November 2011
poop on a loop…
so I was inconsiderate and did not save, for myself, the link where I asked people if they wanted to help me out with the next mini-project (similar to Dear Disney a few weeks back). The first person that responded was going to be my pick but it’s been quite a while and I don’t want to barrage them with emails since it’s not that important and I’ve...
emilyrainbow asked: I very much love this blog. I don't always agree with all of your views, but I always respect your well thought out/educated opinions.
pickingupavisionicantsee asked: You live in Germany? May I ask where? I'm German and I live there, that's why I'm interested :)
aw… my grandma sent me a really old book of hers, of “German Fairy Tales” (I live in Germany so I imagine that’s part of the reason she sent it)- it has old, yellowed pages and and a dark green/blue embossed cover. I wonder how old it is… the only date in the entire book is 1865 (“Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865”?). Some of the...
Anonymous asked: How do you feel about the most recent Disney PRINCES?
psyche2332 asked: Hey just started following your blog!. since you were wondering about movies which already begin with the couple together, I was wondering if you had seen the Ant Bully? I thought the plot was solid enough and I liked the fact that the two were already together so the story was able to focus on other things...
"Correct me if i'm wrong."
soydulcedeleche:
jadedfucker:
feministdisney:
^
more reasons to hate white feminists. keep it comin, assholes!
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Anonymous asked: Someone I know constantly uses the word "bitch" in conversation. I have tried explaining to them the negative female connotations of the word, but they insist that since they use it regardless of gender, it does not have those meanings. Are they right? I believe that the word cannot be separated from its connotations- is that true? I'm bad at explaining but this bothers me. :(
man-is-the-bastard asked: Thanks for correcting me. I probably should read into things more before posting. When you said about "D" i have spoke to people who listen to rap and listened to some of the underground rap songs, and they are really dark :/. the majority of the pornogrind scene is mainly white and i don't agree with that.
"Correct me if i'm wrong."
man-is-the-bastard:
Surely In a post feminist society, we should abolish rap music. It’s racist and sexist.
it’s a good thing you’re open to being corrected if you’re wrong, because
A) we’re not a post-feminist society, assuming we hail from the same society, especially because
B) Feminism deals with internalized racism, which is pertinent since
C) your statement in...
Anonymous asked: Someone recently mentioned the Belle picture about internet activism and how it could be perceived as classist. I thought I'd mention that I'm not what you might call poor, but I haven't got money to go anywhere, so I'm stuck at home. I didn't realize it until someone else mentioned it, but it does bug me when internet activism is considered half-hearted activism. Having...
waltdisneyconfessions:
“Disney has taught me that no matter how old you are, no matter what you look like, or where you’re from, you’re always a princess.”
“Disney has taught me that no matter how old you are [so long as you’re younger than 20], no matter what you look like [so long as you’re thin to the point of being anatomically impossible and you fit the generic societal...
windyenchantment-deactivated201 asked: I was wondering if you'd seen Kiki's Delivery Service. After reading some of your reviews, I was inspired to search for a movie I loved that had a very positive view of women. There was an article written praising Kiki's Delivery Service as a "feminist masterpiece." Do you agree?
Feminist Disney: svnoyi: iarrrrrapirate: I am not... →
rastajosh777:
svnoyi:
iarrrrrapirate:
I am not really sure the significance of this picture, but it looks pretty amazing.
The significance is Imperialism, Colonialism, and Genocide. This image depicts the beneficiaries of the North American Genocide mocking their victims by mimicking them…
Oh shut the fuck up. They’re people takin’ pictures. They like that style and want to share with...
#I keep putting off doing my cleaning ish but it’s going to take 2 hours so i better get started, illness or no
NOT GOING TO DO CLEANING ON MY FRIDAY NOPE.
