Ok, I lied. New Topic!

 

Try and think of all the Disney movies that have a nice, normal, traditional family unit. As in a dad, mom, and kids. Take all the time you need. Minutes. Hours. Go search your DVDs and Wikipedia. Phone a friend and ask the audience.

Stumped? Or at least very nearly? Yeah. Me too. Admittedly, I am mostly limited to animated movies in my knowledge, but still. Here's what I can think of:

The Incredibles: though there was that whole part in the middle where everyone thought that he was having an affair, and the bad guys were going to ruin the marriage.

101 Dalmatians: but they're dogs.

Sleeping Beauty: which is a split, since only the princess has both parents. What happened to the prince's mom? And the princess was raised by three weird ladies instead of her parents anyway.

Like I said, I don't know about live-action movies, like Old Yeller or anything. If someone is more informed, go ask them.

So, this begs the question: Why haven't American parents risen up and revolted against Disney's terrible role models and unbearable media influence? Isn't everyone worried about how the media is affecting the youth of today with depictions of violence and promiscuity? Isn't the nation in a crisis of divorce and other family issues the likes of which has never been seen?

Here's my point: Disney is a bad influence on the traditional American family unit. Disney is one gigantic bad role model for solid marriages. Bad role models are also (practically by definition) a bad influence. That is the consequence of Disney movies on the American family.

Yeah, yeah. Disney is supposed to be the last place on earth that espouses good, wholesome family values. What else are kids going to watch? I don't pretend to know what children would be like without Disney. (Probably a mix between The Omen kid and a Chucky doll.) All I know is that something has to be changed. Something is rotten in the state of Disney.