Word: disneyism
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...about 80 km from Bangkok. It was time to put our shoes back on and leave the Mekhala for a tour of the royal family's summer palace. Taken in hand by a quick-talking guide who hustled us through the rococo and Victorian follies of the Disney-esque architectural park, I longed for the tranquil pace of the Chao Phraya. We eventually returned to the river, but the Mekhala II was already on her way back down to Bangkok. Instead we boarded gaily colored longtails and were whisked off to Ayuthaya in a roar of engines...
WINC President Annie Wong ’02 said that although Disney has tried to incorporate stories from a variety of cultures, she is still wary that Disney’s portrayal gives children false impressions of other cultures...
According to the 2001 documentary Mickey Mouse Monopoly: Disney, Childhood and Corporate Power—screened to a 20-member audience at Boylston Hall Saturday—this familiar scene from Walt Disney’s Aladdin perpetuates stereotypes of women as little more than temptresses...
...film festival, “Gender, Ethnicity & Disney,” organized by Women IN Color (WINC) and funded by the Harvard Foundation and the Ann Radcliffe Trust, featured the documentary and Disney films Aladdin, Mulan and Pocahontas...
Event organizer Heather J. Thomason ’03, who described herself as “mildly obsessed” with Disney movies, said Disney needs to take responsibility for the images it encourages—but said she acknowledged these stereotypes are a reflection of larger society...