Disney Dos and Don’ts II: Solidarity Sisters!
Posted: June 11, 2013 Filed under: Miss Cheryl, Tales | Tags: alice, alice in wonderland, animal pals, Ariel, briar rose, Cinderella, Disney, disney dos and don'ts, disney films, evil queen, grandmother willow, hormonal, huntsman, maleficent, mean girls, pervasive themes, pocahontas, princess aurora, queen of hearts, sleeping beauty, Snow White, snow white and the seven dwarves, solidarity sisters, stepmother, stepmothers, stepsisters, the little mermaid, tina fey, ursula Leave a commentDisney is caught in my good-natured crosshairs once again! Disney movies are rooted in entertainment yes, but also about bringing the family together for movie time, fun escapism, and the development of imagination. Why then, with all this purported purpose of unity and lightness (featured in some of the Disney films), are there so many pervasive themes of pitting people, particularly women, against each other? It seems that in a large number of our beloved Disney stories, it seems to reach climactic crescendos of Womano a Womano. I quote Tina Fey in the ultra-quotable classic Mean Girls when I say, “There’s been some girl-on-girl crime here.”
Nanny in Kiddoland
Posted: April 30, 2013 Filed under: Miss Cheryl, Tales, Tips | Tags: 1985 alice in wonderland movie, alice in wonderland, behavior, cheshire cats, Doc, kiddoland, kiddos, lewis carroll, nanny, nanny in kiddoland, reason, Rebel, riddles, Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum, understanding children 4 Comments
I recently watched Alice in Wonderland for the millionth time, both the Disney animated version and the 1985 movie (featuring an all-star cast including Ringo Starr, Sammy Davis Jr., Shirley Winters, and Lloyd Bridges). This prompted me to break out the Lewis Carroll tome and delve deep into this most whimsical and wonder-filled tale. It occurred to me while watching both films, and subsequently reading the text, that Alice’s experiences in the strange land of Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass are not so unlike those of a nanny entering the world of kiddos. Read the rest of this entry »
Y'all Behave! 