Posted on 06/12/2004 1:10:44 PM PDT by Cracker72
TVC Weekly News: Parents Beware: 'Shrek 2' Features Transgenderism And Crossdressing Themes
Summary: The DreamWorks' animated film, "Shrek 2," is billed as harmless entertainment but contains subtle sexual messages.
Parents who are thinking about taking their children to see "Shrek 2," may wish to consider the following: The movie features a male-to-female transgender (in transition) as an evil bartender. The character has five o'clock shadow, wears a dress and has female breasts. It is clear that he is a she-male. His voice is that of talk show host Larry King.
During a dance scene at the end of the movie, this transgendered man expresses sexual desire for Prince Charming, jumps on him, and both tumble to the floor.
In another scene in the movie, Shrek and Donkey need to be rescued from a dungeon where they are chained against the wall. The rescue is conducted by Pinocchio who is asked to lie so his nose will grow long enough for one of the smaller cartoon characters to use it as a bridge to reach Shrek and Donkey. Donkey encourages him to lie about something and suggests he lie about wearing women's underwear. When he denies wearing women's underwear, his nose begins to grow.
An earlier scene in the movie features a wolf dressed in grandma's clothing and reading a book when Prince Charming encounters him. Later, one of the characters refers to the wolf's gender confusion.
TVC's report, "A Gender Identity Disorder Goes Mainstream," explains the transgender agenda and the effort to deconstruct the biological reality of male and female. DreamWorks is helping in this effort by promoting cross dressing and transgenderism in this animated film.
Stop being sane and reasonable! Fly off the handle! Jump to conclusions!
How do you know it was a French kiss?
Mighty Mouse (an eyewitness to the whole sordid affair) told me. He was high on flower pollen at the time, and therefore had no motivation to dissemble.
I own most if not all the Warner Brothers cartoons. I've never seen anything questionable -- comparable to the Shrek 2 movie.
That's life (or "That's Freep"), I guess.
Let your eyes concentrate momentarily upon the third ice cube from the top. Without stretching your imagination beyond reasonable limits, can you see an E formed in the cube? Some interpret the letter at first as an F. But, hypothetically, for the moment consider the letter an E. Do not read further until the E is established clearly in your mind.
The second ice cube from the top is also interesting. Let your mind relax and consider what letter might be in this cube. This is slightly more difficult to perceive than the E. Start at the top of the lime slice, letting your eyes move left to the point of the slice, then down and right, following the lime pulp to about the midpoint on the slice where a black line (shadow) slants diagonally from the slice to the left. You should now be on the bottom line of the second ice cube, so follow the line to the left.
Now, briefly retrace the above instructions. You should have outlined on the ice cube, in the silhouette formed by the lime slice, the letter S. Should you have come with another alternative, please note it for future reference.
Most people-roughly 90 percent--will at this point be able to discern clearly two letters in the ice cubes: S in the :end and E in the third. Again, should any other meaningful possibilities have appeared, please note them. Now look at the forth or bottom ice cube. Hold the page arm's length and let your eyes move from the S to the E and then to the fourth ice cube. Most readers will immediately discern the third letter.
If you haven't discovered the letter by now, locate a point the center of the collins glass at the bottom of the fourth cube where a track--somewhat similar to that made by heavy automobile tire-angles up diagonally from the bottom of the cube. The track, though it becomes blurred halfway across the cube, extends to the top left corner. Now, locate the midpoint on this diagonal track. If you are reed enough, you will perceive a lightly etched line cutting diagonally across the first diagonal line. Give the perception time to register--and keep relaxed. If the X does not immediately appear, try looking away momentarily, then back quickly at the fourth cube.
It may be funny, but it is not an appropriate joke for little kids. It would be funny as a basis for a Seinfeld episode or something. It would be funny on Jay Leno. But surely we can keep the jokes clean around the kids.
Years ago, didn't some wingnut announce that he had discovered the word "SEX" imprinted into the holes on Ritz Crackers?
Elmer Fudd having trouble controlling his "spear" at the sight of a crossdressing Bugs Bunny.
Elmer Fudd and crossdressing Bugs Bunning in embrace.
Homosexual Bugs Bunny / Elmer Fudd kissing Christmas Ornament.
I had to read this guy's book in one of my Mass Media classes back in college.
While some of his theories were indeed valid, a lot of his stuff was pure horsecrap.
I'll agree, it was edgy. But so is the following:
"The boy stood on the blazing deck,
His feet were full of blisters.
On a rusty nail, he tore his pants
And now he wears his sister's!"
I heard those very lines delivered back in the 1960's on an episode of the TV cartoon show, "Tennessee Tuxedo". Cross dressing as family entertainment has been a feature from Bob Hope to Milton Berle to Flip Wilson to Jamie Farr. Add in the tawdryness of thong underwear, made infamous during the previous Presidental administration, and yes, it's slightly less wholesome than the average cartoon fare, but it's way over the heads of the little kids, who are much more focused on the rest of the action.
It's just something in there for the rest of us, who get the joke, and are far more offended by stuff on free TV, anytime of the day, like the Viagra ad my wife just commented on, here at 4 in the afternoon on a Sunday, on American Movie Classics channel.
There is no legitimate reason that a children's movie needs to contain these kinds of adult references, but that doesn't mean that their inclusion was an accident. Even Walt Disney noticed early on that careers in animation drew a disproportionate share of perverts. Ironically, the same parents who feed their children this filth will probably wring their hands and scratch their heads when their progeny begin to exhibit the same promiscuous perversions they were indoctrinated with. Garbage in, garbage out.
I know Glass Onion said so, but Magical Misery Tour said it was John.
It was called "subliminal advertising" and it was a BIG scare in the early 80s -- a "mind control" thing. In retrospect funny as all get out but IIRC they even passed legislation outlawing it.
Yep!
As was Bugs Bunny. And we can’t forget the Telly Tubbies.
Oh fercryinoutloud!
Last week I watched the DVD of the latest adaptation of "Peter Pan." Quite apart from the fact that I could not get Michael Jackson out of my mind while watching this incredibly sucky movie, my hypersensitive "gaydar" picked up nuances that I don't remember as a child watching Mary Martin "fly" suspended by piano wires.
And this movie was supposed to be entirely faithful to the original, 100-year-old script.
LOL!!! at the Bugs stuff!
I believe he had an illustration showing another iced drink - and the ice cubes formed a naked woman.
I started looking very closely at magazine adds after reading that book. I also started looking at the sexy pictures in clouds. I was seeing sex everywhere.
And Tinky-Winky, the purple Teletubby. After all, he does carry a big red purse!
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