http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/tags/feminist/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:17:10 -0700 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:17:10 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/171/buddyicons/12836528@N00.jpg?1270047578#12836528@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/tags/feminist/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/2791719357/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/pagedooley/">kevin dooley</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/2791719357/" title="Beauty, according to Disney"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3271/2791719357_6b9e38aea5_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Beauty, according to Disney" /></a></p> <p>Geez, how would we know what ideal to have for women if it weren't for Walt Disney? First, we have the waist. This waist isn't even achievable on the model circuit, and the combination of that waist and brust would lead our poor beauty to chronic back problems. The hair? Gotta be extensions. Never seen hair like that on a real person. Finally, what's with Disney's woman always talking to birds on their hands? If a bird came up to any woman (or man) I know, they probably flip out and swat it.<br /> <br /> This figurine is not some old relic from the antique shop, it's Disney's Modern Woman. It's a laugh, because they go to all of this trouble to pretend that they're &quot;feminist&quot; by making movies with female leads, but that's just an appeal to 50% of the market. They still treat women like crap in their narratives. <br /> <br /> In Disney, aren't the mothers of most of these women/girls either gone or evil?<br /> <br /> In Disney, doesn't the heroine always get supplemented by the male hero... or have to ACT like a male in order to succeed?<br /> <br /> I'd love to hear your thoughts what you think the &quot;message&quot; is behind most of these Disney tales...</p> Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:17:10 -0700 2008-08-03T13:12:06-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (kevin dooley) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2791719357 Beauty, according to Disney <p>Geez, how would we know what ideal to have for women if it weren't for Walt Disney? First, we have the waist. This waist isn't even achievable on the model circuit, and the combination of that waist and brust would lead our poor beauty to chronic back problems. The hair? Gotta be extensions. Never seen hair like that on a real person. Finally, what's with Disney's woman always talking to birds on their hands? If a bird came up to any woman (or man) I know, they probably flip out and swat it.<br /> <br /> This figurine is not some old relic from the antique shop, it's Disney's Modern Woman. It's a laugh, because they go to all of this trouble to pretend that they're &quot;feminist&quot; by making movies with female leads, but that's just an appeal to 50% of the market. They still treat women like crap in their narratives. <br /> <br /> In Disney, aren't the mothers of most of these women/girls either gone or evil?<br /> <br /> In Disney, doesn't the heroine always get supplemented by the male hero... or have to ACT like a male in order to succeed?<br /> <br /> I'd love to hear your thoughts what you think the &quot;message&quot; is behind most of these Disney tales...</p> kevin dooley beauty walt disney version style silhouette woman female women feminist aplusphoto oldschooldigital littlemermaid pocahontas belle beautyandthebeast cruelladevil 101dalmatians queenofhearts aliceinwonderland uglystepsisters cinderella jessicarabbit jane tarzan jasmine mulan esmerelda arial snowwhite megara aurora sleepingbeauty tinkerbell stereotype archetype girl beautiful pretty gorgeous awesome good very most much best stunning incredible breathtaking shocking realistic unrealistic image winner award winning photo photograph photographer famous world renown number 1 one rated top ranked interesting fave comment flickr book0 book http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/386328935/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/pagedooley/">kevin dooley</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/386328935/" title="Today's Chicago Woman"><img src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/138/386328935_f247f37854_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Today's Chicago Woman" /></a></p> Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:37:46 -0800 2006-07-05T20:24:21-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (kevin dooley) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/386328935 Today's Chicago Woman kevin dooley signs chicago downtown north daughter mother streetsigns michiganavenue feminist motheranddaughter magnificentmile crowneplaza senales todayschicagowoman purpleshirts maryellenpage maevedooley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en