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Although the innuendo in question here may have been unintended, Disney has a long history of marketing sex to kids. From all the tiny-waisted princesses waiting for their princes to the Disney Channel shows for tweens, Disney actively cultivates sexual stereotypes. We stopped watching the Disney channel when a cartoon on "The House of Mouse" portrayed Mickey Mouse saving Minnie from a date rape. I realized I wasn't the only crazed parent out there when I heard a commentary from Dan Savage (the author of a sex advice column), who found the sexualized behavior of one of the boys on "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" to be one of the most objectionable stereotypes he had seen.
The movies of Hayao Miyazaki manage to portray strong girls in stories that captivate my kids. Could we see a little more of that please?
