yellowdaisy4, Dorfman

Dorfman’s article about Disney is very intriguing because it is rare to see Disney portrayed in more of a negative light. I liked how the authors made it into kind of a satire in that they made it into a club and wrote a list of ways one can be expelled in sort of a sarcastic tone. I, like I’m sure most other people, always thought of Disney in the same way they described as a sweet and innocent place to go that makes me feel like a kid again and have good clean fun. Little did I know that this misconception is seen as a danger to society. I found the quote in which the authors explained that the worse way to expel someone from the Disney club is “to accuse him repeatedly of trying to brainwash children with the doctrine of colorless social realism, imposed by political commissars” (125). I liked this quote because it boldly throw it in your face that Disney may not have the “make everybody happy” agenda that most people believe but are spreading their propaganda for their own agenda. It’s hard to think that Disney does what it does really to make money by playing off the happy childhood feeling. Yet, even though they are a huge corporation in a sweet disguise to make money like other corporations, I still can’t help by like Disney. Even if they are creating this fake innocence feeling or confuse children, I still think Disney really isn’t that bad because at least they are making people have fun and enjoy themselves while attempting to spread positive messages so it really could be worse. I don’t think Walt Disney deserved a noble peace prize because he was a business man nor do I feel like it should ever be banned like it was in Chile. Whether or not it’s for the right reasons, I think Disney makes children happy so it can’t have that bad of an affect on them and most adults I feel are wise enough to realize Disney is just a moneymaking corporation aimed at little kids but ignore that fact because they don’t want to ruin the good experience they themselves had watching something or being at Disney.