Never watched the movie but saw the trailer and it seems to only revolve around interracial dating (side note I don’t like that line about just seeing himself as a man, it completely erases the context of what it meant to be black during that time. But I’ll give it a pass cause the writers probably meant well and the movie is old).
Agreed they should have been bolder, but I will drop this:
Remember, though, it’s a fairy tale and fairy tales—including the ones Disney has adapted—are full of good guy rulers of autocracies. It’s just storytelling shorthand, and the king/queen/emperor can be good, bad, or (maybe most often) a flawed human with a lesson to learn, depending on their role in the story. Whether or not King Triton had absolute power or was part of a more complex Atlantica governing system wasn’t important in Little Mermaid; his role in the story dealt with him becoming a wiser and more open-minded father and leader.
Right, I understand fantastical elements and people’s affinity towards the simplicity and fantasy of monarchy.
True. If, indeed, the story is actually *about* Whatisname being a terrible leader in a broken system, then yes, you could be spot-on in your assessment of the character.
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For the love of all that is holy, stop giving them ideas!!!!!
Come visit Disney’s Body Horror Adventure™, featuring grotesque murals of beloved characters reenacting the movie Society!
Now it's "More Disney" as the Bobs would say.
Happy New Water Year, Gang!
I love any excuse to host or attend a party, and California just started its new water year, so a party is in order. Here is today's official update from the U.S. Drought Monitor, a service of NOAA and the US Department of Agriculture. California is starting its new water year at the end of summer entirely free of drought! That's extremely good news.
A total of 6% of California is still classified as "Abnormally Dry", parts of Siskiyou and Modoc counties way up north, and a pocket out around Lake Havasu along the Arizona border. But what a difference just one year makes on the map below!
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How will you be celebrating the New Water Year this week?
Even though it's very warm in SoCal this week, I'll be keeping the old Slip-N-Slide in the garage (wisely, the neighbors don't need to see that spectacle) but I think this evening I'll make myself a themed cocktail of some kind to celebrate. Maybe a from-scratch Bloody Mary using fresh produce and garnishments grown in California's Central Valley that is now entirely drought free? Thank you farmers, we couldn't live without you! Cheers!
