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I never saw Ariel’s choices as sexist. “Part of Your World” establishes that Ariel’s desire to learn about the human world was about her personal interest. I never saw Ariel as giving up her voice for Eric. I saw Ariel as unhappy with her life and willing to make sacrifices to achieve her goal to experience the human world. Ariel’s motivations are more about feeling stifled by her father and her own curiosity about the human world than they are her feelings for Eric. She makes the mistake of trusting Ursula but that doesn’t invalidate Ariel’s desires. Making mistakes is part of her growth as a person independent from her father. I never saw her as giving up the sea for a man at the end. I saw her as someone who was unhappy at home, wanted to live a new life, made sacrifices to achieve that goal, and found happiness. Eric was part of it but not the whole reason for it. He’s like the icing on the cake for Ariel. I worry that the new Little Mermaid will overcorrect something that I never saw as wrong in the first place.

Film Adaptation of Once On This Island in the Works at Disney+ https://www.playbill.com/article/film-adaptation-of-once-on-this-island-in-the-works-at-disney I’m really excited about this.

Cher played Meryl Streep’s mother in Mama Mia 2 even though Cher is only 3 years older. Andy Garcia is implied to be Meryl’s Dad and he’s 7 years younger than her.

I just started Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis. I have been a fan of her youtube page and film/tv/pop culture analysis for a while now.

I’m reading The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory which is a fun contemporary “falling in love while pretending to be a couple” romance.

I’m flashing back to the Barroness Von Sketch scene where she finds a dress with pockets and is so thrilled about it. That’s like me when I find a dress with pockets.

Pop Culture Detective did videos on that topic.

I was so bored during Romance in the Air. The leads had no chemistry. I agree that it lacked energy. It felt like the actors were going through the motions. They really need to do better with casting. I can forgive cliches and a slow story if the leads have a big spark and bring energy to their performances. The right pair can elevate the tropes.

Satisfied vs Helpless - It really showcases the effort for the choreography to sync up for both songs

I’m reading The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare. I’m a sucker for a marriage of convenience turns to love romance. Edited to add: If you like marriage of convenience stories, The Weekday Brides Series by Catherine Bybee has some great stories set in the present.

The Good Earth (1937) The movie was based on a book about people in China. When Anna Mae Wong found out the book was becoming a movie she thought she finally was going to get a great leading role but that did not happen. The leading characters were white people in yellow face. It was disappointing that Parasite got so much acclaim and awards yet not one cast member was nominated despite some great performances. Best Actress So White From Anna Mae Wong to Awkwafina

I do think it’s a problem that same sex female platonic relationships are allowed to be close emotionally and include physical affection but with same sex male friendships have to be more restrained because of toxic masculinity. Two women can hug and it’s just friendship. Two men hugging simply out of friendship is rare to see. I really like the scene towards the end of Bye Bye Love where Paul Raiser hugs Matthew Modine. It was a nice moment of friendship that men don’t get to have onscreen often. This conversation is making me think of a video someone made analyzing the impact if Spock/Kirk slash fiction on Star Trek lasting in public consciousness leading to a revival on film and television. The youtuber quoted someone from Star Trek (I think a writer) about how he saw slash fiction/shipping as a problem because it was mostly straight women which he considered to be fetishizing male pairings. Is straight women shipping same sex pairings a problem or a benefit for support of lgtbqa representation? I am a straight women who has shipped a variety of pairings including same sex ones. There’s a certain emotional investment in wanting a pair to end up together that maybe goes back to my affection for romance novels. Another youtuber talked about how a lot of people might ship a same sex couple simply because the writers’ preordained couple wasn’t developed well so people get attached to alternate pairings of the opposite sex or same sex that may have not have been intended. For me, it’s about the chemistry mostly and sometimes the writing supports that and sometimes it doesn’t. Poe/Finn was not the plan for Disney but the actors sparked and I definitely think Issac played his scenes with that in his mind in The Force Awakens. I shipped them and was disappointed Disney wimped out of letting Poe/Finn happen while apparently thinking having a blink and you’d miss it same sex kiss between characters the audience doesn’t know was somehow going to appease Poe/Finn fans. I never shipped Steve and Bucky. I saw Steve and Bucky like brothers. I do think Bucky/Falcon could be a great snark to love romance but doubt Disney will go there which sucks because I think they have a spark.

