thing,” reinforcing subconscious notions of female sexuality as subtle. Other body types would be the great muse that is supposed to bring diversity, but it is only used as comic relief proving that to be great you have to be funny. Philoctetes (Phil for short) is depicted as a short, hairy, overweight satyr who scares women. He refers to women using derogatory names such as "Sweet Cheeks" and "DID" (Damsels in Distress) and, at times, approaches them violently. In one scene, Phil is seen spying on nymphs bathing in a pond, thus representing a disturbing and perverse aspect of the voyeurism associated with short, ugly men. The most obvious body type depicted is Hercules. He starts out as a skinny outcast and grows into a huge, muscular hero. Hercules' body image transformation in the song "Zero to Hero" instills the idea in the audience that men should be big and strong to protect women instead of skinny, skinny losers. He is also described as extremely handsome with perfect white teeth, flowing golden hair, and blue eyes to set another ridiculously high standard of beauty for impressionable young boys. Finally, if we look at the Greek lore of ogres, it's pretty clear that they were never portrayed as "fat", but simply big, so we find it a little worrying that Disney went out of their way to pair fat/obese with an evil village that destroys the ogre. It seems to reinforce a lot of hostility in society towards fat people. Disney films often include deviant characters. These characters are almost always less fortunate people trying to become the most powerful person in the world. This often includes revenge for something that was done to them a long time ago. In Hercules the main deviant plot formed by Hades is all one plan... middle of paper......the rules have many similar features to Hades but they also have their own. First, the Titans (shown on the right) have deep voices. Kids would be afraid of them because the voices are intimidating and a sign of strength. Titans are also very destructive. This is also seen by children as a bad thing because through their parents and people they know, destroying things is not a good thing. As a child, if you went up to someone else's Lego tower and knocked it all down, you would get scolded and told it was wrong. So when these children see this destruction, they know that it is bad and that it shouldn't be something they should do. Titans are also considered prisoners because they are locked in a prison. This automatically links them to deviance in a child's mind. Next, Pain and Panic (shown on the left) have sharp teeth and facial features. The pain is
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