Sunday, November 26, 2017

Disney Cartoon Teaches Children Being a Princess Is a ‘State of Mind’



Disney Cartoon Teaches Children Being a Princess Is a ‘State of Mind’
by Daniel Nussbaum 22 Nov 2017
Disney XD cartoon Star vs. The Forces of Evil hopes to impart what it apparently believes to be an important lesson for children: boys can be princesses too, if they want to be.

A recent episode of the television series features lead character Marco Diaz (voiced by Adam McArthur) disguising himself as Princess Turdina in an effort to save a group of students at a reform school for princesses from the villainous principal Ms. Heinous. But all does not go according to plan.

Entertainment Weekly describes the scene:

On a recent episode of Star vs. The Forces of Evil, the character of Marco Diaz (voiced by Adam McArthur) disguised himself as Princess Turdina to help save the students at St. Olga’s Reform School for Wayward Princesses from Ms. Heinous, the wicked headmistress.

Marco is about to reveal his truth to the students when Ms. Heinous storms in and outs him herself, pulling down his shirt to reveal a strand of chest hair. But the other princesses stand by Marco’s side.

After Marco reveals himself to be a boy, he gets support from female students at the princess school.
“That doesn’t prove anything! Princesses can be hairy!” one student exclaims.

“Turdina is a state of mind!” shouts another.

“He can be a princess if he wants to!” says yet another.

After the students lead a rebellion against Ms. Heinous, forcing her to disappear back through the portal in the sky from which she came, a robot DJ kicks off a dance party and one of the students goes to snap a selfie with the “boy princess.”

Star vs. The Forces of Evil — headed by showrunner Daron Nefcy — broke ground in progressive television in March of this year when the cartoon featured same-sex couples kissing, marking the first gay kisses on television for a Disney cartoon.

Watch the clip from the episode “Princess Turdina” above.

Let’s connect the dots:

Same-sex couples
Clifford S. Asness supported same-sex marriage in New York, a leadership council member at the Robin Hood Foundation, and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.

