Disney Article

I had heard from friends about the symbolism occurring within Disney films before, but never researched the actual legisitics and details of what Walt Disney was thinking when creating the animations. It was a real shock factor when Giroux listed explicit examples from some of the most classic Disney films we all know and grew up watching. I feel that since the movies (on the surface) are still lighthearted, fun, and even (in some cases) lesson-teaching, they aren't doing much harm, especially since the younger audiences that tend to watch them the most aren't able to comprehend the racist, sexist, and other harsh metaphors added in his films. The innocent eyes and ears of children (from our own childhood, and kids in present day) aren't being soiled from watching their beloved cartoon movies. Sure, what Walt Disney conspired and placed in the films is highly frowned upon and essentially unethical to do, but these films are still enjoyable to the mind of a child ..and heck, even some bored college students with too much time to kill...