LEADER 04332nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910777577403321 005 20230617040005.0 010 $a0-292-79660-9 024 7 $a10.7560/709232 035 $a(CKB)1000000000457693 035 $a(OCoLC)191932982 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10185708 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000206404 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11174502 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000206404 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10212608 035 $a(PQKB)11755369 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443017 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2108 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443017 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10185708 035 $a(DE-B1597)587928 035 $a(OCoLC)1286807009 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292796607 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000457693 100 $a20050223d2005 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMulticulturalism and the Mouse$b[electronic resource] $erace and sex in Disney entertainment /$fDouglas Brode 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (313 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-70923-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [271]-279) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tINTRODUCTION. I Had a Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes -- $t1 Return of the Vanishing American -- $t2 Together in Perfect Harmony -- $t3 Beat of a Different Drum -- $t4 Racial and Sexual Identity in America -- $t5 ?If It Feels Good, Do It!? -- $t6 Our Bodies, Ourselves -- $t7 Something Wiccan This Way Comes -- $t8 Beyond the Celluloid Closet -- $tCONCLUSION. Popular Culture and Political Correctness -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aIn his latest iconoclastic work, Douglas Brode?the only academic author/scholar who dares to defend Disney entertainment?argues that "Uncle Walt's" output of films, television shows, theme parks, and spin-off items promoted diversity decades before such a concept gained popular currency in the 1990s. Fully understood, It's a Small World?one of the most popular attractions at the Disney theme parks?encapsulates Disney's prophetic vision of an appealingly varied world, each race respecting the uniqueness of all the others while simultaneously celebrating a common human core. In this pioneering volume, Brode makes a compelling case that Disney's consistently positive presentation of "difference"?whether it be race, gender, sexual orientation, ideology, or spirituality?provided the key paradigm for an eventual emergence of multiculturalism in our society. Using examples from dozens of films and TV programs, Brode demonstrates that Disney entertainment has consistently portrayed Native Americans, African Americans, women, gays, individual acceptance of one's sexual orientation, and alternatives to Judeo-Christian religious values in a highly positive light. Assuming a contrarian stance, Brode refutes the overwhelming body of "serious" criticism that dismisses Disney entertainment as racist and sexist. Instead, he reveals through close textual analysis how Disney introduced audiences to such politically correct principles as mainstream feminism. In so doing, Brode challenges the popular perception of Disney fare as a bland diet of programming that people around the world either uncritically deem acceptable for their children or angrily revile as reactionary pabulum for the masses. Providing a long overdue and thoroughly detailed alternative, Brode makes a highly convincing argument that with an unwavering commitment to racial diversity and sexual difference, coupled with a vast global popularity, Disney entertainment enabled those successive generations of impressionable youth who experienced it to create today's aura of multiculturalism and our politically correct value system. 606 $aMinorities in motion pictures 615 0$aMinorities in motion pictures. 676 $a791.43/652693 700 $aBrode$b Douglas$f1943-$01089521 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777577403321 996 $aMulticulturalism and the Mouse$93701810 997 $aUNINA