Anonymous asked: As an FYI to those who may not be familiar with the terminology, because "biological" and "genetic" are still problematic in addressing non-cis* gender & sex, perhaps mention that a more preferred terminology would be "Female assigned at birth" or "Male assigned at birth"
Feminist Disney: feminishblog: “The only jobs for... →
makiruz:
feministdisney:
makiruz:
feministdisney:
feminishblog:
“The only jobs for which no man is qualified are human incubators and wet nurse. Likewise, the only job for which no woman is or can be qualified is sperm donor.”
— Wilma Scott Heide
not to rain on the party but aren’t we trying to move away from defining people’s bodies…
I think they mean Biological Men and Women, but I...
Anonymous asked: Would it be considered irony that my love of Pocahontas as a child led to a lifelong pursuit of knowledge of native cultures...which led to significant decline in my ability to enjoy the movie as I understand how inaccurately it depicts and how unfairly it stereotypes Native Americans? :/
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Anonymous asked: As someone who is not white, I would argue that the term "slut" is used not only for white--or "(white)"--women. Unfortunately the term is widely used regardless of race. Just a little something that bothered me.
committing myself to sleeping semi-on time so that I can stop coughing (sleep cures everything right)
so no more asks will be answered for tonight, etc
tschus :P
sageoflogic replied to your post: For one of your Disney images, you mentioned that Belle not wanting to be just an internet activist was ableist and I was wondering who is ableist against? Is it ableist against those that can’t physically leave their homes or have a phobia of being out of their homes or…?
That’s only “ableism” if it’s a health issue stopping them. I guess you could STRETCH...
mlk-hny asked: I'm doing an English project on gender, specifically rape culture, and I have been soliciting people's personal definitions of the word "slut" in order to collect a sense of how women are perceived. So, my question to you is: what is your definition of, or opinions on, the word "slut"?
Anonymous asked: For one of your Disney images, you mentioned that Belle not wanting to be just an internet activist was ableist and I was wondering who is ableist against? Is it ableist against those that can't physically leave their homes or have a phobia of being out of their homes or...?
cuntimus-maximus asked: I don't know if this has been address, but I'd like to know your views on the Disney film, "Princess and the Frog"?
little-hiding-owl asked: Hmm, reading over your reviews and I was wondering: How are you judging "Gender Binary Adheraece"?
poorhornycat asked: To make it easier, just review all of the movies ever. (:
Anonymous asked: have you done hercules?
Feminist Disney: feminishblog: “The only jobs for... →
makiruz:
feministdisney:
feminishblog:
“The only jobs for which no man is qualified are human incubators and wet nurse. Likewise, the only job for which no woman is or can be qualified is sperm donor.”
— Wilma Scott Heide
not to rain on the party but aren’t we trying to move away from defining people’s bodies…
I think they mean Biological Men and Women, but I know what you mean
well, I...
feminist boys, where are you hiding?
aslightapocalypse:
feministdisney:
jennytalls:
we should get coffee, talk about social justice, cartoons,
and maybe like, kiss or something.
story of my life
And like… not even the boys part (although definitely the boys part)
just where are these feminists in Munich!
:P
HI THERE
i am a feminist boy
we exist
hehe
CONSENT TO A CIVIL UNION PLEASE?
just kidding but good to hear...
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spectacled vision
waltdisneyconfessions:
“I don’t care if they make a fat princess or gay princess-it would be nice but I don’t see it happening anytime soon-all I really want to see is a princess with glasses.”
Hm. I don’t see a princess with glasses as being a priority on my list (and the others are), but that is perhaps a good point. And as an addendum- a princess with glasses who DOESN’T...
feminist boys, where are you hiding?
jennytalls:
we should get coffee, talk about social justice, cartoons,
and maybe like, kiss or something.
story of my life
And like… not even the boys part (although definitely the boys part)
just where are these feminists in Munich!
:P
Anonymous asked: why would you switch it from quote to text anyways?
feminishblog:
“The only jobs for which no man is qualified are human incubators and wet nurse. Likewise, the only job for which no woman is or can be qualified is sperm donor.”