I didn’t like how her choice of school was focused on choosing between her boyfriend and her best friend. I wish it was more about what she wanted as an individual. Maybe the third Kissing Booth movie will handle that. I do think the relationship between the best friends is way too co-dependant which the movie did call out with the girlfriend’s understandable frustration.

Interracial Romance Onscreen I am really hoping to see Alyssa Cole’s Loyal League or Off the Grid series gets adapted someday. Another author featuring diversity in romance is Talia Hibbert. I recommend her Brown Sisters series or her Ravenswood series of books.

I found it worth it for the film history aspect. You could watch that and skip the later part talking about modern examples.

I’m reading Golden in Death by JD Robb. I really enjoy the In Death series.

I am currently reading Take a Hint, Dani Brown which is the second in Talia Hibbert’s Brown Sister Trilogy. The first book I read by her was Get a Life, Chole Brown which I really loved. I then read her Ravenswood trilogy and have become a big fan. Her characters are diverse, there’s humor but also emotional elements, the obstacles that get in the couples’ way are grounded in reality and she really shows how her pairings work well as a couple.

That reminds me that I think Jessie Royce Landis who played Cary Grant’s mother in North by Northwest was only a handful of years older than him. Angela Lansbury was only ten years older than Elvis but played his mother in Blue Hawaii.

In my opinion, no hair stylist makeup artist who doesn’t have the skill to do all hair and make up a variety of skin tones should be hired for tv/film. People in those positions should be highly skilled. They are treating actors/actresses Of color as afterthoughts.

Evil Queens: A Queer Look At Disney History

The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John Barry - It covers the 1918 flu epidemic. It’s been an interesting read so far. The beginning goes into a brief history of medicine that really showcases how the field of medicine was shockingly low educated. You could go to a medical school where all you did was listen to lectures for six months, never take any exam, never examine a patient, never use any tools a physician needs, and you could graduate to treat patients. Some states didn’t require doctors to even be certified. Thank goodness some doctors pushed for better standards and opened better medical schools. Reading it was eerie in some ways because officials today are making some of the same mistakes as officials from the past. It also made me appreciate modern technology in medicine and also for communication. Back then staying home meant being cut off from communication. Because telephone operators were getting sick phone service was limited to emergency only. We’re so lucky now that we have to tech to maintain communication even if we can’t see people in person.

I Still Like Harry Potter, Is That Bad? I appreciated this video because I am struggling with my affection for Harry Potter versus my upset at JK Rowling using her fame to promote harmful and misleading information. Dead of the Author 2: Rowling Boogaloo Separating the author from the art is tough. I think it’s harder to get past a problematic author who is around actively tweeting about her problematic beliefs than it is to appreciate the art of a creator who is either not currently getting publicity or long dead. You’ve got legislators quoting Rowling to get support for anti-trans legislation. Current harm is being done. I am so torn because I want to separate Rowling’s beliefs from my Harry Potter love but I can’t disconnect.

A great factual with citations response to JK Rowling. I appreciate how they break down why what Rowling said is problematic. Cats! And the weird mind of TS Eliot Enjoying the Work of Problematic Creators

I am having the same problem. I am using and ipad 11 safari and and iphone 11 safari.

I’ve been crazy about Aaron since I saw Brain Dead. I got to see him on Broadway in Moulin Rouge last year. He’s fantastic. I hope he gets to sing. I never got to see Jeremy in Newsies because he was off the night I took my Mom for her birthday. I’m glad about the new additions to Hallmark. I’m also happy to see Hallmark is moving towards more inclusivity.