Growing up I would spend countless hours watching Disney films on VHS as I’m sure some, if not most of my peers are guilty of doing as well. Now that I am what I consider to be a mature age, I still find myself loving Disney but am now learning and realizing the influence Disney is conveying has deemed a societal norm to young children. Disney controls the broadcasting of channels like ABC, Disney Channel, A&E, and ESPN as well as capturing the world’s attention with great advertisements like Disneyland Resort, Disney World and a few other parks internationally. I can assume that Disney is probably one of the most influential corporations in the world. This societal norm Disney is portraying is Heteronormative which is the “denoting or relating
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In the movie there are multiple Disney characters even though this is not a Disney production, and as the plot continues so does the romantic relationship between two of the characters and a possible relationship between two female Disney characters, Mulan and Aurora. Movies like this show a change that is starting to present itself in the entertainment industry and are no longer depicting a show solely on a heterosexual relationship. Then there is an article titled, It’s Not Just Frozen: Most Disney Movies Are Pro-Gay, by Akash Nikolas. (The title is referring to the recent Disney production Frozen, where there is a quick scene of a homosexual man introducing his family.) Nikolas’s article talks about the various ways Disney characters have potentially appeared pro-gay in major Disney films. Nikolas said, “even though Disney films usually offer a traditional happy ending with heterosexual marriage, the journey always involves rejecting parental and societal expectations, and exercising a “freedom to marry whomever you love” spirit that is endemic to gay rights”. While this might be true, a simple 15-second scene of a homosexual male and his family isn’t very inclusive for the LGBT community and those that don’t fall under the heteronormative
In the movie there are multiple Disney characters even though this is not a Disney production, and as the plot continues so does the romantic relationship between two of the characters and a possible relationship between two female Disney characters, Mulan and Aurora. Movies like this show a change that is starting to present itself in the entertainment industry and are no longer depicting a show solely on a heterosexual relationship. Then there is an article titled, It’s Not Just Frozen: Most Disney Movies Are Pro-Gay, by Akash Nikolas. (The title is referring to the recent Disney production Frozen, where there is a quick scene of a homosexual man introducing his family.) Nikolas’s article talks about the various ways Disney characters have potentially appeared pro-gay in major Disney films. Nikolas said, “even though Disney films usually offer a traditional happy ending with heterosexual marriage, the journey always involves rejecting parental and societal expectations, and exercising a “freedom to marry whomever you love” spirit that is endemic to gay rights”. While this might be true, a simple 15-second scene of a homosexual male and his family isn’t very inclusive for the LGBT community and those that don’t fall under the heteronormative