spinoff: disney, finding nemo anti-american?

[Ned]

To all you who truly believe that the turtle was nothing more than a "surfer dude" by the manner of his speech, you are ignoring those eyes which indicate an addled brain.

Since we cannot conduct a survey here, let's just drop it. I see a drug-addled hippie. You see a clear headed, bright eyed athlete (with addled eyes).

[Q Classic]

which still doesn't answer the other allegations:
Where is the leftist propaganda?
Where is the anti-americanism?
How is Disney anti-american?

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


Bambi

In reality they have been no freinds to hunters between Bambi, Fox and the Hound, etc.

My Dad, who used to be a big hunter, wouldn't watch Disney films with the kids as a result. Always used to grumble a lot when we did.

[Stuie]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe
In reality they have been no freinds to hunters between Bambi, Fox and the Hound, etc.

My Dad, who used to be a big hunter, wouldn't watch Disney films with the kids as a result. Always used to grumble a lot when we did.

That reminds me of something that I DO have a problem with in the "entertainment" industry. Too many shows today portray the parents as clueless twits that are constantly being out done by the clever children. Fathers are made to look like bumbling fools, the constant butt of jokes, more often than not in cartoons and sitcoms.

Honestly, I would rather that a cartoon/childrens show be subtly anti-American than have it undermining a child's respect for their parents.

[JohnT]

Sophie to me after seeing Finding Nemo for the first time:

"Daddy, I wanna toke up. Please????"

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Well much as I love the show, you can look at "The Simpsons" as a prime example.

Doh!

[Sava]

Ned, you need help. You are seeing anti-American stuff everywhere. The turtle is a surfer dude, not a pothead (and how is pot "anti-American" anyways?). What about the glorification of alcohol. Alcohol is a more dangerous substance than marijuana. Are the beer companies in America (which are mostly right-wing) anti-American? What about Coors? They portray bar-hopping and binge drinking as "America's other pastime". Is that anti-American? You should email Pete Coors (a Republican running for Senate in Colorado) and tell him he's anti-American.

And I believe the portrayal of Americans in Spirit is accurate. Be mad at America for genocide and stealing the Indians land, not a movie for its dramatization of HISTORICAL FACTS. And try for a moment to have some empathy. Try to see the founding of America and subsequent expansion through the eyes of the Native Americans.

[Stuie]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe
Well much as I love the show, you can look at "The Simpsons" as a prime example.

Doh!

There are a bunch of examples on the Disney channel. I watch a show for a few minutes and there's silly old dad being a complete ass and earning the disrepect of his children. Roly Poly Ollie, Proud Family, Kim Possible, etc. etc. etc. Great message to send to children; thanks Disney.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by JohnT
Sophie to me after seeing Finding Nemo for the first time:

"Daddy, I wanna toke up. Please????"

toke up?

[Sava]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


toke up?

dammit you're in high school, you should know what that means!!!!!!!!

here's a hint....

[Kuciwalker]

They use that term in the movie?

[Sava]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
They use that term in the movie?

nope

[Q Classic]

in fact, there's not a single mention of illegal substances in that movie.

[Kuciwalker]

Then WTF is a 2-year-old doing knowing what "toke up" means?

For that matter, how would a two-year-old even know about "toking up"?

[JohnT]

Kuciwalker:

joke:

Main Entry: 1joke
Pronunciation: 'jOk
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin jocus; perhaps akin to Old High German gehan to say, Sanskrit yAcati he asks
Date: 1670
1 a : something said or done to provoke laughter; especially : a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist b (1) : the humorous or ridiculous element in something (2) : an instance of jesting