coolbeans, Dorfman

A lot of CMC readings that I have read seem to have a critical view of Disney. I do agree that Disney creates an unrealistic depiction of the real world for children in order to make a lot of money for the company. However, I also do not necessarily view Disney in such a negative light as many of the CMC readings that I have read seem to view it. How can a company that allows so many children to feel happy be a bad thing? Yes, Disney does manipulate the public into spending lots of money by creating a world that seems perfect. However, I think that children need something like Disney. Kids need something that allows them to hope and dream, something fun, something that allows them to play. If children did not have Disney or other sorts of cartoons, then they would be exposed to the real world at a much younger age. I do think that at some point people reach an age when they should know the difference between what is real and what is fantasy, but the beauty of being a kid is that childhood is the only time that it will be acceptable for a person to hope and dream of being a princess. Childhood is the only time that a person can enjoy not being in the real world without facing any consequences. I remember that when I was a kid I lived in a happy place where Santa came and brought me Christmas presents, the tooth fairy brought me money, and I was one day going to be a dolphin trainer. Somewhere along the road I learned that there really is no Santa, the tooth fairy does not really exist and that my parents probably would not be too thrilled at me being a dolphin trainer after paying for 12 years of private school. I look back to my childhood and am glad that I had the chance to go to Disneyworld and watch Disney movies and believe in its magic; despite the fact that now I understand Disney for what it truly is, another major corporation.