Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 4:45 pm
I played with dolls and trucks as a small girl. I'm bi. OH NOEZ MY CHILDHOOD RUINED ME!

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Sam Witwicky versus the Decepticons?Duster, Disney Duster. Licence to Dust-ill. wrote:humans and cold metallic unfeeling vehicles.
When I was a kid, there was a time when the only DACs we (Jane, me, Kram) would watch regularly (despite having about a dozen more) were Cindy, Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty, Tiny Fishgirl, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. Suffice it to say, it was a nice balance between the allegedly girly movies, and the more boy-centric ones. It wasn't really "weird" among the three of us, but at school if anyone ever asked what my favorite Disney film was, I'd say Peter Pan or Aladdin (and they still are, though Al outranks Pete). Partly because I did love them more than the others, but also because of the stigma that the other films carried. I couldn't exactly go around proclaiming that Merryweather was my favorite of the Three Good Fairies, or that I preferred Cindy over Tiny Fishgirl (back then, of course, I used their proper names of Cinderella and Ariel).To Dust or Not to Dust, That is the Disney Question wrote:When I was younger I got books, figures/dolls, and merchandise of movies I liked, and they were all the fairy tale films. Most of them princesses. I felt like I was such minority, and unfortunately I don't know how the other guys here were when they were younger.
I personally wasn't too crazy over having a Cinderella doll of my own when I was younger, but I had a Snow White's Prince action figure from a McDonald's Happy Meal that I was quite fond of. I remember asking the McDonald's lady if they had any Evil Queens, as I really wanted that one (she could transform into the Old Hag!), but she gave me the Prince, which would have been my second choice (he had a horse, I had an extremely short horse phase when I was young).Dust by any other name wouldn't be Disney wrote:Do younger boys really only like the fairy tale films, but not any of the merchandise for the films?
Well, that's your assumption based only on what people have said in this thread. I said earlier in the thread that Disney will choose which characters will have the most appeal to specific demographics (boys, girls, kids, tweens, families, adults, etc.), but it doesn't necessarily mean those characters are only allowed to be liked by those demographics. Disney chooses to market the Princesses to little girls because that's what they feel is the strongest demographic that will buy its merch. It doesn't mean that Disney thinks only little girls are interested in the princesses.The Prince of Ariel wrote:,they all think it allright that Disney think that only little girls like the Disney Princess and now people treat badly males who does like the Disney Princess.
I wasn't acting "cold" towards you with that line (or any of the others). I was merely being sarcastic by applying the twisted mindset of "Disney believes only the people in such-and-such demographic will love the characters portrayed in the little tabs." If they had put the Rocketeer in Mary's spot on the "Disney Fans" tab, I'd have said the same thing.Not Ariel, but her Prince wrote:No,becouse people are acting cold to me becouse they disagree with ("Oh no,we are forced to love Mary Poppins
The Disney Villain is the best character wrote:I agree with basically everything Disney Duster, and Escapay said about the Disney site.
Cool...both the Duster and the Villain are named Mike!The Ultimate Disney Villain wrote:Best of Luck
- Mike
Thanks Prudence. BTW, did you get my e-mail?The Grand Majordomo for Prince Christopher wrote:and again, you have completely twisted the words of Escapay and myself),
What 3 year old even knows what manliness is anyway?My favorite Disney Villain is Maleficent wrote:I was showing Sleeping Beauty to my 3 year old male cousin when my uncle came down and demanded the "girly crap", as he put it to be turned off. He felt it was corrupting his 3 year olds manliness
OMFG, I wasThe Fan of Peter Pan has a Tan wrote:Why do you think we come here?? To talk about salad??
Yes, I did receive it. You receive points for recognizing Lady Prudence's position to be that of grand majordomo (a major accomplishment for a woman of the time period), unless you just knew that because I said so somewhere.Escapay wrote:Thanks Prudence. BTW, did you get my e-mail?The Grand Majordomo for Prince Christopher wrote:(and again, you have completely twisted the words of Escapay and myself),
I've been WISTed????!!!!! Haha awesome!Escapay wrote:OMFG, I wasThe Fan of Peter Pan has a Tan wrote:Why do you think we come here?? To talk about salad??over that! Sorry, ichabod, but you've been quickly replaced in WIST!!!
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I actually get quite upset when people spell other forum members names incorrectly. Thank you so much for the warm "welcome back", it was greatly appreciated! lol, I usually agree with your posts quite often.Escapay wrote:The Disney Villain is the best character wrote:I agree with basically everything Disney Duster, and Escapay said about the Disney site.
