The Story Of Menstruation
Don’t get weirded out, this is actually pretty cool.
Finally, it’s time for another cartoon! I don’t know if this is officially banned but I’m pretty sure it is labeled as inappropriate for children’s cartoons time slots. Even in today’s standards it seems weird that Disney would collaborate with Kotex to produce a public service cartoon. However, the innocence of the whole thing is just incredibly charming and sweet, not to mention educational of course.
Commentaries and reviews of this cartoon today mention the fact that sex is not mentioned at all. I really don’t see why that is even significant, even in cultures where premarital and teenage sex is common. I mean, when a mother explains puberty and the cycle to her young daughter does she really expect that she is or will be having sex some time soon? This cartoon was targeted at young women who are around the average age when they would start their cycles, so discussing sex was not relevant. And besides, it was the 1940s. The Hays Code was in effect and not even motion pictures were allowed to suggest or refer to sex. Not even between married couples (couples’ bedrooms had two twin beds or a character was not allowed to be on the bed at the same time as that character’s partner)!
It was produced in 1946 by Disney.
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Fun Fact: Genghis Khan’s cavalry rode female horses. Why? So the soldiers could drink their milk.
March 25th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Oh yeah, you know what’s relevant? I read Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. Now that’s a story with kid’s appeal, yet is inappropriate at times.
Btw, are you back in Kuwait now? Done with studying abroad?
Hope all is well with you.
March 26th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
I never read Gulliver’s Travels but i’ve seen a cartoon version of one of the stories.. what inappropriate things are there, sounds interesting
nope still studying
thx for stopping by
March 28th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
ayabaaaaaaa Disney sure covered the subject..
going back to the 40S or so it was normal hinting audience about sex, separated beds then faj2a door closed, lights off, BANG she’s pregnant! shnu fagii3!? back in the days thats what they call “PORNOGRAPHY” ;p
on another note, why they always portrait their characters as the cute’ish innocent white girl, did you ever see ghetto “FALAFEL” curly hair gal? nope…
Moreover, they mislead girls with “oh how outstanding magnificent cycle, your special now.. oh cycle i love you”
SHUT UP!! she’s one big fat B@#$% Believe you me…
its like, motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebars to the saddle
confusedly? life’s a bitch you have to pimp it