Hefner And Disney
I took my girls to McDonald's recently, where they each got a Happy Meal that came with a toy, a promotional item for the latest Disney kid's movie.
As I was sitting there, munching my fries, I got to thinking about all the great memories from my childhood that are related to various Disney characters: Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse, in particular. And I recalled - dreamy-eyed - my trips to Disneyland and, later, Disneyworld.
But then a dark cloud crossed my mind as considered all the great kid's stories that Disney ruined for me: Winnie The Pooh and The Jungle Book(s), to name a couple. The originals were - and still are - marvelous multi-faceted tales of wonder. Disney turned them both into movie-mush, stirring in a mix of musical pablum for the kiddies.
And, as I sat there pondering all this, an old, old song by T-Bone Burnett - former member of Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue, and uber-producer/songwriter - called 'Hefner and Disney' came to mind, in which both are indicted for wanting to 'rob the children of their dreams.' Indeed.
Read the lyrics here.
posted by Muzzy @ 4:39 AM
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2 Comments:
Agreed, the cartoons they've turned into series and placed on television and destroyed is a little too much to handle. There are subtle statements hinting around to sexuality throughout all of their shows. Thanks for blogrolling me.
Let me see - what other stories has Disney ruined?
The Little Mermaid - even though I loved the cartoon, the original story is dark, thoughtful and poignant.
Beauty and the Beast - see above comment.
Aladdin - yes, I have been guilty of singing "A Whole New World" at karaoke, but really, the original stories of a thousand and one nights were strong, earthy and captured the vivid Arabic history.
...the list goes on and on!
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