Dissecting Disney

By Yasmin Abdul Razak, Elena Tan

Join two friends, Yasmin and Elena, as they critically evaluate the movies they loved as children – from questioning plotholes and characters' logic to examining the social impact and implications of ... more

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The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.

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August 28, 2020 Who Was Walt Disney?
A sexist, racist and anti-Semite? These are some pretty serious allegations! We figure out what kind of person Disney was through discussing a rejection letter to a female animator, horrible Jewish caricature in 3 Little Pigs and portrayal of black actors in Disney movies when he was still alive.
Hit the follow button so you can stay tuned to weekly Disney discussions every Friday!
FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/dissectingdisney
TWITTER: twitter.com/disneydissect
SUPPORT US by leaving a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/dissectingdisney
Cover art designed by the incredibly talented Ariel Tong: instagram.com/graphics.byariel
Sources:
Meryl Streep slams Walt Disney as a racist, sexist and more, Entertainment.ie
Fact-Checking the Age-Old Rumors of Walt Disney’s Dark Side, Vulture
Economic antisemitism, Wikipedia
Leni Riefenstahl, Wikipedia
Kristallnacht, Wikipedia
Disney's rejection letter to female artist from 1938 shows what a big old bunch of sexists they were, Digital Spy
The Song of the South (Racial Discrimination), Youtube
Are The Crows In Dumbo Really That Racist?, Lifehacker
The Racist History of Peter Pan’s Indian Tribe, Smithsonian
Peter Pan Is the Boy Who Never Stopped Being Racist, Fatherly
Was Walt Disney racist and/or sexist? If so, why?, Quora
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35min
August 21, 2020 Family Dynamics, Morality & Mediocrity in The Incredibles (2004)
Ever noticed how Mr Incredible was kind of a poor father figure for some parts of The Incredibles? We didn't until we were older! From not helping out Helen to parent their kids to lying about losing his job, he certainly wasn't a role model all the way through the movie. We discuss how The Incredibles actually portrayed realistic family lives (minus the superpowers) such as parents fighting, sibling relationships and settling down after marriage.

Hit the follow button so you can stay tuned to weekly Disney discussions every Friday!
FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/dissectingdisney

TWITTER: twitter.com/disneydissect

SUPPORT US by leaving a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/dissectingdisney

Cover art designed by the incredibly talented Ariel Tong: instagram.com/graphics.byariel

Sources:
‘The Incredibles’ and the Myth of the Ideal Family, America Magazine

Dad Grades: Mr. Incredible From The Incredibles, The Dad

The Incredibles’ incredible focus on the family, The Dissolve

The slippery politics of The Incredibles and other superheroes, The Dissolve

Being Super in Suburbia Is No Picnic, The New York Time

Incredible propaganda, The Guardian

PHILOSOPHY - Nietzsche, The School of Life
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38min
August 14, 2020 Sleeping Beauty Untold
Trigger warning: rape and sexual assault is discussed Have you ever wondered how the story of beloved Aurora came about? We're telling you now, it's not pretty! Cannibalism, rape and goddesses - it is safe to say that Sleeping Beauty's origin stories...
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24min
August 07, 2020 Frozen: Why People Couldn't Let It Go
This 2013 hit movie left soooo many parents with earworms thanks to its Oscar-winning song 'Let It Go'. Why was it such a big hit? Join us today for a discussion which includes the subversion of tropes, the empowering message behind Let It Go's lyrics,...
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33min
July 31, 2020 Feminism in The Princess & The Frog (2009): Part 2
This episode continues to dive into how Disney portrayed its first black princess, Tiana. Topics include: the portrayal of healthy relationships, what it was like to be a black woman in the 1920s, gender roles (with its subversion) and the use of male...
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28min
July 24, 2020 Black Representation in The Princess & The Frog (2009): Part 1
This episode covers how well Disney portrayed its first black princess, Tiana. Topics include: the controversy behind Tiana's original name which was too close to 'mammy', Creolization, Disney skirting around the issue of segregation, jazz, food, and...
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42min
July 17, 2020 Chinese Representation in Mulan (1998)
In the second installment of our representation series, we talk about Disney's improvement in representing POC compared to Aladdin such as actually hiring actors with Asian heritage! Topics include Confucian vs Western values, differences between...
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37min
July 10, 2020 Representation: Aladdin (1992)
Which places inspired Aladdin? South Asia, Cental Asia, Middle East... China? There's evidence for all of these! We discuss how well Disney portrayed its first POC princess, Princess Jasmine, through the movie Aladdin. Topics include racist lyrics,...
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39min
July 03, 2020 Drugs, Monarchy, and Adolescence: what is Alice in Wonderland?
Disappearing cat, talking rabbit, mushrooms that change your physical state... Alice in Wonderland is one weird movie! In this episode, we discuss whether Alice's trip is actually a personification of an LSD trip, how the movie is a satire of the...
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37min
June 26, 2020 Did Snow White Invent Pretty Privilege?
"Magic mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?" In this episode, we unpack this iconic line from Snow White and discuss whether there is a link between beauty and morality (there's some science behind this!). Other topics include questioning...
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32min

FAQs about Dissecting Disney:

How many episodes does Dissecting Disney have?

The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.