Roy O. Disney

In today’s society, the topic of gender and gender stereotypes is a high rise of debate. In analysis of the study The Gender Marketing of Toys: An Analysis of Color and Type of Toy on the Disney Store Website conducted by Carol J. Auster and Claire S. Mansbach, the authors discuss the socialization of children, toys, and gender. From an early age, children learn to play with the toys that are appropriate to their gender through the guidance of adults and through the media (Auster and Mansbach,…

Case History Ariel is a mermaid and the daughter of King Triton and Queen Athena. She is sixteen years old and the youngest of seven daughters. She seems to have a passion for collecting items, especially human objects. She is very curious and spends much time wandering and exploring with her friend Flounder, a yellow fish. She also is rebellious like many teenagers and she disobeys her father and Sebastian, a crustacean and her fathers advisor who watches over Ariel. Due to her rebellious and…

Everything in Disneyland is filled with excitement; the Disney characters in the streets, the Castles, and food as well as the rides that brings out the kid in us. Live in that specific moment full of happiness with no care in the world is priceless. Leaving the park almost leaves you feeling empty inside. Thus…

starring in the films, she starred in her own Disney show Sonny with a Chance and now is a Grammy nominated Solo Artist who is about to go on a worldwide tour. While many people would grab for the chance to be famous at such a young age, to her…

“Woohoo!” I said as I zoomed up the roller- coaster tracks. I was at Knott’s Berry Farm with my friends from church. It was my first time going and it was totally awesome. I was really looking forward to going with my church. It was also my first time going to Knott’s Berry Farm without my parents. It was a Sunday and the 11-13 year olds were getting hot dogs, drinks, and chips ready to sell. The reason we were selling these food items was because we were having a fundraiser so each of us…

Introduction In 1983, when Cyndi Lauper released “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” on her album She’s So Unusual, it garnered so much fame that it became one of the most well-known feminist anthems in the country. Several artists covered the song in subsequent years, and Lauper herself released a remastered version. However, few people are aware, even today, that the song is a cover version of Robert Hazard’s original demo, recorded in 1979 but never released officially (the demo is currently…

What A Purr-fect Idea! Why Halle Berry’s ‘Catwoman’ Needs A Proper Reboot Halle Berry is no stranger to the superhero genre. Since 2000, she has played Storm in Marvel’s #XMen films. However, people may (or may not) remember her short stint in a DC film. Yep, Berry played a role in a DC film while serving as a Marvel hero. What was this film exactly? Well, it was Pitof’s 2004 film, #Catwoman. The film became a massive box office failure. While it is not exactly the world’s worst film it ranked…

So what are gender roles? A role is a set of expectations for the way individuals with certain social identification will act in certain situations (Damsels in Distress: A Textual Analysis of Gender Roles in Disney Princess Films). Gender identity is when people begin to believe that they are female or male and feel their femininity or masculinity (The Effect of Cartoon Movies on Children 's Gender Development). How individuals behave is socially enforced and valued. We inherit our gender roles…

ADOLESCENT GIRLS’ STRUGGLES IN FANTASY WORLDS: CORALINE AND SPIRITED AWAY ON SELF, FAMILY AND GROWING UP INTRODUCTION The films Coraline (2009) and Spirited Away (original Japanese title: Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, “Sen and Chihiro’s Spiriting Away”, 2001) comes from producers with different cultural backgrounds. Despite being intended for younger audiences, both films, which revolves around the fantasy genre, are uniquely presented in such a way that is shrouded in mystery and uncanniness…

Ever After Parents Disney Princesses and Happily Ever After no longer just an imaginative story line embracing the tales of time, but now seen by aloof as a rather cruel tool used to plague the minds of our youth with unrealistic ideals, expectations, and body image. Stephanie Haynes, a freelance journalist, critiques in great detail her ideas of the growing trend of sexualization of young girls. This is captured in her essay titled “Little Girls or Little Women? the Disney princes effect”.…