September 2011
so many random links today. If you want to check out a depressing story… here
“The revelations are absolutely stunning,” said Christopher J. O’Brien, the attorney representing Rice’s estate. “He was speeding. He was in the bike lane. He was texting. He was drinking and driving. Short of driving with his eyes closed, I don’t know what more he could...
Anonymous asked: What do you think about the "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" archetype?
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shhhhthesilence-deactivated2011 asked: Have you reviewed Quest for Camelot? It's one of my favorites; Kayley even wants to be a knight! She's a badass.
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"Exposing the Artificiality of Women in Fashion"
This is an awesome post on Sociological images. Read it; basically she (Yolanda Dominguez) poses women in real life the way they appear in the magazines. Says the artist of her work:
“I tried to express what many women feel about women’s magazines and the image of women in the media – absurd, artificial, a hanger to wear dresses and bags, only concerned about being skinny, beautiful....
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trippy times: random music rec: THE ELECTRIC CITY... →
forgot about this for a while, but if you like random/weird music, this might be something to check out. Obviously I know the person who created it since it has nothing to do with Disney- but I figured, on the offchance he tracks where incoming clicks are from, it would be kind of funny if he had a bunch of random traffic from here. (I guess that scenario is rather unlikely, but whatever, I...
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Rudyard Kipling: was he trolling, or serious?
Hang on there— It has been suggested that Kipling was being sarcastic when he chose to write “White Man’s Burden” as social commentary. I don’t believe he wrote it sincerely, especially after reading The Jungle Books (not the Disney film).
-A reply to one of my blogs
If you want to find a source that says this, be my guest to forward it along. I googled it though and found nothing to...
fkdlsfjdlfsdl-deactivated201201 asked: pretty sure that person should give up their dream of becoming a disney princess anyway. your weight isn't stopping it from happening, kid, it's the fact they're cartoons...
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When is POC not preferred?
disclaimer: this is not meant to be instigatory, it’s pure curiosity “I know some people find it offensive to include Asians as POC” can you explain this a bit?
-someone’s question at the end of one of my posts
In truth, I can only guess! Bad answer, right? Yep. I only sort of skimmed over something written about it a few weeks ago and I had trouble googling it now, so I only...
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GLAAD report: Tv got less LGBT this year →
“When we start to look at intersectional identities the numbers get even worse. Of 19 announced LGBT characters on broadcast tv, only five are people of color. None are people with disabilities, none are black, and none are transgender.”
“It’s worth noting that the quality of representation of gay characters has improved.”
“As I’ve said before, representation...
Anonymous asked: about making a latino character, many other Latinos I know say that if Disney made a latino character they would prefer that the character NOT be Mexican because other Latinos feel that they are lumped with Mexicans often. I would personally like to see a Mexican princess because of how I struggled with my identiy as a Mexican American growing up. But I can see where they are coming from because...
Anonymous asked: But the Jungle Book II was far more current, plus is had Shanti as a "main character."
Anonymous asked: Jungle Book = Kipling = White Man's Burden = so much wrong where do i even begin? Or something. idk this probably doesnt make any sense
marrymejasonsegel asked: Isn't the Jungle Book set in India?
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nutumprovocans-deactivated20120 asked: INDIA. WHERE is India in Disney and why do so few people bewail its absence like that of other cultures...?
dressesandyarn asked: I used the word "hispanic" more when I was younger simply because that's what I heard (primarily white) people around me using. I started Latina/o when I met more Latinas/os and there was a larger population where I was living. I haven't met people who object to it, but that's doesn't mean some don't.
someothermonstra asked: I use Hispanic more because Latin@ feels awkward to me, but I think I'm going to switch to using Latin@ (no matter how weird it feels) because then it'd be forgetting about the indigenous people and they already get enough crap. They don't need to be erased via language, too. :/
dftbrhi asked: Saying "American" to refer to the United States and its citizens is a part of English-speaking culture. It's the same as how "estadounidense" for US citizens is a part of Spanish-speaking culture. If people from either side can't respect that, they're assholes.
erratastigmata asked: When in doubt don't be afraid to ask how one identifies one self. There are obvious no-nos when it comes to calling people Hispanic, Brazilians and people who belong to Indigenous tribes for example. Where I'm from (Los Angeles) it's a term used by people who stress assimilation and are shamed by being seen as too ethnic.
silverfuck asked: Also, people in Mexico (and I'm guessing almost everywhere else in Latin America) are taught that America is the continent, not the country. There is a word to refer to people specifically from the US in Spanish, at least. So we are always kind of a bit pissed off with people from the US calling themselves Americans. That kind of makes the "Colombian-American" or anything else a bit...
bed time la de da
Just a reminder: I live in a different time zone than USA followers so if you send me messages in the next several hours, I’m not ignoring you, I’m just trying to sleep!
PS from my personal life: I bought a dirndl and apron today! It’s like one of the most inexpensive dirndls you can buy (40 euro ahhhuugh, and 18 for the apron, still need to buy a blouse) but I actually like...
silverfuck asked: As someone who's lived his entire life in Mexico, I didn't actually know that Hispanic was a culturally insensitive term, but as always, it depends on how people identify themselves. No one I know (Mexicans living in Mexico and relatives living in the US) takes issue to being labeled as Hispanic, just thought I'd say that. The literal translation in Spanish is rarely used to...
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Marketing & Disney
I feel bad on the days where I don’t do a lot of Disney stuff. So, here’s an interesting piece called “La Femme Critique: Is Rapunzel the last Disney Princess”? It’s not exactly new (considering that she definitely is not the last princess, always knew that would be a bluff) but it says a lot of relevant and interesting things about the way Disney markets their...
