Comparing Views On Movies And Motherhood

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1. The films I’ve seen, that Boxer mentioned Bambi, Nemo, Lilo, Brother Bear, Kung Fu Panda, Little Mermaid, Ice age, Peter Pan, Chicken Little, Aladdin, The Fox and the Hound, Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Etc. Yes, I agree with her assessment about how they treat mothers and motherhood. Through out children animation movies, the mothers are always portrayed as weak, un-needed, not vital. I feel that this article hasn’t changed society much, only because it probably hasnt reach that many people. But i’m sure to all of the people who have read this, it has brought awareness to the the devious brainwash that is making children think their mother is less than the father. So those people can tell there children that the movies shouldn’t

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