— Wilma Scott Heide
not to rain on the party but aren’t we trying to move away from defining people’s bodies like that (in a cisgendered way)? I have, in my own limited, sheltered lifetime, met women who...
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blacksentai asked: I hope I'm not coming off like an ass or anything, but if I could, I'd make one add to your Lilo and Stitch review, and just mention the fact that the deification of Elvis could be a problem for some people seeing as how he got his status by appropriating much from similar black musicians of the time and many of them are forgotten and get no credit for the part they played in the history...
contrariwisethoughts-deactivate asked: I just remembered something from when I was a kid that relates to a point someone made here a while ago - that there's never a kids' film about a married couple having adventures. I loved (and love!) Aladdin, and used to watch the animated series, and just realised I always assumed Aladdin and Jasmine got married at the end of the first film - so to me aged 7+, the animated series/first...
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ehr
ugh, ich bin sehr krank heute :( pretty sick. I’ve been getting progressively a little more ill each day- at first I thought my voice was just sore from singing that Joker’s Peeing on The Wall song with my one kid, but no, today I was walking around feeling like someone stuck a needle in my foot and started siphoning out all the energy (and then was like “here my hands are...
zaataronpita asked: Thank you! Minority has been an easier word to use for it's catch-all function, but I can see how that in and of itself would be very problematic. It's no hassle to be more specific and list out affected groups.
the term minority
“What term should we use if we want to include religious, ethnic, linguistic, or cultural “minorities” that don’t fall under POC?”
Can you give me an example of what sort of sentence you’d need to say that would be impossible without writing out the general groups themselves that you’re referring to? It probably does more harm than good when trying to make a point...
anonsy-anonso-deactivated201208 asked: Have you done a critique on how women in Disney are portrayed based on clothing alone? I feel like WOC in Disney are always scantily clad, whereas Belle/Snow White/Cinderella (off the top of my head) are fairly covered? Idk if this is relevant/has been done/if I'm off base here.
teammedea-deactivated20111210 asked: I JUST WANT TO SAY: I love you, Feminist Disney. So much.
Anonymous asked: Ha ha, oh no I totally understand. I've lived in Buffalo my whole life, and it's just a shame we can't do anything with the waterfront.
Anonymous asked: I know you're flooded with asks but do you think that Disney can actually have a positive impact on kids in this day and age? I was thinking about how cool it would be if Disney released more girl-friendly, or minority-friendly movies in the future it would be good for kids, but then again how many kids will owe their childhood largely to Disney like so many kids did who grew up in the 90s...
Anonymous asked: Oh, I went to the Christmas market in Niagara Falls this weekend! It's still quite small, seeing as this was the first weekend of its first year, but they're still building more little shops and more vendors are coming. The best thing about it right now is the food, definitely (many excellent little bakeries!), but I feel like it's going to expand and improve for sure if it lasts...
Anonymous asked: How was your christmas market trip? I know it was ages ago but I'm curious as what can be found there since I live in Asia and I'm planning to visit Germany this Dec. Lovely blog too, which Original Disney character is your favourite? (Mickey, Donald, Goofy etc) My favourite is Daisy but she doesn't get featured as much as Minnie =C
theeternalsunshineofsarahsmind asked: You should do a picture/meme about the lion king! even though it's animals... there is some crazy light/dark good/bad stuff going on, not to mention the hyenas!
adventuresofcomicbookgirl asked: So, I love your blog. I wonder how familiar you are with anime and manga? I recall you liking Miyazaki movies, which are wonderful. Though some stuff is worse than Disney, some of it is really wonderful. I'm particularly fond of the magical girl genre (especially Sailor Moon, Princess Tutu, Pretty Cure, Utena etc) because it subverts traditional princess archetypes by featuring princesses as...
Anonymous asked: I don't think they made Tangled just because they were "over with" Princess and the Frog...Disney had been working on it for over 6 years.
