Disney Rant

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Connie, you are so right. Stalin and Russia were terrible and seemed to receive a pass. (Lauren Becall even admitted a few years ago that there were communists in Hollywood, which was obvious seeing the movies glorifying the Russians)

I am reading "Berlin Diaries-19140-1945, by Marie Vassiltchikov, for the 4th time. I finally bought the book. It is the diary of a White Russian princess whose family left Russia in 1919. King George V sent ships to Russia to rescue his aunt (sister of Tsar Nicholas' wife, making George V a first cousin of the murdered Tsar's family). She insisted that other royals be rescued as well, including the author's family.

The author spoke six languages so as a refugee in Germany she needed a job. Because of a shortage of linguists, she was hired for a job with the Foreign Ministry's Information Department and saw first hand secret documents as the documents came in. She knew/worked with the plotters of Hitler. Since she was a compulsive diarist, I read things in this book that I haven't read in other books. Her sister was Tatiana Metternich who also had best selling books. This was a fascinating family in a fascinating time. A true story.

I would say that I admire the traits of hard working people, etc., but a Canadian once got into trouble simply by saying that he admired the Autobahn. A Canadian newspaper printed in large print, " (name) admires Hitler!
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BTW, my nephew married a German girl--love her!
 
A very good point has been raised here. As far as German accents go I love them because my grandfather had a very pronouced one, and he was a super man and very dear to me. My other grandparents all had accents as well, all from Europe, and they were very dear people to me as well. I spent lots of time with them, and I am so grateful. I usually dont even realize that some even has a european accent cause I am just used to it I guess. That and we have ALOT of friends that are from Europe.
That being said I didnt even think about the Disney villian equals german accent thing. Now that you mention it I am put off with what message it has. Mabey you should write to them and point it out to them.
 
It's not just Disney doing it. There are many, many groups portrayed in a negative light. Certain groups are sacrosanct, but many are fair game for abuse.

Dads (or middle age males)- always portrayed as stupid, bumbling idiots. They are ALWAYS dumber than the kids around them and the children or women have to come to their rescue.

Fat people- always portrayed as lazy, stupid and constant eaters.

Southerners- also portrayed as stupid, rednecky, losers.

I could go on and on and on. It is wrong, but it happens. Our only recourse is to boycott the shows doing so until they get the message. Of course, if we boycott ALL of the shows using stereotypes and negative images we will have to turn the TV off and go read a book.


(For what it is worth, being related to Doofensmirtz is totally fun! He's one of my favorite characters on that show. I would milk that one for all it is worth!)
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Spanish accents get it too. Thank God Speedy Gonzales is no longer on the air lol!!
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Every year at Christmas time I would look for "The Little Drummerboy". I couldn't understand why it was never on tv anymore. Then someone told me it was banned from tv, because it showed certain group of people as thieves and murders. I miss that show at Christmas time.
 

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