WS203 Lecture 1: reading notes
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1939 maiden in armor mulan made 120 million at box office mulan proved that girl films could succeed over boy films disneyfying mulan china accepts only 10 american films a year mulan(cid:224) nationwide release in feb 23, 1999 significane of disney nfluence is that if people do not know or bother to examine the historical and cultural stories of fa mulan trhough traditional means, then disney version will be remembered, with its quirky additions of mythical dragon helpers and personified horseds instead of the magnificent folktale that has stood for 2000 years. Gone porn" rise of pornograohic raunch culture" reinscribes traditional power relationships between men and women, with women reduced to viewing themselves and other women as primarily sexual objects for the gratisfacation of men porn negatively affects intimacy between couples and mae expectations concerning women(cid:224) looks and sexual performance unhealthy to children harmful role model, teaching them about sexual behaviour before they are old enough.
