Commit murder with your console...

[v85rawdeal]

Having been looking around the net, I came across an article that actually demonstrates just how much 'the land of the free' actually isn't.

Ahh, poor Disney...

Critics claim the following:

* In the laser-disc version of the Disney co-produced Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), there is a frame or two of a pantyless Jessica Rabbit, not to mention glimpses of her bare breasts. One must advance the laser disc frame by frame to see the sights, according to those in the know. Also, some graffiti suggests a good time can be had with "Allyson Wonderland," complete with Disney chairman Michael Eisner's home telephone number.

* In The Little Mermaid (1989), during a wedding ceremony, the officiator has an erection. On the film's video box, the portrayed castle has a tower that looks like a *****.

* In Aladdin (1992), Aladdin flies to Princess Jasmine's balcony on his magic carpet and attempts to win her back after a fight. Her tiger Rajah threatens him, and Aladdin tries to shoo Rajah while the Genie cracks jokes. Then, Aladdin whispers to Jasmine, "Take off your clothes." Her eyes widen.

* In The Lion King (1994), when Simba flops to the dusty ground during a poignant, contemplative moment, dust swirls skyward and spells out "sex." The scene occurs when Simba is self-exiled from his kingdom and is recalling an old incident that took place when he was a young cub: his father Mufasa telling a tale about the stars being former kings.

The American Life League (ALL), an organization that claims 300,000 supporters nationally, has led the criticism against those and other Disney products. The league is an anti-abortion group of the conservative, Christian Right based in Stafford, Virginia. In late summer 1995, the group called for retail and rental withdrawal of Disney's The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, and Aladdin. Many persons subsequently have claimed they have seen and heard the subliminals.

ALL not only wanted existing videos pulled from video-rental and retail shelves, it also wanted Disney to excise the offending video portions and demanded the company's apology. Tracey Casale, assistant coordinator for ALL communications, stated, "This is not wholesome family entertainment. Whether it's a joke or subtle, it doesn't matter. People have seen it". Casale noted that Christian conservatives have been more vigilant about Disney products since the release of the movie Priest by Miramax, a Disney subsidiary, in the spring of 1995. They did not approve of the depiction of Catholic priests in the film. Objections also were raised to the Miramax film Pulp Fiction (1994), described by Christopher Corbett as a film that "displays graphic violence, profanity, and crudity".

ALL spokesperson Casale said, "The Walt Disney Company claims to be a provider of wholesome family entertainment, but the message in The Lion King is not clean, it's not wholesome, and it is not fun. It has no place in a child's movie. . . . All of these movies contain something sexual in nature. You can't help but think that Disney is not what they have portrayed themselves to be".

It used to be a case of 'only in America', but not nowadays, I guess. Looks like I am moving to the Netherlands, then.

[AlexJ]

You can see and hear what you want to often. How many people look up at the clouds and go "that one looks like a rabbit" or whatever? The person with them hadn't thought of it that way, "but now you mention it, yeah it does look like it". Same with backmasking, ask somewhat what was said and they'll probably not know, tell them it says something and they'll go "it does sound like that doesn't it".

[Harrison]

You have to wonder if such people have ever actually enjoyed living. They must spend every day worried that something might not be as it first seems. Think they need to see a psychologist. Wait, that was in America so they probably already are!

[J T]

In the laser-disc version of the Disney co-produced Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), there is a frame or two of a pantyless Jessica Rabbit, not to mention glimpses of her bare breasts

We need an emoticon of the comedy eyes-popping-out-on-their-stalks right here.

Also, PIXPLS

[v85rawdeal]

See whether you think these pics show what could be considered porn...

Personally, I would be more worried about some of the shows on TV than a four frame sequence in a movie.

Mind you, Finland did ban Donald Duck because he didn't wear trousers!!! Which could be the reason for the Scottish song: "Donald, Where's Your Troosers?"

[v85rawdeal]

And continuing on the subject of manhunt 2, did anybody see the coverage that Five gave it on the news yesterday.

In a 3-4 minute sequence in which, at the start, they said they would not show any of the footage, they then talked about what the game involved, the fact that the game could be downloaded off the internet for free, and why it should be banned (all in front of footage of the game being played in the background, they then, in the interest of fairness, allowing a representative of Rockstar Games a chance to put their side. Of course, he only had 30 seconds of time in order to put across some valid points.

Basically he said its down to parents to ensure their kids arent playing these games.

Such a wonderfully balanced piece by Five (a slight hint of sarcasm there)

[AlexJ]

five news tends to be poor and full of this Citizen Journalism crap where we hear "stories that are important to you" which tend to be stories which only the person sending the info is interested in. Sky News produce five news, so there may be a News Corp. agenda behind the unbalanced coverage (if you owned one of the biggest film producers in the world, would you be pro-video games?).