CMST 3RR3 Lecture 17: 3RR3 Diff’rent Strokes- Race and Religion in Children’s Media
4 Apr 2018
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Disney has long argued the opposite: images are simply what they seem, with no significance. If disney is not racist, what evidence is there to support this claim: representation matters. Talks about how disney tried to address criticisms by making princess and the frog. Even then, needed to be reminded of stereotypical issues e. g. maddy the chambermaid. Refers to disfiguring images of alanas (african, latino, asian, native americans) Argues that it took disney 56 years to create a darker-skinned heroine, noting the context around princess jasmine, pocanhontas, and mulan. The author suggests there are some positive and some problematic aspects to the. Missed opportunity bc have segregation even mentioned but dont talk about it context is lost in terms of characters. Sesame street, magic school bus, barney & friends. More recent: daniel tiger"s neighborhood, doc mcstuffins. Odd squad: kid run org and solve things anything unusual, head is young african american woman always has answer.
