Oh, and here is the article that (you obviously didn't read) that you attempted to post to the group:
On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 2:09 PM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. Register and vote in our polls. >> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "PoliticalForum" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- -- 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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