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Title: Disney: The Mouse Betrayed by Peter Schweizer, Rochelle Schweizer ISBN: 0-89526-387-4 Publisher: Regnery Publishing Pub. Date: September, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.09 (67 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Read and decide for yourself
Comment: Having recently finished this book after reading a number of the posted reviews available in this forum, it is understandable why reactions seem rather polarized. The book is well-written, documented, and responsible in its claims. The authors do discuss some of the disturbing activities and products promoted by Disney owned companies. It is true that the book suggests that Disney may be engaged in certain political and cultural propaganda activities of its own through employing and promoting certain attitudes towards sex, environmentalism, and family. The theory seems to be that Disney -- not necessarily at the behest of a cabal of upper management but through some sort of conscious means -- uses the venue of its family entertainment products to "adjust attitudes" and proselytize for various liberal ideas. If you are familar with recent Disney movies and the ideologies and politics of Hollywood, this may sound like a plausible claim; if you think this would be a good thing or, at the very least, unobjectionable if true, the claims in this book might seem trivial or uninteresting. In the end, if you sense or believe something has changed in what Disney produces these days, the book will be interesting and valuable. If, however, you believe people ought to be allowed to profit from activities that are legal and underscored by consentual agreement, the fact that Disney might be engaging in good 'ole fashioned Kurt Lewin "change-agent" behaviour, might sound paranoid or ridiculous. If you are a concerned parent, reading this book and viewing some of the cartoons released by Disney in the last decade might assist you in determining whether the claims hold water or are hogwash.
Rating: 5
Summary: A well documented story of the decline of Disney values
Comment: This is an interesting and shocking documentation of the decline of Disney. When Michael Eisner became CEO in 1984, the old Disney motto, "We create the finest in family entertainment,"was removed from business cards, and Hollywood morality became the order of the day.The greed, cover-ups, sexual abuses, soft porn, and complete disregard for Christian values has been a well kept secret. Walt Disney would not recognize his dream.The book contains detailed documentation, complete with police reports and legal records. When children and families are put at risk by a company that borrows on a past history, it is time for the truth to be told. After reading this book, you will come to understand the meaning of betrayal.
Rating: 1
Summary: The authors are full of it
Comment: Note that this book appears on the web site for conservative books. That should be the first sign of how biased this book is. Like all conservatives do, the authors distort things to their own liking and try to brianwash the gullible public. If Disney employs homosexuals I think they should be applauded. No, I'm not gay nor do I agree with homosexuality but I believe in being fair. What made these authors mad is clearly that Disney is becoming increasingly liberal (which I think is a good sign) and are offended by all the positive advancements of the Co. Don't waste your money, if you belive what this book says then you might as well believe that 4+4=13!
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Title: Team Rodent : How Disney Devours the World by Carl Hiaasen ISBN: 0345422805 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 05 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Mouse that Roared by Henry A. Giroux ISBN: 0847691101 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing (via NBN) Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Inside the Mouse: Work and Play at Disney World: The Project on Disney (Post-Contemporary Interventions) by Project on Disney ISBN: 0822316242 Publisher: Duke Univ Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: May, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.75 |
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Title: Mouse Under Glass : Secrets of Disney Animation and Theme Parks by David Koenig, Richard M. Herman, Robert B. Sherman ISBN: 0964060515 Publisher: Bonaventure Pr Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: From Mouse to Mermaid: The Politics of Film, Gender, and Culture by Elizabeth Bell, Lynda Haas, Laura Sells, Lynda Hass ISBN: 0253209781 Publisher: Indiana University Press Pub. Date: October, 1995 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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