tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post4106765560510013939..comments2024-03-20T13:21:49.581-04:00Comments on A Philly Collector of Playscale Dolls and Action Figures: Tanned Merida and Disney ConfessionD7anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497306465109590188noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-89116158453279716402013-09-26T17:02:57.963-04:002013-09-26T17:02:57.963-04:00Hi Miss_Lola_77! Thanks for the recommendation. I&...Hi Miss_Lola_77! Thanks for the recommendation. I'll put <i>Tangled</i> on my list of Disney movies to watch. I have <i>Brave</i> out now, and I am looking forward to watching it.D7anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497306465109590188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-35628896167929721402013-09-25T18:39:21.813-04:002013-09-25T18:39:21.813-04:00Watch Tangled. It's pretty awesome as far as ...Watch Tangled. It's pretty awesome as far as Disney movies go.Miss_Lola_77https://www.blogger.com/profile/07928529605689208761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-90035338908277801432013-09-18T12:56:36.313-04:002013-09-18T12:56:36.313-04:00Hi Vanessa!
Oh, yes, I saw Toy Story and Toy Stor...Hi Vanessa!<br /><br />Oh, yes, I saw Toy Story and Toy Story 2, lol. I suppose I should have written Disney <i>cartoons</i>. <br /><br /><i>The Swing Wedding</i> cartoon made me grimace, but seeing that cartoon enriched my experience of Disney's <i>The Princess and the Frog</i>.D7anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497306465109590188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-29596039385784626662013-09-18T04:30:32.447-04:002013-09-18T04:30:32.447-04:00I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed a Disney mo...I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed a Disney movie. Does that mean you haven't seen Toy Story? <br /><br />I loved your answer to limbe dolls thought provoking questions.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027064808344974667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-72339431472184696212013-09-17T13:23:09.110-04:002013-09-17T13:23:09.110-04:00@LimbeDolls - wow. Just finished watching Swing We...@LimbeDolls - wow. Just finished watching <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31yyXeoPFl4" rel="nofollow">Swing Wedding</a> on YouTube. Made me blink in horror. From the first shot where we see the Black sambo face under the MGM opening credit to the emphasized largeness of the frogs' lips to the frog "shooting up" drugs, that was a grotesque piece. Technically and musically sound, yes, but I found the images gratuitously offensive. <br /><br />"What is the half-life of racist iconography?" Possibly forever. When I see images from the 19th century as well as imagines before then and after that time - images that depict Blacks or any people in a negative manner, I cringe. It doesn't physically hurt, of course, but there seems such malice in that kind of work, that causes me to recoil. <br /><br />But do I think that Disney has redeemed the jazzy froggy trope? Yes and no. Yes, in the sense that I think The Princess and the Frog is NOT racist. The frogs in the Disney story are not caricatured Black people. No, in the sense that the Disney movie does not redeem the older movies. The original slant of the older movies remains in them.<br /><br />So should the older, offensive movies be burned or destroyed? No. They represent our history - our <i>American</i> history which is composed of positive and negative images. Recognize that yes, that too, was America. Then move on to more positive images for all of us to follow.<br /><br />Thanks for asking these thought-provoking questions, LimbeDolls! I enjoyed thinking about them and responding to them. I'll be doing a follow-up post about <a href="http://movies.disney.com/the-princess-and-the-frog" rel="nofollow">The Princess and the Frog</a>.D7anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497306465109590188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-21883845758864785122013-09-16T12:21:39.888-04:002013-09-16T12:21:39.888-04:00Hi Muff!
I don't usually criticize fashion do...Hi Muff!<br /><br />I don't usually criticize fashion dolls wearing make-up - that's expected, right - but in this instance "tarted up" just fits the bill. I haven't seen the movie, and she looks "off" to me so I can sympathize with fans finding a problem with that illustration.<br /><br />The constant singing is in the Tiana movie, too, lol. I had not thought about it consciously, but I can understand how basic conversation or narrative would be nice.D7anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497306465109590188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-31313678030053146762013-09-16T01:18:55.249-04:002013-09-16T01:18:55.249-04:00LOL, "Tarted up." Yes, the Merida on the...LOL, "Tarted up." Yes, the Merida on the box does seem quite busty and rouged up.<br /><br />I have never seen Merida's or Tiana's movies. I fell out of vogue with Disney movies after Aladdin was released - so twenty years ago, I guess. When they switched from hand drawn to more computer animation it turned me off. I also got tired of the constant singing. I love a good musical, but it got to the point where they were just singing filler nonsense.Muffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121187068323359131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-33673952164347412362013-09-15T22:06:52.830-04:002013-09-15T22:06:52.830-04:00Hi Limbe Dolls and Marta!
@LimbeDolls - thanks fo...Hi Limbe Dolls and Marta!<br /><br />@LimbeDolls - thanks for that additional information about the origin of the <i>Princess and the Frog</i>. I have to watch that <a href="www.youtube.com/watch?v=31yyXeoPFl4" rel="nofollow">movie</a> and get back to you. I had not seen or heard of it before. I would be happy to write back about it. Will send you a note, too ;-)<br /><br />I like Merida's face, but the pumpkin head has given me pause. Can I really live with that big and round a doll head? There might be an Obitsu or Volks doll body that would give Merida better articulation ... and match her complexion.<br /><br />I think that Disney went with the story they did to provide an African American perspective. To tap into AA funds? Hmmm, I don't know. Something to consider though.<br /><br />Hi Marta and congratulations on your poseable Merida. I remember Vanessa writing that the Disney store playscale dolls came with articulated bodies.D7anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497306465109590188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-34983908968112895212013-09-15T10:19:23.116-04:002013-09-15T10:19:23.116-04:00Hello from Spain: I saw the movie and I really enj...Hello from Spain: I saw the movie and I really enjoyed Merida. I have the doll. I bought a Merida in the Disney Store and she has articulated body and long red hair and curl. I love it. Keep in touchAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622921405630601316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-38091287204373281572013-09-15T06:38:34.211-04:002013-09-15T06:38:34.211-04:00Hi D7ana,
I have purchased three Princess Meridas...Hi D7ana,<br /><br />I have purchased three Princess Meridas on sale in recent months because I liked her gowns and accessories. I have not kept any of the dolls, however because they all have stiff arms and legs and because she is so pale I haven't found any articulated bodies that would be a good complexion match for her. I'm not fond of her pumpkin head either but the movie is excellent.<br /><br />As for "The Princess and the Frog," it derives from a 1937 MGM cartoon short entitled "Swing Wedding." You can view it on You Tube here:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31yyXeoPFl4<br /><br />After you've seen it, my question is "what is the half-life of racist iconography? Do you think the Disney animators succeeded in redeeming the jazzy frog trope from its origins as a derogatory racial stereotype?" <br /><br />I have Prince Naveen and three Princess Tiana dolls but I would rather Disney had done an animated version of Verdi's opera, "Aida" to include a black princess in their court.<br /><br /> <br /><br />limbe dollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704328250988686700noreply@blogger.com