No reason for quoting this. Well, okay a few:
1. YAY, MY NAME WAS SPELLED RIGHT FOR A CHANGE!
2. YAY, DISNEY VILLAIN IS BACK AGAIN!
3. YAY, SOMEONE AGRESS WITH ME!
Cool...both the Duster and the Villain are named Mike!The Ultimate Disney Villain wrote:Best of Luck
- MikeWhat 3 year old even knows what manliness is anyway?My favorite Disney Villain is Maleficent wrote:I was showing Sleeping Beauty to my 3 year old male cousin when my uncle came down and demanded the "girly crap", as he put it to be turned off. He felt it was corrupting his 3 year olds manliness
"Majordomo" is one of those words that I'm fascinated by, simply because it's hardly used.My Favorite Prude..nce wrote:Yes, I did receive it. You receive points for recognizing Lady Prudence's position to be that of grand majordomo (a major accomplishment for a woman of the time period), unless you just knew that because I said so somewhere.
It must be if there are phrases like "boyish charm", "boyish grin" and "boyishly handsome". Now "boyish" sounds weird to me.Who's yensiD? Well, he's not a nialliV wrote:boyish (is that a word?)
It's a new thing I'm trying to add more flair to my posting. Plus, it's fun!Disney Villains Are People Too! wrote:I especially liked your re-naming of our names, it was very amusing.
Allright,then i"ll just call her "Atlantean monkey girl" and that itEscapay wrote:Ariel'sprince, as I said already in the Enchanted Tales thread...
Aside from giving her the nickname "Tiny Fishgirl", I don't bash Ariel. I criticize her and make comical and contructive points about how I dislike her movie and character, but I don't outright bash her.
*sigh*The Prince to Tiny Fishgirl wrote:Allright,then i"ll just call her "Atlantean monkey girl"
I never said "we are forced to like" anything. My exact words were:Royal Companion to the Tiny Fishgirl wrote:and words like "we are forced to like Mary Poppins! oh no!"
Ohhh,so i"ll call her Princess Kipa.Dory's quate's said wrote:*sigh*The Prince to Tiny Fishgirl wrote:Allright,then i"ll just call her "Atlantean monkey girl"
What is it with Kida and a monkey comparison? Seriously, that's just harsh and demeaning, IMO. I don't see how my calling Ariel a "Tiny Fishgirl" can lead to Kida being an "Atlantean Monkey Girl". I call Ariel a "Tiny Fishgirl" because it's partly synonymous with "Little Mermaid":
Little = Tiny
Mer = Sea = Fish (Yeah, I'm stretching it with "fish", but I didn't want "tiny seagirl" or "tiny oceangirl". Besides, as a mermaid, she's part fish anyway.)
Maid = Girl
AFAIK, there's no synonyms within "Princess Kida" or "Atlantis"/"Atlantean" that would equate with "monkey".
I never said "we are forced to like" anything. My exact words were:Royal Companion to the Tiny Fishgirl wrote:and words like "we are forced to like Mary Poppins! oh no!"
And I guess every Disney fan will forever be groupies for Mary Poppins and the Shrill!
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So why he called her The Shrill?.PeterPanfan wrote:He's not bashing Snow White!!! Why do you think everyone's bashing someone! The site doesn't suck! Get over it!
You know I've never thought about which Villain I am! Definitely not Captain Hook. I like him, I do, but he's too pathetic to be taken seriously.Super Aurora wrote:I love the melodrama that's cooking up in this thread. LOL.
Also Disney villian(which one are you? Captian Hook? lol), I have same B-day as Disney Duster.
Oh yea! Yay! You remembered and reminded me! Hey, check out Slave2moonlight's fanart thread in Off-Topic to see a picture of Super Aurora!Super Aurora wrote:I have same B-day as Disney Duster.
Wow, so you're probably hot. She was the fairest in the land until Snow White grew up. So I guess all the goth girls might like you with your paleness, dark black emo hair, and generally good-looking features. I'm jealous. I'm gonna go buy some apples. Where do you live again? LOL I'm teasing don't tell me that over the internet!Disney Villain wrote: As a child, I thought that I resembled the Evil Queen, from Snow White...etc.
Ha hahaha...Hot I am not (at least in my opinionDisney Duster wrote:Wow, so you're probably hot. She was the fairest in the land until Snow White grew up. So I guess all the goth girls might like you with your paleness, dark black emo hair, and generally good-looking features. I'm jealous. I'm gonna go buy some apples. Where do you live again? LOL I'm teasing don't tell me that over the internet!
Anyway, I can't believe what you're uncle said to you! First of all, he's insulting you with his comments about the movie, and then he's not letting his son choose what he naturally would choose. We should show kids different things, Disney and Dreamworks, animated and live-action, princess and pirate, and let them decide what they like. If your cousin said, 'Eh, I didn't like that movie" then so be it. But let the kid decide! I guess your uncle showed his true fear: He was afraid his son would like it!