User blog:Avery FireFlame/Fire Rants: Disney Channel Stereotypes



Hi, everyone :O. So, being me and having no life, I've been reading some articles lately about how Disney Channel won't take the step in putting gays and lesbians in their shows. I personally don't watch Disney Channel anymore, except for Gravity Falls here and there, but something has always bothered me about the channel, even when I was little.

So, I grew up on Disney Channel. I always watched it more than Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, and I'm not really sure why. But something I've always noticed about Disney Channel shows, and I notice even more than ever nowadays, is that every show seems to result to stereotypes in every episode and for every character.

I mean, I understand that part of children's TV is stereotyping. I get that. It becomes a problem for me when it seems that every main character of almost every show is, well, attractive. In fact, no one on the shows even has glasses anymore, unless they're comic book nerds or science geeks.

We're all smart people on this wiki, so it isn't hard to notice the fact that appearance is heavily emphasized on children's sitcoms nowadays. Disney Channel is no exception. What ever happened to the battle of the underdog? Now every show revolves around the pretty but nice chick. Literally every main character on these shows is traditonally attractive. There's no one with glasses or braces or acne. And then the super attractive people always play the stuck up snob roles. Way to set up the minds of children, Disney Channel.

And then we get to the situation with homosexuals. This, I can kind of understand, considering it's a touchy subject that many parents aren't ready to discuss with their children yet. The problem I have with this is that Disney Channel acts like gays are pretty much nonexistent. Teens do struggle with this issue, but if they're watching these shows, they're getting the message that gays aren't worth the time and effort to be in a TV show. Just... attractive straight people.

Maybe I'm overthinking all of this, but it's been on my mind for a while, so I wanted to address it somewhere. I honestly don't know if I'm ever going to be able to stomach these shows anymore. I don't really care if they're children's shows. I'm living proof that they do alienate the minds of children. If kids and teens keep watching these shows, they're going to grow up with the mindset that not traditionally pretty people are going to be second class compared to the attractive people. Oh, and gays don't exist.

BUT ANYWAY IF YA READ COMMENT WITH UR OPINION KTY BAI