Disney is safeguarding its future by buying childhood, piece by piece

Reading this gives me a chill down my spine. There's something about a corporation controlling, optimizing, monetizing, and branding dominant components of a childhood that just doesn't seem right.

Re: Disney is safeguarding its future by buying childhood, piece by piece

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Post by tunesmith » Mon, Dec 21, 2015, 2:20 AM UTC

FYI, the first part of the article spoils some minor things about the new star wars film, for those who haven't seen it. I bailed out of reading it after that.

Re: Disney is safeguarding its future by buying childhood, piece by piece

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Post by rayiner » Mon, Dec 21, 2015, 2:20 AM UTC

Archio wrote: post #6

Reading this gives me a chill down my spine. There's something about a corporation controlling, optimizing, monetizing, and branding dominant components of a childhood that just doesn't seem right.

If we weren't raising our kids to be such consumers--turning stupid shit like Star Wars into "cultural experiences"-- Disney wouldn't have any power. They can't own sticks and dirt.

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Post by olewhalehunter » Mon, Dec 21, 2015, 2:27 AM UTC

"Inside Out" made me fucking furious. No child should have such an calcified perspective of mind or language shoved down their throat at such an early age by a global corporation.

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Post by shmerl » Mon, Dec 21, 2015, 2:29 AM UTC

Archio wrote: post #6

Reading this gives me a chill down my spine. There's something about a corporation controlling, optimizing, monetizing, and branding dominant components of a childhood that just doesn't seem right.

> There's something about a corporation controlling, optimizing, monetizing, and branding dominant components of a childhood that just doesn't seem right.

And especially such one as Disney...