Hey Mags! Thank you for sharing this article; although one could only access the "Abstract" of the article, I went on line through "Academia.com"; (I have written a peer reviewed article in the past, and therefore have access to the site!) and have included the actual paper, which was written some 23 years ago by Arnold Berleant.
The article is good, for a number of reasons, and although it doesn't really touch upon yours or my point, it does suggest that Disney; *e.g.;* "Disney World" Parks, do in fact share and portray a, "*National-Cultural Environment*". The bottom line? This isn't "Opinion"; it's fact Mags! The precepts of Disney, Disney World and it's media conglomerate "ABC/ESPN/Disney" are far different than the conservative American that Walt Disney and his company once were. For you to deny this fact is telling! https://pages.shanti.virginia.edu/disneysvisionforamerica/walt-disney-innovater-public-figure/ *"Walt Disney was one of the most influential Americans of the 20th century, especially for the ways in which his films, animation, comic strips, documentaries, songs, business and theme parks impacted American culture. In his works, Walt Disney used political impulses, especially in his adherence to the American past and small-town traditional values, to reflect on the major events of the 20th century. His work engaged concepts we have studied so far in Viewing America such as the military-industrial complex, The Cold War, HUAC, anti-communism, labor unions, gender roles, consumerism and the American nuclear family."* *"There were many incidents during Disney’s life that helped to form his political conservatism. One example is that during World War II, there was a strike at the Disney studio, which infuriated Walt. After this incident he became strongly opposed to unions. Later during the war, the studio became a supply base for American troops. While Walt supported the war, he was known for being very frustrated with the government during this time. For example, the company did not get paid for some of their Wartime productions. Disney eventually became weary of big government. After World War II, Walt famously testified before HUAC during an investigation of communism in the entertainment industry. Disney claimed that everyone in his office was “American”. He reaffirmed his distain for labor unions and commented on how those who had been a part of the strike in his office were a communist group who were trying to influence his artists. Thus to Disney, to be communist was to be un-American."* *"Although Disney claimed to be politically neutral in interviews, there are many political undertones in Disney productions. What were some political themes in the works of Walt Disney? Disney characters upheld “traditional” gender roles and ideologies. His view of the family was also traditional and sentimental. Disney grew up on a farm in rural Missouri, and he used themes of virtuous American folk and stressed individualism in his productions. He believed in cultural imperialism, especially that the values of the US middle class could lead to prosperous societies around the world."* *=====================* There's more: *We tend to think of Hollywood as a bastion of leftism, and rightly so. Books like Ron Radosh’s Red Star Over Hollywood demonstrate the deep-seated left-wing dominance of the entertainment industry. Even with the leftism prevalent in Hollywood’s Golden Age, many unabashed conservatives found success without compromising their principles, including one of the most creative minds in the business — Walt Disney.* *Several biographers and writers that I’ve read have tried to declare that Walt Disney was apolitical, but I find this conclusion not to be true. Diane Disney Miller once said that her father was “kind of a strange figure” politically, and Walt admitted his own political naiveté:* *A long time ago, I found out that I knew nothing whatsoever about this game of politics and since then I’ve preferred to keep silent about the entire matter rather than see my name attached to any statement that was not my own.* *But plenty of people surrounding Walt Disney knew the truth: that he was conservative to his core. Ward Kimball, one of Disney’s “Nine Old Men,” said that Walt’s right-leaning politics made him uncomfortable and that politics drove a rift in their friendship in Disney’s later years. Radical writer Maurice Rapf, who worked on several Disney films, including Song of the South, said, “He was very conservative except in one particular — he was a very strong environmentalist.” However, Walt Disney’s conservatism did not manifest itself until after he had been a businessman for several years.* There is clearly a different mind-set at Disney today, than there was even thirty years ago. I grew up here in Tampa, and remember when Disney first opened. When I was in Junior High School and even in High School, Disney was a frequent destination! (I haven't been there now in over 30 years; other than the Disney Sports Complex a couple of times, and the "Blues Bar/Concert Island" the name of which escapes me right now); but I can remember being forced to change my shirt within the park, because I wore a Kawasawki Motorcycle Tee-Shirt that was utilizing their current ad campaign, "*Put Something Exciting Between Your Legs!*" and the Disney Park officials deemed the phrase, "Non-Family Friendly".....I can recall the first attempts by Gays to enter the park "en-mass" being rejected and turned away; likewise, Anita Bryant was under contract by Disney. I could give dozens of examples, but rest assured, Disney no longer embraces the familial values that it once did; and the management is very much "Uber-Left" as compared to even 30 years ago. On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 1:24 PM, ImStillMags Mags <[email protected]> wrote: > http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-5930. > 1994.tb00106.x/abstract?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+ > Library+will+be+unavailable+on+Saturday+25th+March+from+ > 07%3A00+GMT+%2F+03%3A00+EDT+%2F+15%3A00+SGT+for+4+hours+ > for+essential+maintenance.++Apologies+for+the+inconvenience. > > On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 8:53:35 AM UTC-7, KeithInTampa wrote: >> >> Good Morning Mags! >> >> Can you give some examples? Specifically how Disney promoted some set of >> values or standards that were controversial and/or not uniformly accepted >> Nationwide? >> >> >> -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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