Yes, this is ripe for accusations of being derivative of Maleficent. It's derivative of that the way Hoodwinked is derivative of Shrek. Make of that what you will. I'm still wrestling with where this will lie on the sliding scale of wide eyed, dewy-eyed idealism versus dark cynicism ( Read more... )

Seriously? You're using Beauty and the Beast and Mulan as examples of sexism in Disney films? Far be it from me to deny that Disney can promote deeply flawed messages about gender and heteronormativity, but that was an INCREDIBLY disingenuous video you just did right there. Gaston might be a manly man, and the Beast might have been unwilling to ( Read more... )