Dasey and Disney
Okay, so I've got a couple of things to say this entry but my first is about Disney because, apparently, I have way too much time on my hands and I watch WAY too much TV.
Dasey is rubbing off on Disney. Disney has obviously seen how well the stepcest is doing in the fandom world and have decided to branch out in slightly. . .different ways. The first time I noticed this was when I saw the Hannah Montana (I was at my cousin's house for this one because usually the show drives me insane -I can't stand Miley Cyrus) where she and Jackson get mistaken as a couple when she's in her Hannah disguise.
And then they just allow this too continue? They let Jackson play up dating his own sister's super star alter ego even though every kid who watches this show know that Miley and Hannah are the same person and that Jackson is clearly Miley's brother whether she's wearing the Hannah wig or not (btw. . .did you know you can buy those? Wigs like Hannah Montana. They're everywhere and it's so sad).
And then I was watching Wizards of Waverly Place and I'll admit it, Selena and David and have some nice chemistry as actors and I think they would work well in roles were they played each other's love interest. But in WOWP, they are brother and sister so that chemistry should really take a back seat. Except for the episode where she wishes people would stop comparing them so everyone forgets who he is. And her mother tells her that she should date Justin. Even though little kids still clearly understand that Justin is Alex's brother.
Although, I'll give WOWP more credit than HM because Alex did seem generally disgusted by the idea where as Miley was just tired of her brother using her to be cool with the rich and famous.
Then there was the WOWP episode where Justin and Alex went into a horror movie and two of the theater's workers were walking by and talking and they said something like: 'Wow, those two Justin and Alex characters have great chemistry, you'd think they'd grown up together.'
Maybe this is just me, but usually great chemistry comes from UST or something like it. Growing up together makes you (possibly) a good team and able to read your sibling or something like that. And their parents over hear this (which is how they get busted).
Why don't their parents wonder about this? I would be slightly suspicious/concerned if I heard two people who didn't even know my children say they had great chemistry together.
And in the (I think) newest episode where Alex switches bodies with her mother so her mother can have the Quincenera she's always wanted she's supposed to share the customary dance with her two brothers (also no big deal). Except that Justin and Max never learned how to dance and so they switched bodies with the two dance instructors (who are mysteriously invited to the Quincenera of a girl they've never met since Justin and Max's grandmother got them kicked out of classes on, like, their first lesson). And as they're dancing Justin (who's really the male dance instructor) is dipping Alex (who is really their mother) and saying flirty things to her because apparently the dance instructor cannot control his hot Latin blood. And at the end of the dance Justin (dance instructor) kneels down spreads out his arms and says
"Jump into my arms!"
Alex (the mother) replies: "Are you sure?"
Justin (dance instructor) flirts/smirks/laughs and says: "Don't worry, I've gottcha baby!"
I swear, that's what he says. And (because, apparently this is perfectly acceptable) that's what the mother (who is in the sister's body) does. And then the younger brother (who is actually the female dance instructor) goes 'Arms spread sweetie, you're a swan" and, again, no one is disturbed by this 13 year old boy calling his sister sweetie and telling her to spread her arms. . .
And at no time during this whole, like, five minute scene does the mother (who's in Alex's body) wonder why were oldest child (because, as far as she knows, Justin is still Justin and not the Latin dance instructor) is telling his younger sister (who, as far as she knows, still thinks she's his little sister and is unaware of the body switching spell) to jump into his arms.
And calling her baby.
And being all flirtacious and nonbrotherly dancing with who she thinks he thinks is his sister.
It's not as bad as the Battle of the Bands stage grinding in LWD (or maybe, because they're actually brother and sister, it's worse) but still. I was amazed that Disney can get away with this sort of thing.
It also amazes me that Nickelodeon can get away with saying things like Jew Fro, but that is an entirely different story.
Dasey is rubbing off on Disney. Disney has obviously seen how well the stepcest is doing in the fandom world and have decided to branch out in slightly. . .different ways. The first time I noticed this was when I saw the Hannah Montana (I was at my cousin's house for this one because usually the show drives me insane -I can't stand Miley Cyrus) where she and Jackson get mistaken as a couple when she's in her Hannah disguise.
And then they just allow this too continue? They let Jackson play up dating his own sister's super star alter ego even though every kid who watches this show know that Miley and Hannah are the same person and that Jackson is clearly Miley's brother whether she's wearing the Hannah wig or not (btw. . .did you know you can buy those? Wigs like Hannah Montana. They're everywhere and it's so sad).
And then I was watching Wizards of Waverly Place and I'll admit it, Selena and David and have some nice chemistry as actors and I think they would work well in roles were they played each other's love interest. But in WOWP, they are brother and sister so that chemistry should really take a back seat. Except for the episode where she wishes people would stop comparing them so everyone forgets who he is. And her mother tells her that she should date Justin. Even though little kids still clearly understand that Justin is Alex's brother.
Although, I'll give WOWP more credit than HM because Alex did seem generally disgusted by the idea where as Miley was just tired of her brother using her to be cool with the rich and famous.
Then there was the WOWP episode where Justin and Alex went into a horror movie and two of the theater's workers were walking by and talking and they said something like: 'Wow, those two Justin and Alex characters have great chemistry, you'd think they'd grown up together.'
Maybe this is just me, but usually great chemistry comes from UST or something like it. Growing up together makes you (possibly) a good team and able to read your sibling or something like that. And their parents over hear this (which is how they get busted).
Why don't their parents wonder about this? I would be slightly suspicious/concerned if I heard two people who didn't even know my children say they had great chemistry together.
And in the (I think) newest episode where Alex switches bodies with her mother so her mother can have the Quincenera she's always wanted she's supposed to share the customary dance with her two brothers (also no big deal). Except that Justin and Max never learned how to dance and so they switched bodies with the two dance instructors (who are mysteriously invited to the Quincenera of a girl they've never met since Justin and Max's grandmother got them kicked out of classes on, like, their first lesson). And as they're dancing Justin (who's really the male dance instructor) is dipping Alex (who is really their mother) and saying flirty things to her because apparently the dance instructor cannot control his hot Latin blood. And at the end of the dance Justin (dance instructor) kneels down spreads out his arms and says
"Jump into my arms!"
Alex (the mother) replies: "Are you sure?"
Justin (dance instructor) flirts/smirks/laughs and says: "Don't worry, I've gottcha baby!"
I swear, that's what he says. And (because, apparently this is perfectly acceptable) that's what the mother (who is in the sister's body) does. And then the younger brother (who is actually the female dance instructor) goes 'Arms spread sweetie, you're a swan" and, again, no one is disturbed by this 13 year old boy calling his sister sweetie and telling her to spread her arms. . .
And at no time during this whole, like, five minute scene does the mother (who's in Alex's body) wonder why were oldest child (because, as far as she knows, Justin is still Justin and not the Latin dance instructor) is telling his younger sister (who, as far as she knows, still thinks she's his little sister and is unaware of the body switching spell) to jump into his arms.
And calling her baby.
And being all flirtacious and nonbrotherly dancing with who she thinks he thinks is his sister.
It's not as bad as the Battle of the Bands stage grinding in LWD (or maybe, because they're actually brother and sister, it's worse) but still. I was amazed that Disney can get away with this sort of thing.
It also amazes me that Nickelodeon can get away with saying things like Jew Fro, but that is an entirely different story.