Movie "Finding Dory" critized for disability portrayal

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Finding Dory,’ Disability, and Me

Did 'Finding Dory' mock autism with Gerald the sea lion?

Calling all facepalm pics ...

Thank you for posting these articles; I have heard other chatter about this movie's treatment of disabilities. I guess autism is the scapegoat disability which it is acceptable to mock.

And, these reviews:

http://www.apeekatkarensworld.com/2016/ ... aughs.html

http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2 ... ry-trailer

http://www.fox13now.com/2016/06/17/rich ... nding-dory

http://www.pigtailpalsblog.com/2016/06/ ... -and-becky

http://www.slashfilm.com/the-one-thing- ... nding-dory

And, even this review (in which the film's director, Andrew Stanton congratulates himself and Bob Peterson, who created the character of Gerald the Sea Lion):

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movi ... n/86047762

I suspect the minds at Pixar are on red-alert already.

USA Today:

crazed, goofy, cheeky, picked-on, pecking order

This is outrageous ... Stanton is totally giving bullying and ostracism a pass. And he's presenting this to kids. I will have to watch this movie before I rant further.

I read that there was trans character too, how'd that turn out?

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter ... 81056.html

Apparently, sting-Rhonda has a better time of it on Finding Dory than Gerald the Sea Lion. But, the film's director, Andrew Stanton, was just as ambiguous and seemingly uncaring about the first Disney/Pixar trans* character.

Should have larger corneas/pupils, and a more serious demeanor.

I tried to find clips, of whichever offensive things "Gerald" is doing or saying.

And, all I seem to find is him staring.

That's the gag.

http://zap2it.com/2016/06/finding-dory- ... -autistic/

People ask me questions about spelling, math, directions, ingredients. I fix and invent things, talk myself out trouble, logically, impartially, and fearlessly. I am stronger than most, but much of that is a matter of size.

The seal character could be much more complicated, and interesting, but it's a children's cartoon, of simple lines and bright colors.

There's no nuance, because the movie's not far removed from a dangling mobile, above a crib. That's all it's meant to be. Lighthearted.

SJW's, simple minded people are opportunistic. If you have something they need or want, they look past every impediment. You're focusing on disabilities, rather than abilities, which can have people eating out of your hand. If you're valuable, the cartoon seal isn't going to be a problem.

I don't know how a stingray can be trans, how is this portrayed in the movie?

SJWs really like to ruin movies btw

Sharks and their relatives can be trans, because of parthenogenesis.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter ... 81056.html



Celebrity gay, Ellen Degeneres, plays a leading role, but people are more worried about the background character.

Here's a trigger warning, because you're going to be reading some stereotypes.

The owner of a business cares not, what goes on. He doesn't want to know about your personal life or politics. It is only a matter of numbers. What is an asset, what is a liability. The rest is of little concern.

He insults an under-productive employee, to get rid of him.

A gay hairdresser, in Paris, France is called a filthy (gay person.)

The courts found that words are not libel/slander, when factual.

My solution for the employee would have been to do a better job and for the manager to keep the discussion professional.

Every single person, on every last jobsite, everywhere, and for all times, has some personal hangup or sob story.

You're valued for your contributions, not for these illnesses and mistakes, which everyone has.

The same line of discussion applies to churches, schools, and swimming pools. Everyone is some special kind of screwup, or they're fronting. That's the moral of the cartoon story.

Last edited by friedmacguffins on 21 Jun 2016, 11:08 am, edited 2 times in total.

oh stingray sting-rhonda

I get it now, took me a while

Ah

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Sting Rhonda has mannish facial features, scars from electrolysis, and very large feet for a woman...

How so?

Which part of the sentence are we talking about:
abilities / disabilities
people eat out of your hand

Your only way of associating with the seal is that he is autistic.

Maybe, the seal is a mathematician or acrobatic ninja.

Maybe, he's just passive/neutral.

But, all we have to say about him, is he has a disease of some kind.

I really don't understand what you are talking about; but Gerald is a sea lion, not a seal.