Misconceptions In The Film Fursona

Not many companies can influence the childhood development of many Americans like the Walt Disney Company. Disney, named after their founder, began as just an animation studio called The Walt Disney Studios, which the company describes as “the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built”. Today, Disney produces various items targeted at children like toys, clothing, and animation (“Company”). In the paper, Images of Animated Others: The Orientalization of Disney’s Cartoon Heroines From The Little Mermaid To The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Celeste Lacroix of the College of Charleston assesses the portrayal of female heroines from Disney animated films that depicts human main characters, examining the sexualization of non-European or the “exotic” others, and brings to light Disney’s strategy to instill an attitude of consumerism in children. Despite my memorable sentiment with Disney animations as a child, I agree with Lacroix’s assertion that Disney impose consumerism onto children, especially with DVD commercials, tie-in products and “apps” on smartphones and tablets.

Oftentimes, in the public, people have to be “normal” to be successful and accepted. Author William Saroyan believes that society steers people to be conformed and fit in, but he wants people to be able to be diverse. In the short story “Gaston,” Saroyan shows that carving a unique path can turn out to be erroneous. Through symbolism and contrast, Saroyan conveys the theme that society does not always accept people’s differences.

Cartoons have been use for many years and its modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or mock different things. John Backderf, known as Derf, is a famous and recognized cartoonist “who works out of an unheated, attic studio in his Cleveland home, grew up in a rural, small town in Ohio and went to high school with serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer” (“Bio”). He drew a cartoon in 1995 in which he presents an implicit theory about how and why things evolve to be “cool”. This paper will elaborate on explaining what Derf’s theory actually is, an interpretation of the meaning presented in the cartoon, and a fad or style that follows Derf’s theory.

Coco Fusco and Gomez-Pena’s satirical piece was designed to exhibit “[the] Western concept of the exotic, primitive Other[s]” and even implicitly demean how Westerners view the “Others”(143) . While Fusco’s live performance was the actual reactions of the audience, but Fusco’s video “The Couple in the Cage” had other factors that gave the watchers a different view of the satirical piece. But, Fusco does not examine the role of her editorial decisions which leading the watchers into her own bias views. Fusco could have used different editorial methods or even forgo any edits of her live performance avoiding any biases when viewers watch “The Couple in the Cage.”

Sitting on a bench in front of a popular franchise, the woman in the cartoon can’t help but feel discouragement and disbelief. In today's reality the difference between what's sexy and what's not, not only gives the mother a feeling of not being good enough but also effects how the mother chooses to feed her child. The use of pathos, ethos, and logos as well as the vivid imagery used a double standard today to determine that exposing breasts are okay if it is in a sexual way.

Simply the new habit of reading the nine ‘o’clock news ticker illuminated more about the horrors of extremism that define the status quo than a decade of private

Some of them doing what would normally be morally incorrect, but when it comes down to these three factors they see things through a new lense. Even in the real world almost everyone is motivated by the same factors. Khaled is sending a message to us, one showing us how similar we all are. Once you put aside looks, beliefs, and heritage we are all driven by the same

Today one does not even have to wait for a movie to be released. Simply click the “ON” button on a remote and suddenly, thousands of news and television shows are available for one to enjoy. Muslims are also the target of prejudice in these news broadcasts and programs. One such television program released was a drama titled “24.” Issues and Controversies reports: “The show, which deals with a counterterrorism unit based in Los Angeles, featured a group of Muslim terrorist characters who were plotting to detonate nuclear weapons in the U.S. At the end of one episode, the terrorists successfully detonated a small bomb in a Los Angeles suburb, killing about 12,000 people” (“Race and Ethnicity in Entertainment”). This fictional show wrongly spreads the stereotypical image of Muslims and their clichéd image of the fundamentalists on 9/11. By adding the title and image of “Muslim” to the phrase “terrorist” the program wrongly advertised that potentially every Muslim could be a terrorist. This stereotypical image is similarly expressed in news broadcasts through the use of terrorism news. By increasingly using terrorism and Muslims in top

are being portrayed, is the way they really are. Particular groups of people are though, shown in a

This article is divided into three different sections- Finucane’s Theory, the Hottie Mystique and the media onslaught. The Finucane Theory comes about because of a mother that was worried about her daughter and the influence they were having on her. Her theory states “Many Parents and commentators defend Happily Ever After against what some critics call a rising “feminist attack,” and credit the comely ladies with teaching values such as kindness, reading, love of animals, and perseverance. When questioned, Disney never really responded to the allegations but stated the same standard statement, “For 75 years, millions of little girls and their

The mistreatment of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers remains in the foreground throughout the film. Centered in Britain, which is the only country to have not collapsed in the world, the disparity at how the Britain citizens are living and treated compared to the “fugees” is obvious. "Fugees" are herded about, beaten, kept in pens and killed, however, there seems to be no clear reason why they are repressed so, as there is no seeming connection to economic difficulties in the country. If their repression is solely due to the fact that they are “fugees,” what message, if any, do you think the film is trying to give on the issue of immigration? And why have humanity’s last hope been born from a “fugee” woman?

This is again similar to other stigmatized groups who instead of seeking a violent and glorious revolution, simply keep

Having well established a sense of community, Manson insists that a communal sense of reciprocity is only appropriate; he repeatedly beats into their minds that since he sacrifices and provides for them, their unhealthy obedience to him should not only come naturally but is an essential aspect of their loving community. Therefore, these individuals powerful sense of community is what allows them the courage to carry out Manson’s insane tasks. Moreover, after he escaped arrest, he told his twisted family, “If I am arrested again, say he is just crazy ole Charlie” and that everyone else is not connected to the crime (1:05:22). Manson expressing genuine care for his family’s safety--even when no personal gain would come from it--truly solidifies the idea of a loving community that values one another in a way that these insecure people have rarely felt before, making them so grateful that they desire to please Manson. Indeed, the author notes his followers are an “empty shell of a person filled with Manson rhetoric”

Fan fiction became a forum for creative expression and source of community and support for girls. They create a participatory culture wherein rather than being passive consumers or spectators of media; they actively contribute to the pop culture that meets their interests. Fan fiction comprises unauthorized stories that are based on the characters in a fandom, which are written by fans and share it with other fans, rather than selling the cultural products. Riot Grrrls and Ficcers both view themselves as not marginalized spectators of capitalized media; they are proactive in creating it. They are contrast to the “bedroom culture” of young teenage girls who are involved in listening to the music, collecting posters and magazines and fantasizing about young pop culture

Traditionally, animated films have been made for and consumed by children, with the plotlines and themes being relatively basic and forthright. However, recent years have seen the release of animated films that explore significantly more adult themes and thought provoking ideas. Perhaps the most confronting example of adult themes in an animated film is in 2016’s ‘Zootopia’. The film forces viewers to think about concepts such as racial segregation, nature vs. nurture and the debilitating effect of stereotyping. Although Zootopia features anthropomorphic animals, it is easy to draw a connection between the film’s prey vs. predator narrative and racial divide in our own society.