Anonymous asked: does all this mean that the term latino/a is preferable in all cases to hispanic? i've always used it becuase i always felt that latino/a was a term that you should only use if you are a part of the culture... have i been offending people for years??
an article in the Huffington Post about Occupy... →
Anonymous asked: I'm half Puerto Rican and I don't really have an objection to being called Hispanic; which is not to undermine anyone who is offended by that word. I think a bigger problem in my area though is people thinking everyone is from Mexico, or calling someone "Spanish." People tend to forget that if someone is Spanish it means they're from Spain. It's not a catch all.
Anonymous asked: A comment on your stupid post about CIL paints.... dude, they are just paint names... who gives a fuck? It's just for fun... I don't understand why people get so worked up and serious over this stupid shit.
angstiosis asked: Hey, just wanted to explain that the term "Hispanic" is problematic and insensitive because it was used (not created, but used) by a white man, namely Reagan to lump together Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Latin@s, etc. Basically, saying, hey all you brown people, you're all one and the same, assimilate!
lateralsulcus asked: As to the person who asked something along the lines of "the word Hispanic is culturally insensitive" I'm not sure what they could be meaning, but in recent times Hispanic has been largely used to describe someone who is Mexican (which because of racism, had become sort of a "bad" or "derogatory" word. As in, oh she's *hispanic*.) Idk. Just thought I'd...
lateralsulcus asked: I noticed you've been posting some things about Disney being largely sans-hispanic. I think you expressed some confusion about how you should classify "Hispanic"/"Latino." (I am Spanish, as in European, and I've had to clarify this a few times.) Latino was traditionally a term for anyone who came from a country where the native language was derived from Latin. So...
dftbrhi asked: I think it's worth noting that tourists and permanent residents also suffer from a lack of native/natural citizen privilege, and if they are white it is possible their negative experience is influence by that, but because of global culture, it is more likely that it's a coincidence.
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who benefits from globalization? a reblog from...
friendlyangryfeminist:
feministdisney:
“all racism is equal no matter where you are” argument is privileged
thatgayboi:
feministdisney:
TW for amputation?
feminismfreedomfighters:
(a submit to FFF) Honest to GOD I am utterly confused with all the hub-bub regarding “cracker” not being as much of a derogatory word as any other racist slurs! It’s like comparing the degree of effect of...
erratastigmata asked: For Latino characters in Disney movies there's The Three Caballeros and Saludos Amigos. Both were intended to be propaganda films for US/Central/South American relations around WWII. I say Latino because the term Hispanic can be seen as culturally insensitive.
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"all racism is equal no matter where you are"... →
thatgayboi:
feministdisney:
TW for amputation?
feminismfreedomfighters:
(a submit to FFF) Honest to GOD I am utterly confused with all the hub-bub regarding “cracker” not being as much of a derogatory word as any other racist slurs! It’s like comparing the degree of effect of amputation based on if its on the leg…
I have to disagree with you. Racism is always bad, no matter if the victim...
crushedtobloodysequins asked: I emailed CIL Paint last night and I got a response. A form letter basically telling me that they're sorry if I found the campaign offensive but everyone else seems to love it. And they'll take my comments into consideration for next time. Just thought you might like to know.
travissgirl-deactivated20120505 asked: why wouldnt you be able to take the dvds if you moved???
Anonymous asked: I don't think Road to El Dorado is Disney, I think it's Dreamworks or something. So Disney hasn't done anything much on the hispanic front
I think The Emperor’s New Groove was a lot better suited for television than for a movie. It’s funny in the sort of way that might make you laugh a little as you watch it with kids, but not funny/original enough to really make you want to tell your friends, “Go watch this movie!” Definitely having to push myself through this a little (although then again, comedy...
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augh I was about to watch the emperor’s new groove and COULDN’T FIND IT ON YOUTUBE like 90% of Disney movies, but no worries, it is elsewhere on the internet :) It’s taking forever to load though w/so-so internet connection though.
I just like youtube for this though because it’s easier to watch it in segments. And if you’re wondering why I watch it this way,...
baconisbetterthanbacon-deactiva asked: Comic book Starfire was sexually liberated, but not in any way like the way she is depicted in the reboot. She has casual sex, but with people she has emotional connections with. She sometimes walks around naked, but in a way depicted as freeing and as her personality. Kory is something of a free spirit, from a planet where emotional connections are more important that physical ones. Besides, it...
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Chick Lit?
livinginsneakers:
Is the term “chick lit” derogatory to women? Does the fact that most chick lit writers, editors, agents and readers are women make it any less offensive?
Not really (everyone being women doesn’t make it less offensive, that is). I think the term is derogatory more in the way that it is used, because it’s usually implied that “chick lit” is a...
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almanac-of-misc asked: Honestly, I think the fact that you were even UNAWARE that Starfire was previously existing character before the Teen Titans cartoon is a testament to the fact that Yes, She Is A Children's Character Now. Like, who read Teen Titans before Cartoon Network had a show? I've been following this stuff closely, and I can't help but get furious whenever someone is like "this...
rufflesnotdiets asked: Honestly, I don't see anon's point. Starfire in the comics before had a very similar character to Starfire in Teen Titans. Specifically Starfire's character has always been about emotional connections (usually this meant friendship) and get her power from those connections. Check out the Comics Alliance website for more on this, they have a really good article called "The...
"I'll be so pumped if this works!"
You cannot start posting about that DC comics shitshow when I am supposed to be working, you simply cannot. Anyway, I really really enjoyed Dave Willis’ concise, amusing take on Starfire. I posted it recently, dunno if you saw it. His new-ish webcomic is very aware of women’s issues and misogyny in media and all that good stuff so hey, he already scored points with me…ANYWAY.
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Anonymous asked: From what I understand, Starfire in old comics was a lot more like Teen Titans Starfire and definitely was NOT anything like the DC Reboot.
