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|    glenndavidson2k6@googlemail.com to Alice Higgins    |
|    Re: MONSTERS INC SEXIST!!    |
|    31 Jan 13 13:32:29    |
      On Sunday, November 11, 2001 4:29:52 AM UTC, Alice Higgins wrote:       > By Alice Higgins       > Professor of Wymyn's Studies, University of Toronto       >       > Rating: 0 Stars (out of five)       >       > When Walt Disney first started making films years ago, he betrayed his       > sexist ideals in his imagery. Donald Duck used to run around with his penis       > and testicles hanging free while Daisy Duck, his so called, Love Interest,       > was shielded in full clothing, much like a Muslim cloak. Apparently, in his       > dementia, he felt that male genetalia would be more pleasing to the eye than       > the organs that give birth. Later, he created Clarabelle Cow, virtually       > giving birth to the concept of referring to strong female role models as       > "cows", requiring only the respect afforded to bovines (notwithstanding her       > interracial marraige to Horace the Horse, a social statement admittendly       > before it's time).       >       > That same misogynistic idea is, sadly, alive and well in the new Disney       > animated release Monsters Inc.       >       > Once again, the men are afforded the luxury of running around naked with       > their disgusting cocks hanging out, obscured only by fur, while what few       > wymyn are represented are again fully clothed, hiding their feminine charms       > behind male-induced shielding.       >       > This film is A blatant example of phallic over-exuberance, where the main       > female character speaks only in monosyllabic gibberish The       > estrogen-challenged filmmakers try to explain this by saying she's only 2,       > further insulting us by insinuating that wymyn are infantile by nature. The       > only other two womyn in the movie are a fully clothed receptionist (of       > course) who is romantically involved with the most phallic character (more       > on that later) and at least one mannish yet believeable office clerk (voiced       > by a man, no less!)       >       > However, the most offensive character is Mike, voiced by Billy Crystal. Mike       > is nothing more than a pean to the male reproductive organs. Those wymyn       > reading this who have been unfortunate enough to be violated by the penis       > brigade have no doubt been subjected to proud nicknames for the penis. The       > most common is the description of the phallic member as the "One Eyed       > Monster." And what is Mike? A ONE EYED MONSTER. Obviously, Disney isn't       > happy unless they are just pushing penises in our faces!       >       > Avoid Monsters Inc, my feminine sisters! It's nothing but 90 minutes of       > dick. Shame on you, Disney! Shame indeed!              haaahahahahahaa              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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