Hmmm.. could it be. . . satan???
Because it seems like it sends a message that crossdressing/transgenderism are just fun behavior, and not to be taken seriously...Sure those behaviors may or may not be mocked within the movie, but still, it may help to get people familiarized with those behaviors, in a laughy-jokey sort of way, and that isn't good. Those behaviors should be brought to childrens attention as sick behaviors, not to be even laughed at, but behaviors one should totally distance onesself from.
"Those behaviors should be brought to childrens attention as sick behaviors, not to be even laughed at, but behaviors one should totally distance onesself from."
I can't think of any way someone can "distance oneself" from a sick behavior than to mock it and laugh at it. That's what you don't get. Far as I'm concerned, Shrek II presented it exactly as it should be presented - as a bizarre behavior deserving of ridicule.
Maybe to you, being subjected to ridicule is a "fun" activity, since you seem to think that children will watch it and think, YAY, maybe if I become trangendered people will make fun of me too! I find this a very bizarre perspective. Most people do -not- enjoy being mocked, and if they do, they're a lost cause anyway.
Most people can distinguish between being laughed WITH and being laughed AT. You seem to have difficulty doing so, in that you seem to think it was portrayed as a very thin line in the movie. I saw it, and I really, really don't think so.
Qwinn
Hmmm.. could it be. . . satan???
I like the following analogy. Suppose I baked up some nice chocolaty brownies with just a dash of dog crap mixed in. Would anyone feed it to their children?
And the "food" that we put into our minds is more important than the food that we put into our bodies.