December 8th, 2009 at 10:16am
I say let kids have the illusion. Even if it's just for a little while. It's nice that they get to have that blind faith that everything is going to work out. They don't have to realise all the darkness of the world just yet. Even after they do, sometimes it's nice to be able to watch those old movies and remember what it was like before you knew that kind of stuff.
And I know your pain. I was only ten when I went on that ride, but it was brutal. And the worst part was that as soon as you get off, there's a booth selling the CD of that stupid song and it's blaring it from portable speakers. Just when you think you get away, they play it some more! It was stuck in my head for like three days. I feel for you for having to go on it twice.
Disney is also so fucking sexist!!
don't get me wrong, i have three Disney classic kiddie flicks on my iPod, but that really pisses me off.
little girls grow up believing that all they need in life (and all they should want) is for a big strong handsom prince to come and sweep them off their feet.
WHAT SORT OF EXAMPLE IS THAT???
i believe in true love and happy endings and all that jazz, but riding off into the sunset is such a boring ending, and really, why kid ourselves into think we're going to live happily ever after?
nothing is ever that perfect...
but hey, it's all very cute =)