Masculinity in Disney

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Masculinity in Disney

• Robby
• David

Melody Devan
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Foucault Bordo

• The Male Body is intended to be perfected
• Solider Image
• Stereotypes of Personalities
• Double Bind
• Pull of Submission
• Appetite

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Gaston vs. Aladdin
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Boyish Uncertainty
Personality Curious, Crafty, and Kind
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Masculine Bravado
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Appetite and Self-Control
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Disney Vs. Reality
What are we teaching youth?
If Art Imitates Life
What role models are we giving our children if
both our heroes and villains do not represent the
actual balance of characteristics in males? If
these figures are not realistic then the double
bind of masculinity becomes impossible to break.