The most commonly leveled charge against Disney films is that, with a few exceptions, the female characters are usually depicted as incomplete until they meet and marry a prince. “The Lion King” is a celebration of the patriarchy for sure, but we didn’t realize it raked so high in its number of transgressions against an allegedly modern society as ours.
Greg Kearney, a senior editor of the Fordham Political Review, found his eyes opened to the evils of “The Lion King” in a college classroom today.
https://twitter.com/TheGregKearney/status/689996448025419780
@TheGregKearney @RubinReport ?How so?
— Mark (@memywords) January 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/TheGregKearney/status/689999538854236161
@TheGregKearney @RubinReport Did anyone get "triggered"?
— Mark (@memywords) January 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/TheGregKearney/status/690000134248226817
And that is the magic of Disney. Be warned.
@TheGregKearney @RubinReport I'd love to hear his thoughts on Timon and Pumbaa. What does excessive flatulence represent?
— Mark (@memywords) January 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/TheGregKearney/status/690001334351851521
https://twitter.com/ApplebaumDaniel/status/690000584133459968
https://twitter.com/TheGregKearney/status/690001203145605121
@TheGregKearney @RubinReport wow sexist racist and homophobic, new record!
— Trexstezz (@trexstezzd) January 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/TheGregKearney/status/690023655380799488
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