Mickey Mouse Monopoly Part 4

(WATCH PART 3)The Walt Disney Company is a powerful force in creating childhood culture all over the world.
Presenting a worldview based on innocence, magic, and fun, its products are endorsed by parents
and teachers, and are enthusiastically embraced by children.
Behind the images of innocence and fantasy, however, is a transnational media corporation
owning media production companies, studios, theme parks, television and radio networks, cable
TV systems, magazines, and internet sites. Disney is now one of the six or seven largest media
corporations that dominate control most of the mass media in the world.
A troubling question concerns the extent to which our view of the world may be skewed by such
a concentration of power in these corporations that mediate images of our world to us, and the
resulting impact on informed participation in our democratic society.
Disney's impact is especially worrisome in view of its role as a major purveyor of the stories that
will be used to construct children's imaginary worlds as well as their notions of the real world.
Mickey Mouse Monopoly is a powerful and effective documentary that owes its power and
effectiveness to its unswerving and persuasive marshalling of evidence and testimony to argue its
case against Disney. It is a good example of a "point of view" documentary, that is, one that does
not purport to present an "objective" or "balanced" overview of all possible points of view
regarding its subject, but rather presents a clear and consistent point of view. Please note,
however, that "point of view" most assuredly does not mean biased or unfair, only that the
creators of and experts in this documentary are honest and straightforward in making clear their
value judgments as they critically examine Disney's power, influence, and responsibility.

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[ucantstopdatruth]

f**k disney my children will never watch this sexist racist crap

[ryanstruk]

TheSir if you have never heard that, it couldn't possibly be true :)

So essentially anyone who criticises the power or dogma for that matter of Disney and they are just whiners?

[lizZiie514]

Why would you say it's racist if they portray the truth?? It might not be like that now, but it sure was like that at one point....

[TALOCHKA84]

talking about Alladin story - the time set of the story might suggest that it was a barbaric country (as well as Europe). All parents have to do is to explain thier children that it was a long time ago and now it is not the same coutry anymore. It is the parents' job to educate thier children, stop blaming everything on TV< simply take your time and explain to your children the differences between TV and real life.

[sunshineuk1965]

@ucantstopdatruth easier said than done. The bottom line is minorities have to step up to the bat and do active parenting (which we won't because its only the middle classes that have the time energy and education to do so).  Realistically if a child knows who he or she is and is TAUGHT their own history then they will at least be able to see and say "that's not me". As an adult. After having absorbed a world of saying "yes it is!".

[Gazurella]

One out of the three Hyenas were voiced by an actor of African-American decent. The other one is Jim Cummings, a white man and his character doesn't even talk in the film. The other is Cheech Marin, who is not black. Either way if there's an aspect of the films your kids watch that you don't approve of the influence it's having on them that's your time to step in and do some parenting. Pretty simple.

[NikiPaprika]

That personal testimony about the kid who thought a bunch of black kids sounded like the hyenas...is that true for every other child that has watched the Lion King?

Just thought I'd put it out there.

I'm by no means sticking up for Disney, but when discussing something like this, you even have to be critical of the criticism placed against something.

[RayWilliamJohansen]

i am so sorry but i dont see what is wrong with

"sexism" and "racism"

i still hate disney though

[erniehudson1]

disney was very friendly about the muslim culture. aladdin and his princess seem to be very equal, but we all know that in arab reality she wouldn't be allowed to approach men. and yes they cut off hands for stealing and everybody remembers the noseless girl on time magazine. they should have shown that on disney!

[phantomerik295]

They're making some good points about disney movies being sexist or racist but I grew up on disney movies and I think I turned out pretty normal. There is worse media out there that is stereotyping races or genders. I know I'll share disney movies with my kids, regardless.

[BrainFreezeism]

OBVIOUSLY they aren't going to show a genocide in a children's movie!

[rootclan]

Dr. Jack reallys knows what he's talking about!