Disney's Desperate HousewivesI love cartoons. Its an art form many of us consume as part of our daily newspaper reading routine in a way we are hardly aware of. Its compact and hyper-expressive and packs alot of 'art' in a tiny, structured space.
And it has to be witty which is always a plus in my book, especially when it works, and it mostly works. One could even say that cartoons are ironically one of the most cerebral art forms there is.
Someone sent me a comment that their friend found a bias in my analysis of the Disney princes. Its a warped viewpoint for girls as well as boys. All the princesses are pretty, rich and have princes falling at their feet through very little effort. Instantaneous lust translates into happily ever after every single time, and always there is an element of danger, that damsel in distress state of being that men enjoy sweeping into and so, a hero is born, a relationship is sealed. What is extra-irksome is that all these princesses do show initiative, some of them have some serious spunk; they defy family and friends to be with the one they love, they cross over to the dark side, they relocate to strange households with strange men and manage to thrive and prosper.
So, how are they going to settle into submissive domesticity without enduring full frontal lobotomies? Or are we being too harsh on the princes, maybe the fairytale continues because they are not bound into the role of housewives and husbands, maybe its a more balanced, blissful married adventure of the royal Disney kind.
"Cat Among the Pigeons"
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