Note: Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation, the International Rescue Committee, the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Sundance Institute, and the Natural Resources Defense Council.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Jeff Zucker is a director emeritus for the Robin Hood Foundation, and was the president & CEO for NBCUniversal.
Mitch Rose is the SVP for NBCUniversal, was a VP for the Walt Disney Company, and the founder of the Mitch Rose Strategic Consulting LLC.
Mitch Rose Strategic Consulting LLC was the lobby firm for the New York Power Authority.
John S. Dyson was the chairman for the New York Power Authority, the deputy mayor for New York (NY), and is a trustee at the Third Way.
Daniel S. Loeb was a trustee at the Third Way, supported same-sex marriage in New York, and is the president of the Daniel S. Loeb Family Third Point Foundation.
Daniel S. Loeb Family Third Point Foundation was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation.
Clifford S. Asness a leadership council member at the Robin Hood Foundation, supported same-sex marriage in New York, and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.
International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Sheryl K. Sandberg is a director at the ONE Campaign, a director at the Walt Disney Company, and was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
John S. Chen was a director at the Walt Disney Company, and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Margaret C. Whitman was an SVP for the Walt Disney Company, and a strategic adviser for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Colin L. Powell is an adviser for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.
Clifford S. Asness is a director at the International Rescue Committee, same-sex marriage in New York, and a leadership council member at the Robin Hood Foundation.
International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Michael R. Bloomberg was an advocate for the ONE Campaign, a New York (NY) mayor, a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, is Emma Bloomberg’s father, and the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.
Emma Bloomberg is Michael R. Bloomberg’s daughter, a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, and was a chief of staff for the Robin Hood Foundation.
Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Michael D. Eisner is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was the chairman & CEO for the Walt Disney Company.
Walter Isaacson is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, the president & CEO Aspen Institute (think tank), and was a chairman & CEO for CNN.
CNN Worldwide is a division of CNN.
Jeff Zucker is the president of CNN Worldwide, a director emeritus for the Robin Hood Foundation, and was the president & CEO for NBCUniversal.
Mitch Rose is the SVP for NBCUniversal, was a VP for the Walt Disney Company, and the founder of the Mitch Rose Strategic Consulting LLC.
Walt Disney Studios is a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.
Sean Bailey is the president, motion picture production for the Walt Disney Studios, and a trustee at the Sundance Institute.
Robert Redford is the founder & president of the Sundance Institute, a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a partner with the Sundance Channel.
John E. Bryson is a co-founder for the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a director at the Walt Disney Company.
Sundance Channel is a partner with NBCUniversal.
Mitch Rose is the SVP for NBCUniversal, was a VP for the Walt Disney Company, and the founder of the Mitch Rose Strategic Consulting LLC.
Jeff Zucker was the president & CEO for NBCUniversal, is the president of CNN Worldwide, and a director emeritus for the Robin Hood Foundation.  
Clifford S. Asness was a leadership council member at the Robin Hood Foundation, supported same-sex marriage in New York, and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.
Mitch Rose Strategic Consulting LLC was the lobby firm for the New York Power Authority.
John S. Dyson was the chairman for the New York Power Authority, the deputy mayor for New York (NY), and is a trustee at the Third Way.
Daniel S. Loeb was a trustee at the Third Way, supported same-sex marriage in New York, is the president of the Daniel S. Loeb Family Third Point Foundation, and married to Margaret Munzer Loeb.
Daniel S. Loeb Family Third Point Foundation was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation.
Margaret Munzer Loeb is married to Daniel S. Loeb, a director at the Daniel S. Loeb Family Third Point Foundation, and was a director at the New York Women's Foundation.
Abigail E. Disney is an honorary chair for the New York Women's Foundation, and Roy E. Disney’s daughter.
Roy E. Disney was Abigail E. Disney’s father, Walt Disney’s nephew, and was a director, investor for the Walt Disney Company.
Walt Disney was Roy E. Disney’s uncle, and the founder of the Walt Disney Company.
Andrea Batista Schlesinger is a director at the New York Women's Foundation, a deputy director, U.S. programs for the Open Society Foundations, an aide for the 2009 Michael R. Bloomberg mayoral campaign, and a senior adviser to deputy mayor for New York (NY).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Robin Hood Foundation, the International Rescue Committee, the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
John E. Bryson is a co-founder for the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a director at the Walt Disney Company.
Clifford S. Asness was a leadership council member at the Robin Hood Foundation, supported same-sex marriage in New York, and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.
International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Sheryl K. Sandberg is a director at the ONE Campaign, a director at the Walt Disney Company, and was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
John S. Chen was a director at the Walt Disney Company, and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Margaret C. Whitman was an SVP for the Walt Disney Company, and a strategic adviser for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Colin L. Powell is an adviser for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.
Clifford S. Asness is a director at the International Rescue Committee, same-sex marriage in New York, and a leadership council member at the Robin Hood Foundation.
International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
WaterPartners International is a partner with the ONE Campaign, and a merged organization with Water.org.
Andy Sareyan is a director at Water.org, and was the president of Entertainment Weekly.
Matt Damon is a co-founder for Water.org, and a co-founder for the H2O Africa Foundation.
H2O Africa Foundation is a merged organization with Water.org, and a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Michael R. Bloomberg was an advocate for the ONE Campaign, a New York (NY) mayor, a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, is Emma Bloomberg’s father, and the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.
Emma Bloomberg is Michael R. Bloomberg’s daughter, a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, and was a chief of staff for the Robin Hood Foundation.
Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Michael D. Eisner is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was the chairman & CEO for the Walt Disney Company.
Steve Jobs was a director at the Walt Disney Company, and he authorized his biography titled the Steve Jobs (2011 autobiography).
Walter Isaacson is the writer for the Steve Jobs (2011 autobiography), a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, the president & CEO Aspen Institute (think tank), and was a chairman & CEO for CNN.
CNN Worldwide is a division of CNN.
Jeff Zucker is the president of CNN Worldwide, a director emeritus for the Robin Hood Foundation, and was the president & CEO for NBCUniversal.
Mitch Rose is the SVP for NBCUniversal, was a VP for the Walt Disney Company, and the founder of the Mitch Rose Strategic Consulting LLC.
Walt Disney Studios is a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.
Sean Bailey is the president, motion picture production for the Walt Disney Studios, and a trustee at the Sundance Institute.
Robert Redford is the founder & president of the Sundance Institute, a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a partner with the Sundance Channel.
John E. Bryson is a co-founder for the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a director at the Walt Disney Company.
Sundance Channel is a partner with NBCUniversal.
Mitch Rose is the SVP for NBCUniversal, was a VP for the Walt Disney Company, and the founder of the Mitch Rose Strategic Consulting LLC.
Jeff Zucker was the president & CEO for NBCUniversal, is the president of CNN Worldwide, and a director emeritus for the Robin Hood Foundation.  
Clifford S. Asness was a leadership council member at the Robin Hood Foundation, supported same-sex marriage in New York, and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.
Mitch Rose Strategic Consulting LLC was the lobby firm for the New York Power Authority.

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