if they're sleeping!"

"Every time we close Snow White I look at my girls and ask, 'Don't you think it's weird that Snow White didn't ask the old witch why she needed to eat the apple? Or where she got the apple?'" Bell told Parents......."I say, 'I would never take food from a stranger, would you?' And my kids are like, 'No!' And I'm like, 'OK, I'm doing something right.'"
children's stories such as Snow White promote sexual violence....."When you think rationally about Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, that tell of a 'princess being woken up by the kiss of a prince', they are describing sexual assault on an unconscious person

Excellent example of how Disney cartoons perpetuates the "damsel in distress" syndrome in girls instead of empowering them....but of coz, the recent Disney cartoons are evolving with the time; think Pocahontas, Mulan, and others  that portrays strong women...:
"Cinderella - banned," said Knightley, who played Robin Hood's daughter in Disney's Princess Of Thieves (2001)...."Because, you know, she waits around for a rich guy to rescue her. Don't. Rescue yourself, obviously."
"And," she added about 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid, "this is the one that I'm quite annoyed about because I really like the film. I mean, the songs are great, but do not give your voice up for a man. Hello."
Qn:  To what extent do foreign television programmes have a negative impact on the culture of your country? (DHS Prelim 2018)