Ace Ventura, Dorfman and Mattelart

Since becoming a CMC major, the corrupt aspects of the Disney corporation have been looked at several times. Usually we are discussing the corruption of ownership and the monopoly that has been created by Disney. This is the first study I've looked at that discusses the corruption of the actual content that Disney produces and what it does to today's youth. I think this article is HUGELY exaggerated. What is wrong with showing children movies that teach them good values? Why is it a problem to have animal charcacters reflect today's society and teach children how to handle problems? And why does showing these films to children mean that the parents are corrupt or immoral? When we are young, the issue of right and wrong is very black and white to us. Lying is always wrong, stealing is always wrong. But as we get older, right and wrong comes with shades of grey. This is just part of reality and as the child gets older, they will come to learn these differences. But what would happen to the child if they never started out by viewing the Disney movies and learning these lessons? Wouldn't our next generations turn out to be far more corrupt than the one before it? I think that Dorman and Mattelart's claim that 'the imagination of the child is conceived as the past and future utopia of the adult' is dramatically underestimating the possibilty of adults maintaining good morals and values. You don't have to lose your morals just because you are an adult and watching Disney movies as a child won't impact a child for the worse. Parents complain about children watching nonsense television. These Disney programs actually teach valuable lessons and now we are complaining about them too. Is there anything that we can be satisfied with??