Monday, October 29, 2007

Disney movies

Disney movies, books, etc. influence many children and such a young age. The stereotypes that are being portrayed in these movies are very damaging to children. Because children see these movies when they are young, they have no knowledge that these are stereotypes, and not real ideas. Therefore, they go into school or grow up thinking and believing that what they see in the movies is true. It is much harder to "bust" a stereotype later in life, rather than teaching the correct information right from the start. If Disney would make the choice to portray accurate depictions of of characters, etc, children may actually be able to learn something from these movies rather than having stereotypes put into their heads. Educating children about stereotypes in crucial from a young age. Disney has the power to do so.

1 comment:

Ashley Wallace said...

I really agree! You bring up points I never thought about before...children are not aware of what stereotypes even are--they believe everything to be factual. I really liked that you said children could LEARN from these movies instead of being persuaded to share the views of such narrow minded individuals.