[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Disney

[Horst or Rebecca J. Bohner]

> I didn't like Pocohantas because it was extremely divergent from the
> truth of the situation.  John Smith's life was saved but the romantic
> relationship hinted at by Disney was for naught.  Pocohantas married
> another white guy, went to England, I believe had a few children and
> died of diease.

Apparently Disney covered the John Rolfe bit in the straight-to-video
sequel, "Journey to a New World".  Though I doubt they gave a nod to the
minor detail that Pocahontas converted to Christianity and changed her name
to Rebecca.  So much less enlightened, don't you know, than staying in North
America as the goddess-priestess of her tribe, ready to teach a quick lesson
on Environmental Awareness to any other ignorant white invaders who might
cross her path... not to mention that getting to wear that fetching
one-shoulder miniskirt all the time.

Can you tell I wasn't impressed by POCAHONTAS?  :)
--
Rebecca J. Bohner
rebeccaj at pobox.com
http://home.golden.net/~rebeccaj

P.S.  By way of a disclaimer, I am not mocking concern for the environment,
nor suggesting that England is intrinsically superior to North America, or
approving the historical mistreatment of the Aboriginal peoples, or
disparaging Aboriginal society.  I'm only ticked off at Disney for turning
historical events into a big, fat, nauseatingly PC lie.

P.P.S.  By way of another disclaimer, I still go to see every Disney
animated feature that comes out -- and I *loved* EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE.  And
TARZAN.  And MULAN.  And ALADDIN.  And, heaven help me, THE LITTLE MERMAID
too.  (*walks off singing "Les Poissons" at the top of her lungs*)