Little Mermaid is an excellent example of how unfair Disney can be. They are
out to "make a buck", but I don't see a reason why thye have to degrade women
to do so. The little mermaid had no reason to leave her home to go with the
man. I can see Angela how true love could have caused her to do so. But with
true love, he would have never asked her to do that.With true love, they would
have gone half and half, land and sea because that is what compromise is. All
the women in Disney movies are thin, pretty and if they have half a brain,
usually don't use it very well. The fatter women are always portrayed as
motherly characters which actually goes back to before the civil war when
white southerners tried to justify how they treated black women by thinking of
them as the "Aunt Jemima" type. Disney has only continued the cycle. This is
not just a feminist case either. Disney in general treats the "villians"
quite badly. The villians are always dirty and dark and never too pleasant
looking. Little kids pick up on this and are discriminating against ugly
people because of it. The good looking guy always gets the pretty girl.
That's another side to the story. Growing up on Disney movies, I always
thought that was teh way it was supposed to be. As a child you don't question
that. That is how Disney is teaching these characteristics. Even without
wanting to they are teaching kids morals which are not always correct.
Luckily, i do question these things now and that's why I write to this. I
don't think I will persue this topic as a next essay since I am almost
finished with my ecofem paper. I'm glad it got a good debate going
though :-)
Jess
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Date: Mon, 09 Feb 1998 12:55:16 +1300
From: "STEFANIE S. RIXECKER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: (Fwd) OUTWRITE '98 TO ADDRESS HOT TOPICS (fwd)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FYI...Stefanie
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Karen Bullock-Jordan (617) 262-6969
OUTWRITE '98 TO ADDRESS HOT TOPICS
BOSTON, MA-- January 30. In the midst of public controversy over how
queers will be portrayed in the media, and the arts, and in the year
following noted lesbian-feminist Adrienne Rich's refusal of the NEA's
National Medal for the Arts, over 1000 writers, artists, and activists
will converge in Boston to discuss some of the burning questions facing
queer writing and culture. OutWriteue '98, the 7th national lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgenders writers' conference will take place February
20-22 at the Sheraton Boston Hotel and Towers.
The State of the National Queer Press, Queer Masculinity, Feminism &
Fiction, The Erotic & the Banal, Post-gender, Arts (De)Funding, and Michel
Foucault and Postmoderrnism are just some of the provocative topics to be
covered this year. This year's roster of workshops will provide lots of
how-tos: How to Read Your Work Aloud, Orgasmic Writing, Writing Book
Reviews, and How to Do Your Own Zine are some of the skills-building
sessions that will appeal to both newly-emerging and established artists.
Newly confirmed participants include Carol Queen, Samuel Delany, Kate
Bornstein, Chrystos, Kate Clinton, Thomas Glave, Tristan Taormino, Alison
Bechdel, Eric Rofes, Laura Antoniou, Jaffe Cohen, Nancy Nangeroni, James
Earl Hardy, and Severna Park. Local participants include Letta Neely,
Renita Martin, Kate Rushin, and Tina D'Elia. They join Sarah Schulman,
Jacqueline Woodson, Leslea Newman, Christopher Bram, Urvashi Vaid, Robert
E. Penn, Donna Minkowitz, Carmen Vazquez, Mariana Romo-Carmona, Michael
Bronski, Judith Katz, Kevin Moss, and Michael Lowenthal.
In addition, several nationally acclaimed artists will be spotlighted
throughout the weekend. OutWrite '98 will offer keynote addresses by
playwright Craig Lucas (Longtime Companion) and Independent filmmaker
Pratibha Parmar (Khush, Warrior Marks) on Friday, the Audre Lorde Memorial
Lecture presented by community activist and celebrated writer Jewelle Gomez
(The Gilda Stories) on Saturday, and a freewheeling kickoff reading
featuring such authors of national renown as Blanche McCrary Boyd, Thomas
Glave, Sarah Schulman, Rafael Campo & Jewelle Gomez at the Boston Public
Library on Thursday.
Rounding out the weekend's full schedule are the Visions and Voices
Luncheon on Friday, featuring the keynotes; the Out is IN Dance featuring
DJ Timmy, & the Swingin' Suedines and an all-day showing of new and cutting
edge films and videos from both regional and national artists on Saturday;
a national poetry slam competition Friday & Saturday; and a
conference-closing performance by writer/performance artist Peggy Shaw, a
founding member of the legendary performance troupe Split Britches on
Sunday.
In its 7th year, the OutWriteue Conference, sponsored by the Bromfield
Street Educational Foundation (BSEF), has provided thousands of queer
writers, activists, booksellers, & publishing houses opportunities to
network with each other, share information and learn more about the writing
world, as well as great chances to meet and socialize in Boston. For more
information, including registration materials, please contact the BSEF
office at (617) 262-6969, fax (617) 267-0852, email
[EMAIL PROTECTED], or write to OutWriteue '98, 29 Stanhope Street,
Boston MA 02116. Or check out our website at http:///www.bsef.org.
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Karen Bullock-Jordan
OutWrite '98 Producer
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
BSEF/OutWrite/GCN
29 Stanhope Street
Boston, MA 02116
ph (617) 262-6969
fx (617) 267-0852
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Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker
Department of Resource Management
Lincoln University, Canterbury
PO Box 56
Aotearoa New Zealand
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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