In his latest iconoclastic work, Douglas Brode--the only academic
author/scholar who dares to defend Disney entertainment--argues
that "Uncle Walt's" output of films, television shows, theme parks,
and spin-off items promoted diversity decades before such a concept
gained popular currency in the 1990s. Fully understood, It's a
Small World--one of the most popular attractions at the Disney
theme parks--encapsulates Disney's prophetic vision of an
appealingly varied world, each race respecting the uniqueness of
all the others while simultaneously celebrating a common human
core. In this pioneering volume, Brode makes a compelling case that
Disney's consistently positive presentation of
"difference"--whether it be race, gender, sexual orientation,
ideology, or spirituality--provided the key paradigm for an
eventual emergence of multiculturalism in our society.
Using examples from dozens of films and TV programs, Brode
demonstrates that Disney entertainment has consistently portrayed
Native Americans, African Americans, women, gays, individual
acceptance of one's sexual orientation, and alternatives to
Judeo-Christian religious values in a highly positive light.
Assuming a contrarian stance, Brode refutes the overwhelming body
of "serious" criticism that dismisses Disney entertainment as
racist and sexist. Instead, he reveals through close textual
analysis how Disney introduced audiences to such politically
correct principles as mainstream feminism. In so doing, Brode
challenges the popular perception of Disney fare as a bland diet of
programming that people around the world either uncritically deem
acceptable for their children or angrily revile as reactionary
pabulum for themasses.
Providing a long overdue and thoroughly detailed alternative,
Brode makes a highly convincing argument that with an unwavering
commitment to racial diversity and sexual difference, coupled with
a vast global popularity, Disney entertainment enabled those
successive generations of impressionable youth who experienced it
to create today's aura of multiculturalism and our politically
correct value system.
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