I've always jokingly blamed my romantic ideals on Disney. Prince Charming always turns up and everyone lives happily ever after. If only life and love would go so smoothly....
I grew up on a Disney diet of singing animals and fantastic twadle but as a kid I loved it and as an adult I still appreciate a good fairytale. I can, of course, seperate fantasy from reality and could do so as a child. Disney movies sparked my imagination but ultimately I knew they only existed on the television screen in front of me.
Thanks to my upbringing I also regarded my elders as my betters, even if some of them were grumpy and smelled funny. Now, all grown up, I know better - some old people really are rather insipid, mean spirited and stupid.
American academics at Brigham Young Uni, Utah, have found that a significant minority of Disney movies portray older characters as bad tempered, silly, mean and evil. The tenuous link is there, they argue - Disney characters foster negative images and make kids think old people are bad...
Well, they might make children think some old people are bad/mad/thick, maybe...
What a waste of academic resources, time and energy. People have been banging on about the stereotypical format of Disney films for years, perhaps parents would prefer a couple of dancing gay Chiuaua's in the next movie, or something...
All this controversy has got me reminising...There really were some great old Disney films (not to mention the new souped up Pixar offerings, which are stunning). Check out The Sword in the Stone...."impudent piece of crockery!".
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