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The Problem with Disney Movies

2 Pages 579 Words January 2018

If you search on the internet using the word Disney along with any words similar to bad, evil, racist or even satanic then countless websites, videos and articles appear and explain to us exactly how these negative words and statements related to Disney are true. Many articles claim that Disney corrupts kids in many ways by teaching them bad values such as racism, chauvinism, non acceptance of gay people, blacks and in general anyone different.
Some themes of Disney movies are based on real and actual events. There are claims that the Disney company twists the story to their liking and they end up leaving history behind. By doing that they give kids wrong information. An example of this is in the Disney movie Pocahontas. The movie is about the Native Americans in the United States. The main characters are John Smith and Pocahontas. The movie tells their love story and ends with a happy ending. The problem is that the story told in the movie is unfaithful to the real story of Pocahontas.
Another claim that is probably the most known one is that Disney plants unreal and unachievable expectations of body image in young impressionable minds. The male character is always handsome and has big muscles, while the female character is thin and tall and always beautiful. Disney makes kids feel insecure by creating perfect idols such as those perfect, unrealistic characters. If a kid is overweight, handicapped, short, hairy or has any physical features that are not perceived as beautiful, he will often feel insecure about his looks and will feel bad about himself in general. The problem with that is that usually when a kid develops insecurity at such a young age, it usually can stick with him and affect him for the rest his life.
Another thing relating to the unrealistic expectations Disney sets out is the gender roles portrayed in the movies and the sexual preferences they imply that everyone should have. They always show in their movies pri...

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