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...Peter Pan” communicate stereotyped, white supremacist messages. After the screening, Baran turned to the audience for reactions, sparking a discussion about whether the films’ messages were innocuous or harmful, how portrayals have changed over time, and Disney’s social responsibility. “Children are being socialized with very strong images,” said Ryan P. Mahoney ’12, recalling stereotypes of torn dresses and headdresses in “Pocahontas.” “Disney is so omnipresent, so it needs to take responsibility for its messages...
...book with Mozart’s delightful “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.” What did you find compelling about Dr. Seuss’ book and about Mozart that inspired you to combine the two into a musical? RK: The idea of writing this opera for children grew out of the fact that all the barriers between classical music and the general public—however great they are for adults—are even greater for kids. I wanted to pick an opera libretto that every child would know. Every kid in America has said...
...even-handed treatment of tainted youth is juxtaposed with sappy, trite religious experiences that crop up randomly with little justification. God is “an old black man with sky-bright eyes who smiled at everyone as though he’d seen all of them as children once.” Dressed as a janitor on a bus, he says, “Come with me,” but Joon refuses. Joon’s transient lifestyle provides a colorful cast of characters that distinguish different portions of her life. Unfortunately, Mun’s characteristic lack...
...assigned a color. Born on a Monday? Your lucky color is yellow, as is the case for the country's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-serving monarch who is so beloved that many Thais wear yellow shirts every Monday to honor him. Wednesday babies are green. Saturday children are ruled by the color purple. Thailand's Queen Sirikit was born on a Friday, which claims blue as its auspicious shade, so Mother's Day in Bangkok is celebrated with all things aqua and indigo...
...heinous and brutal acts in the history of human warfare were committed here. Tens of thousands were murdered. Tens to hundreds of thousands of women were raped or turned into bush wives and sex slaves. There was this incredibly bestial practice of cutting off limbs, chopping arms and hands. Children were made to commit acts that adults could not commit. It was a campaign of terror. And this was not a war fought as we think of it, but one exclusively targeted at civilians. (See pictures of African diamonds...