Yay! Someone on Amazon.com responded to my review of Disney’s “Enchanted” DVD!
Here’s their response:
Just had to comment on how HILARIOUS your review was. Thanks for a giving me a chuckle. Although, ummm…do not agree with you at all…really you saw all that in this harmless Suspend-All-Belief-That-Apllies-To-Our-UN
Guess I missed it…my favorite part was in the end when you mentioned Ice Picks LOL
Here’s my response (and I actually gave that person a “this was helpful to the discussion” click):
Glad you got a chuckle! I’ve heard from family and friends that I’m really funny when I’m extremely angry. I had a hormone injection recently to treat a medical condition, and the mood swings have been crazy-I probably should have waited to watch a dumb Disney movie until the effects settle down.
However, you asked a question, and I’m happy to answer! 
Yes, I did see all of this. Suspension of disbelief is a great thing. However, when (unfortunately) kids learn more from movies and television about morals and values than any other source outside the home, it’s important that those morals and values aren’t ridiculously relevant to Europe 500 years ago, or Afghanistan 5 years ago, or [insert any repressive, sexist regime] today.
I don’t know about you, but I don’t want my daughters growing up with the expectation that no matter how stupid they are, no matter how many times they flunk Bio, their lives will all be made right if they meet the right man. I want my daughters to grow up to become complete people. Of course it’s important for them to form relationships, but I’d rather have them form romantic relationships for the right reasons. I want them to think that it’s a GOOD thing to be self-sufficient, both financially and emotionally.
Do I expect Disney to teach those values to my daughters? Of course not. But I would rather have my daughters watch films that aren’t going to degrade them for getting good grades, getting a job, excelling at a career, and trusting a man based both on attraction AND rationality.
In the beginning of the movie, G.A.Y. is exlplaining to his daughter that he and Nancy, the fiance, work well as a couple because they have actually thought about their compatibility rationally. This rationale is rendered useless as soon as the crazy, vacuous redhead with big hair falls asleep on his sofa and cleans his apartment.
Have you seen all the princess products adored by little girls? It’s great that they have imaginations, and want to dress in shiny clothing. However, can’t you think of the possible negative implications “princess” thought could have on their futures? Sadly, many parents aren’t equipped with the patience, intellect, or finesse to explain to their children that not all girls grow up to be idiots; that not all girls grow up with goals other than dancing with the prince at the ball.
That sort of thought results in girls whose entire lives peak at either their proms or their shotgun weddings. Those girls are the types who end up on Springer, or end up in loveless relationships without the mental or often physical capacity to get out of a lousy situation.
With guidelines of what makes a grown woman happy such as the storylines of “Cinderella,” “Snow White,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and now “Enchanted,” sadly, many girls will end up in such lousy situations.
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This post refers to my earlier post entitled, “Eat Shit, Disney. Eat Shit and Die.”
