Post: Homophobic 'Humor' Persists in Kids' Media
Homophobic 'Humor' Persists in Kids' Media
Editor's Note: Nell Minow, the "Movie Mom", published an article in the Chicago Tribune today about homophobia in popular children's movies. Read the piece at the Tribune's site here
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Date: January 21, 2006
I think it's important for parents to discourage bullying and teach them tolerance.
I understand the article's stance on sensitivity...but I think this is really stretching it. It was "overly sensitive."
Today, homosexuality is an issue the public is slowly becoming comfortable with. It's still awkward and cumbersome for a lot people to deal with it. We're learning to laugh at this and our own reactions to it. We're learning to not take it so seriously....this is a big step in change for the better, believe it or not.
Date: January 21, 2006
While I never condone any demeaning of any race, religion, or sexual orientation, our society takes this sensitivity too far. Case in point, a lot of classic Looney Tunes that I and my parents grew up with are now banished from TV due to the portrayal of Indians or African tribesmen. Even Speedy Gonzalez was removed for a while. I understand the need to respect all people, but nobody would think of Africans or Indians as spear-throwing savages today, so those depictions wouldn't be particularly harmful. They were a product of their time period, and represent a mindset that no longer permeates our culture.
Also, the attempts to banish Native American sports logos is completely ridiculous. How come nobody is banging down Notre Dame's doors trying to get them to abolish the Fightin' Irish logo, or people of Scandinavian ancestry aren't pointing out the cultural inaccuracy of the horned helmets of Viking mascots? It's really a double standard, if you ask me.