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Re: Love/ hate &/ or difficult relationships with animated Disney characters?

Posted by Julia on November 9, 2009, 9:39 am, in reply to "Love/ hate &/ or difficult relationships with animated Disney characters? "
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I thought you were going to mention Jasmine's angry attitude when it comes to suitors and being lied which is a peeve to her. And because the Aladdin script was written by the same Pirates of the Caribbean screenwriters, I do see Elizabeth Swann like that but worse.

--Previous Message--
: Dear Disney Doll Fans,
:
: Do you have any love/ hate and/ or difficult
: relationships with certain animated Disney
: characters?
:
: I certainly have some tortured mental
: associations, with regards to both Jasmine
: and Tarzan's Jane. Why, you ask?
:
: Well, I'll give you the PG-rated version of
: my mental frustrations. The entire Disney
: version of "Aladdin" always bugged
: me, because, in my personal opinion, what
: could have been a romantic, exotic, faraway
: type of movie was spoiled by modern jokes,
: etc. I love Robin Williams, but
: "Aladdin" 's general mood has
: always seemed to be a combination of oranges
: and peppermints, which obviously don't go
: together; in other words, the old-fashioned
: exoticism of the setting is spoiled by the
: tanginess of modernity.
:
: I've always sort of disliked Jasmine, too.
: I saw "Aladdin" when I was 13, and
: I always viewed Jasmine as the impossibly
: sex symbol whom every single woman in the
: world should have to be like. I hated her
: for being that, because I'd never be able to
: be that perfect; I was also upset because
: Jasmine was able to perfectly control
: Aladdin with sex appeal alone! That red
: slave scene always stuck with me. I felt as
: though society expected me to live up to all
: of that, and that I could never be that
: sexy. I also began to believe that
: darker-complected women were sexier than
: fair-complected women.
:
: I was probably being immature and overly
: sensitive at the time, but my feelings about
: that movie, and about Jasmine's image, have
: always been with me.
:
: Of course, I now realize that Aladdin is
: that perpetual frat boy, who is maddeningly
: persuasive, and yet totally fratolicious, if
: you know what I mean! LOL!
:
: The other Disney character whom I've always
: had a tough time reckoning with is Jane
: Porter. I like her, 'cause she's actually
: an intelligent, sweet gal, who speaks with a
: cool accent, but I've always felt that her
: character represents bedroom-minded, primal
: young women, and that's always upset me. My
: interpretation of a certain
: "Tarzan" song didn't help, either.
:
: I can never seem to disassociate some of
: those perfect, animated Disney heroines from
: the stereotypes that society seems to emit.
:
: Thanks in advance for your replies.
:
:
:
:

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--Previous Message-- : I thought you were going to mention Jasmine's : angry attitude when it comes to suitors and : being lied which is a peeve to her. And : because the Aladdin script was written by : the same Pirates of the Caribbean : screenwriters, I do see Elizabeth Swann like : that but worse. : : --Previous Message-- : Dear Disney Doll Fans, : : Do you have any love/ hate and/ or difficult : relationships with certain animated Disney : characters? : : I certainly have some tortured mental : associations, with regards to both Jasmine : and Tarzan's Jane. Why, you ask? : : Well, I'll give you the PG-rated version of : my mental frustrations. The entire Disney : version of "Aladdin" always bugged : me, because, in my personal opinion, what : could have been a romantic, exotic, faraway : type of movie was spoiled by modern jokes, : etc. I love Robin Williams, but : "Aladdin" 's general mood has : always seemed to be a combination of oranges : and peppermints, which obviously don't go : together; in other words, the old-fashioned : exoticism of the setting is spoiled by the : tanginess of modernity. : : I've always sort of disliked Jasmine, too. : I saw "Aladdin" when I was 13, and : I always viewed Jasmine as the impossibly : sex symbol whom every single woman in the : world should have to be like. I hated her : for being that, because I'd never be able to : be that perfect; I was also upset because : Jasmine was able to perfectly control : Aladdin with sex appeal alone! That red : slave scene always stuck with me. I felt as : though society expected me to live up to all : of that, and that I could never be that : sexy. I also began to believe that : darker-complected women were sexier than : fair-complected women. : : I was probably being immature and overly : sensitive at the time, but my feelings about : that movie, and about Jasmine's image, have : always been with me. : : Of course, I now realize that Aladdin is : that perpetual frat boy, who is maddeningly : persuasive, and yet totally fratolicious, if : you know what I mean! LOL! : : The other Disney character whom I've always : had a tough time reckoning with is Jane : Porter. I like her, 'cause she's actually : an intelligent, sweet gal, who speaks with a : cool accent, but I've always felt that her : character represents bedroom-minded, primal : young women, and that's always upset me. My : interpretation of a certain : "Tarzan" song didn't help, either. : : I can never seem to disassociate some of : those perfect, animated Disney heroines from : the stereotypes that society seems to emit. : : Thanks in advance for your replies. : : : : : :

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