tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362597739581511232.post4079494700028743477..comments2010-06-01T14:42:22.253-07:00Comments on Ben's English 251: In response to Disney's flirting with the line.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10110327785031038251noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362597739581511232.post-21834457701474691172010-04-01T11:09:31.255-07:002010-04-01T11:09:31.255-07:00Denise, thank you. I agree, and I don't even t...Denise, thank you. I agree, and I don't even think I have to qualify that.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10110327785031038251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362597739581511232.post-75063437696293545422010-03-31T15:58:54.199-07:002010-03-31T15:58:54.199-07:00I agree with what you are saying but I think a lot...I agree with what you are saying but I think a lot of it has to do with the view and the lesson you are taking from these stories or any stories. I'm not saying Ariel should be celebrated but I also don't think she is the devil in the the green fins (ref the song "Devil in the Blue Dress"). <br /> Of course Ariel and David aren't in the same bracket but I think its ok to compare and contrast these stories. Maybe I've been in Provo too long I don't know, but I do know that lately I've been gleaning a lot lessons and thoughts from things that I've watched or experienced. I've been seeing them through church like eyes, if you will. It's not in a sac religious way, but I can see how the things of old can be seen today. <br /> I don't make Ariel to be the best thing ever, and even if I do love the singing fish, it certainly makes light of the transgressions she's committing. But can't we use that as a tool to show future children and friends and relatives that we need to be careful. I'm sorry if I come across as making Ariel equal to David, because we all know that's absurd but if we are being taught to compare and contrast and use critical theory on all things then this should be included right? <br /> as a child I never thought that how Ariel got what she wanted was a good thing. Why? Because I was being taught the bible stories the same time I was watching Disney. I knew what was wrong and I knew what was right. We can glean so much from both, but we have to know how and when to do it.NSMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187114825395526674noreply@blogger.com