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Disney's 5 Worst Moments of All Time

Steven Thomas, Comment Is Free. March 22, 2012.

The company's latest movie, John Carter, is a massive flop. What better time to revisit the lowest points in Disney history?

How Disney Instills Greed and Consumerism in Babies as Young as Three Months Old

Martha Sorren, TruthOut.org. August 26, 2011.

Few people have considered the hold that the Disney Corporation has not only on their own lives, but on the world as a whole.

Disney’s Racist Stereotyping and Gender Roles Remain Un-Tangled

Natalie Wilson, Ms. Blog. December 4, 2010.

Alas, Disney’s stated goal isn’t ending the helpless-princess theme; it’s making sure the movies have big enough audience appeal (read: appeal to boys and men).

Disney, Chevron and Monsanto Contracted with Blackwater for Intelligence, Training and Security Services

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. September 16, 2010.

One of the most incendiary details in the documents is that Blackwater sought to become the "intel arm" of Monsanto, offering to provide operatives to infiltrate activist groups.

Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" Actually Contains a Powerful Message About Post-Katrina New Orleans

Melissa Harris-Lacewell, TheNation.com. December 23, 2009.

The film, which features Disney's first African-American princess, supplies admirable political allegory.

Up: This Time, Pixar Has Gone Too Far

Eileen Jones, eXiled Online. June 3, 2009.

Pixar, the inheritor of Disney's cheesy style, has been pushed to dangerously high glucose levels with their new animated film.

Disney Exhibit Gives Visitors a Warped Idea of Waste and Consumption

Elizabeth Royte, AlterNet. December 20, 2008.

The message of the exhibit, sponsored by the largest garbage company, is that we needn't radically change our lifestyle or our way of thinking.

Head of Skate: The Sarah Palin Disney Movie

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. September 29, 2008.

A humorous spoof of Matt Damon's Palin criticism.

Sarah Palin: The Disney Movie

Ricky Van Veen, Huffington Post. September 25, 2008.

"I found my son's skates this morning ... how hard can it be to find bin Laden?"

Introducing DisneyIraq: The Unhappiest Place on Earth

Scott Thill, AlterNet. August 1, 2008.

An American financier is pitching a vast theme park in Baghdad, not out of kindness, but as he says, "for profit."

Beverly Hills Chihuahua?

Brave New Films, May 10, 2008.

Disney has sunk to a new low.

Pentagon Backs Plan to Build "Zone of Influence" in Iraq

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress. May 5, 2008.

The Pentagon wants to Disney-fy the Green Zone and create a lasting cultural footprint in Baghdad.

ABC's Mickey Mouse Media

Eric Alterman, The Nation. May 1, 2008.

A serious debate focused about torture, wiretapping, food prices, world hunger... oh, wait. That's the kind of fairy tale they don't do at Disney.

Disney Dreams of a White Pocahontas?

Julianne Hing, ColorLines. February 8, 2008.

Disney’s suggestions about where folks of color belong in the American fairytale narrative are egregiously offensive.

Disney Finally Ready to Portray a Black Woman

Garlin II, September 12, 2007.

Garlin II: I've got mixed feelings. Disney's had opportunities to show the uniqueness of non-white cultures in its films, but has failed miserably at doing so.

Many Whites Still Smugly Tie Their Racial Blinders Tight

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. May 14, 2007.

Too many liberals bash Bush policies, cheer Michael Moore, and swoon over Obama, yet see absolutely no harm in racial stereotypes, especially anti-black stereotypes.

Disney Sings Dollars and Racism with 'Song of the South'

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. May 8, 2007.

How Disney is still cashing in on a racist movie from 1946.

Disney to allow gay "Fairy Tale Weddings"

Richard Blair, April 6, 2007.

SpinDentist: Countdown to a religious right boycott...

Disney's PR Strategy Unhealthy for 'Little Consumers'

Michele Simon, AlterNet. October 19, 2006.

Disney says it's concerned about kids' eating habits. But the company can't turn down the huge profits associated with helping junk-food companies market to children.

Gross Opportunist Disney Trademarks \'Seal Team 6\'

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, December 31, 1969.


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