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Hidden sex messages in Disney movies? (discussion)
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Post by
Laihendi
In an article made by Jami Rosier, a very good point is made about sex appeal generally being used to boost ratings, and Disney is accused of being no exception. She claims that since the majority of Disney's audience are young children, there is a misconception that their movies are innocent. To sum up her thoughts on Disney, she says Disney continues to corrupt the youth of children and influence the minds of teenagers by releasing questionable movies onto the sales racks, one after the other. Just to name a few movies that have been released with sexual innuendos or comments are; Aladdin, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, and The Rescuers. Numerous accusations and attestable information about all of these movies have been mentioned in the news, in magazines, and on the Internet. By reviewing these sources we found the credibility of each allegation that proves to be true.
Many of Disney's most popular family classics have been accused of containing sexual content, including
Aladdin
,
The Lion King
, and
The Rescuers
.
Aladdin
In
Aladdin
, In the scene where Aladdin and Jasmine are to take a magic carpet ride, Aladdin calls on Jasmine to come with him, and continues to speak under his breath “teenagers take off your clothes”, according to some. Disney claims that the script calls for Aladdin to say, "C'mon . . . good kitty. Take off and go," while the closed captioning has him uttering, "Good kitty. Take off". Writer Haley Rinas said This is a prime example of a verbal hidden message. This type of hidden message is in most cases unavoidable because it is verbal; if the viewer is paying close attention, the message can be heard. Not only is the message offensive but very disengaging as well. Encouragement of this action to children or teenagers alike is very severe.
The Lion King
In
The Lion King
, the segment in question in occurs about midway through the movie when Simba, the hero, plops down and a cloud of dust rises above him. As the dust begins to trail off, it forms the letters S-E-X, with each letter fading as the next becomes clear. Writer Brett Pilkington said that this was an example of indirect hidden messages, which means the viewer was not directly intended to see the message, unless possibly looking for such material. When discussing the scene in question, Pilkington went on to say The hidden sexual messages are examples of how the creators of these movies know that sex in movies boosts the sales. This is a terrible thing for movie executives to do, especially Disney, where the majority of the audience is young children who do not need to see these disturbing gestures.
Michael Rhoades, who commented for Disney stated the scene simply shows ``swirling dust in the night sky, seeing anything in The Lion King other than a good wholesome family film is purely perception."
The Rescuers
In January of 1999, Disney announced a recall of the home video version of their 1977 animated feature
The Rescuers
because it contained a "questionable background image".
Just at the start of the film, as rodent heroes Bianca and Bernard fly through the city in a sardine box strapped to the back of Orville, proprietor of Albatross Air Charter Service, the photographic image of a topless woman can be seen at the window of a building in the background in two different (non-consecutive) frames: first in the bottom left corner, then at the top center portion of the frame.
Writer Solomon* said Unlike most rumors of risqué word-images hidden in Disney's animated films, this one is clearly true, and the images in question were undeniably inserted into the movie on purpose.
Primary source.
*The Solomon quoted in this thread should not be confused with the biblical Solomon or the wowhead-user with the name of Solomon.
So what do you think?
Post by
Sagramor
So, this is why you asked in vent if Jami was a girl name?
Post by
Laihendi
It seems sort of unisex, so he couldn't tell whether to say "he" or "she".
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278900
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Post by
Qmccumber
All it is, really, is over-reactive parents trying to keep their children in line and freaking out over the SMALLEST. DETAILS. IN ANYTHING.
Hell. If nobody ever went LOOKING for that crap, it wouldn't particularly frickin' exist.
Post by
Laihendi
If nobody ever went LOOKING for that crap, it wouldn't particularly frickin' exist.
That applies to just about anything.
Look and you will find it-what is unsought will go undetected.
-Sophocles.
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182246
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Post by
Deepthought
Snopes is a wonderful thing, eh?
