I know what you're thinking. "Of course, it's bad for children. Duh, everyone knows that." Or perhaps you are thinking, "it's Disney, how can it be bad?"
Well, I'm glad you asked. During the Oscars last night I was twice traumatized when that disgusting roach from WALL E was featured in clips from the movie. Clearly, the animators at Disney have never actually seen a New York City roach, or Roachzilla, as I like to call them. They aren't cute and cuddly. They're filthy disgusting creatures that make me paranoid and are plotting against humankind. Not that I didn't enjoy WALL E. I did. It was cute and all. But every moment that disgusting sidekick of his was on screen I wanted to jump up and spray it with a can of Raid.
That's just strike one against Disney. But think about it. How many vermin have been prominently featured in Disney movies? The mice in Cinderella, the ants in a Bugs Life, and the rats in Ratatouille, Jimmie Cricket from Pinocchio. All vermin!
Children see these cute vermin and think "awww, I can't let Mommy and Daddy kill them." It's a conspiracy.
The second major problem with Disney is the fact that it took them 75 years to create a black princess! Really? 75 years! And get this, she's also the first American princess. And get this...She's not really a princess! When I was a kid, Jasmine was my favorite princess, even though Sleeping Beauty was my favorite movie, because Jasmine was different in a world of Aurora, Belle, Ariel and Cinderella. Then came Pocahontas and Mulan and it seemed that Disney was working its way up to a black princess. And then the worst possible thing happened. They stopped making princess movies! There's a lot of people who come to Disney's defense. Disney movies are typically based on folklore or fairytales and perhaps Disney couldn't find a well-known fairy tale about a black princess. I don't buy it. It's called...Aida. Yes, Aida is based on an opera, but so?! Disney financed a broadway production that was very sucessful. I have a hard time believing they couldn't have adapted this into an animated film. It had great music by Elton John and Tim Rice and all they had to do was put the cast into a recording studio to do the voices.
Anyways, that's my rant for the day. Damn you, Disney, for making me wait until I'm 25 to see a Disney princess that looks like me. The damage has been done. I'm sending you the therapy bills.
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