Today in class, we talked a great deal about Aladdin. To add to our Aladdin chat on racism, class inequality, sexism, etc., we went off on a little side tangent on subliminal messages within Disney Films. Completely rendering them false, I later decided to do some of my own research. I went online and found 10 of these so-called messages on this site: http://listverse.com/2009/05/10/top-10-hidden-images-found-in-cartoons/ (keep in mind- they're inappropriate).
When I took a chance to analyze these and double check them from other sources, I have somewhat turned into a half-hearted believer that some of these messages were real. I may be making a leap of faith here, but bear with me. I came to realize that all of the topics we discussed in class are, in a sense, somewhat reinforced by the fact that the "immature" subliminal messages exist.
As confusing as that sounds, here is my thought process: Immaturity and child like actions illustrated by the creators, such as putting a penis on Ariel's pallace and "Sex" written in the dust cloud in The Lion King, are just a side note to greater schemes made by the writers, imbedded in the scenes and woven throughout the film. These small subliminal messages are a small part of the Disney writer's idea that reinforces their greater intentions such as racism, class inequality, and sexism. (which they must find funny as well, knowing it get shown to children around the world)
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