Aladdin
In Aladdin, In the scene where Aladdin and Jasmine are to take a magic carpet ride, Aladdin calls on Jasmine to come with him, and continues to speak under his breath “teenagers take off your clothes”, according to some. Disney claims that the script calls for Aladdin to say, "C'mon . . . good kitty. Take off and go," while the closed captioning has him uttering, "Good kitty. Take off". Writer Haley Rinas said
Haley Rinas said:
This is a prime example of a verbal hidden message. This type of hidden message is in most cases unavoidable because it is verbal; if the viewer is paying close attention, the message can be heard. Not only is the message offensive but very disengaging as well. Encouragement of this action to children or teenagers alike is very severe.
No.
The Lion King
In The Lion King, the segment in question in occurs about midway through the movie when Simba, the hero, plops down and a cloud of dust rises above him. As the dust begins to trail off, it forms the letters S-E-X, with each letter fading as the next becomes clear. Writer Brett Pilkington said that this was an example of indirect hidden messages, which means the viewer was not directly intended to see the message, unless possibly looking for such material. When discussing the scene in question, Pilkington went on to say
Brett Pilkington said:
The hidden sexual messages are examples of how the creators of these movies know that sex in movies boosts the sales. This is a terrible thing for movie executives to do, especially Disney, where the majority of the audience is young children who do not need to see these disturbing gestures.
It's not easy to notice, and it's could easily be "
SFX
" as a reference to the SFX workers who worked on the film.
The Rescuers
In January of 1999, Disney announced a recall of the home video version of their 1977 animated feature The Rescuers because it contained a "questionable background image".
Just at the start of the film, as rodent heroes Bianca and Bernard fly through the city in a sardine box strapped to the back of Orville, proprietor of Albatross Air Charter Service, the photographic image of a topless woman can be seen at the window of a building in the background in two different (non-consecutive) frames: first in the bottom left corner, then at the top center portion of the frame.
Writer Solomon* said
Solomon said:
Unlike most rumors of risqué word-images hidden in Disney's animated films, this one is clearly true, and the images in question were undeniably inserted into the movie on purpose.
It's true that said image is included in the film, but I doubt that there was a decision to put them there. In my opinion it was simply an individual who wished to do it as either a joke or to cause trouble for Disney.
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74218
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Post by
Qmccumber
If nobody ever went LOOKING for that crap, it wouldn't particularly frickin' exist.
That applies to just about anything.
Look and you will find it-what is unsought will go undetected.
-Sophocles.
True.
And if we didn't have these over-protective parents who think that their children are fragile statues of frickin' sand, then half of this crap wouldn't have been either made up or wouldn't have happened.
In my opinion, it's just people making a fuss over spilled milk.
Post by
Laihendi
Spilling milk is potentially deadly. What if it spoils and dangerous bacteria develops?
Post by
Qmccumber
Spilling milk is potentially deadly. What if it spoils and dangerous bacteria develops?
Would you -leave- it sitting there long enough for it to begin MOVING?
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327953
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Post by
Blitzfire
I love how parents get so upset over this but not when the Jonas Brothers spray their children with that 'warm white foam' at concerts...
Edit: Spelling
Post by
Laihendi
stupid......
u were born out of sex.. and in sex, you can make more offsprings..
violence, sex, and love is what makes human human.....
i grew up watching lots of rated r stuff as a kid and i turned out fine.... i think.... (i'm not sure anymore)
at least i'm graduating this fall with a BA.. woooot. lol.. i now have a piece of paper that lets companies know i r not stupid...'
You're an adult?
Post by
leonheart87
Try to give sex subliminally and it's wrong.
Create a character like
Jessica Rabbit
and it's fine?
Still, these kinds of people make for good viewing on shows like Points of View. Terry Wogans 'mole' is by far the funniest I've seen though :)
Post by
buzz3070
i saw the aladdin clip on youtube but from the comments i was under the assumpition that the clip was edited to say that. there are a couple more things i dont like about disney but thats for another time.
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Post by
Laihendi
This thread is still relevant!
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