Monday, January 19, 2015

SMH.

Disney is kinda infamous for its (1) fierce protection of its "image" (re: anything that it's copyrighted, including the images of beloved animated characters; and (2) it's (arguably) frivolous lawsuits to legally protect its image. (See, for example, the time Disney sued Florida daycare centers because they included Mickey Mouse on murals. See also: Micky Mouse vs. DeadMau5. See also: the LACK of lawsuit for that weird, indie/horror film Escape From Tomorrow.)

I understand the lack of lawsuit for the film. I even understand the lawsuit against DeadMau5 -- although some of Disney's logic is a little bit...tenuous. (Something to do with kids confusing Mickey Mouse with the DJ. Which is just silly.) And the Florida daycare lawsuits were back in the late 80s/early 90s -- the height of the Michael Eisner era. And, in my opinions, Michael Eisner, while he saved the company, would have done anything to turn a profit. 

But I would fully support Disney if they went after the makers of this app. Because it is weird and wrong and all sorts of messed up. According to Buzzfeed, "There's An Unlicensed Frozen App Where You Deliver Anna's Baby.

No. Seriously.



 "This is happening. You are injecting a Disney Princess with a hypodermic needle on your telephone."
"Little girls need to know that childbirth is fun, painless, and free of consequences."

I just....I can't understand how (1) someone comes up with this idea and (2) people support it and say, "yeah! Let's do this!"

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