Oh Disney. You controversial, slut making company. How dare you make your heroine doe eyed and begging for sex. Cause no one else ever does. And none of the other Disney characters are so unbelievably unreal. Are we even talking about this? I guess we are. Because on a Tuesday morning, when skimming through the news stories on the web, this bullshit has been plaguing my screen for days now. And what I really want to know is why in the hell do people give a shit? Oh Merida. How dare you get a makeover.
I cannot believe you brushed your hair and put on a new dress and lost a few pounds for a skinnier waist. For reals? Has anybody ever turned on the television before? There are probably half a dozen makeover shows on tv as we speak. Should we call out the makers of those shows for allowing women to feel beautiful? Should we ban the sale of cosmetics, and nice clothes and be proper role models for our children?
Just someone please give me a fucking break. Little girls like to watch pretty princesses and cartoon characters on tv. Watching Ariel and Princess Jasmine and Cinderella did not skew my perception of myself.
My point is this. Merida is not a role model for your child. And if I want to watch it, I will. Like Like. Ugh, I hate people sometimes. I am somewhat jealous that people feel that this is the worst thing they have in their lives to complain about. I would love to get to the point in my life where this is the number one thorn in my ass and have to the time to waste battling it on Facebook β means I would probably be playing with my daughter more and sewing and gardening more, and having a hell of a lot more fun than I am now working my ass off hoping to find a permanent position, worrying about whether my dad has drunk himself to death yet, wondering if today is the day my husband loses it at work and quits, hoping I can make it another year before going to the ER again, and get my daughter to stop throwing tantrums, body checking her friends off of stools, and start using the toilet, all without seriously getting injured or sick.
I know, right? People should find a worthwhile cause to throw their energy at if they have that much time to waste about a cartoon. Your position is term then? No hopes for renewal? Some hope for renewal IF the budget adds up. People are just ridiculous! That would have made for some colourful commentary this morning.
