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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFOX's Lou Dobbs attacks 'Lorax' and 'Arrietty' as left-wing brainwashing
http://entertainment.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/23/10486174-foxs-lou-dobbs-attacks-lorax-and-arrietty-as-left-wing-brainwashingApparently, "The Secret World of Arrietty" and "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" represent liberal Hollywoods attempt to indoctrinate children.
During his Tuesday night show, Dobbs dubbed Disneys "Arrietty" and Universals "Lorax" insidious nonsense from Hollywood, then he announced: Hollywood is once again trying to indoctrinate our children.
"Arrietty," about four-inch people who borrow what they need from normal-sized humans, encourages class envy and redistribution of wealth, according to Dobbs, while "Lorax" is just another example of environmental radicalism.
Then he answers himself: Occupy Wall Street forever trying to pit the makers against the takers and President Obama repeating that everyone should pay their fair share.
"What were doing is creating occu-toddlers, said Matt Patrick, who joked that the anti-consumerism, pro-environmental messages should be countered by moviegoers who purchase lots of popcorn and candy then leave the trash on theater floors.
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)I wondered what Loud Obbs was doing since he lost his last job. Trying his hand at stand-up, is he? Needs some work.
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nobodyspecial
(2,286 posts)Lies and illogical rants.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,129 posts)randr
(12,408 posts)and the money changers!
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)'"What were doing is creating occu-toddlers, said Matt Patrick, who joked that the anti-consumerism, pro-environmental messages should be countered by moviegoers who purchase lots of popcorn and candy then leave the trash on theater floors.'
That is how most of the 1% think. Consume everything they can and then leave the mess for someone else to clean up. Gluttons of the resources............
nobodyspecial
(2,286 posts)because those minimum-wage workers need to have their lives made even more miserable. Even if I was rich, I would never treat people like this. Maybe that's why I'm not rich.
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)about what he thinks?
His idea of purchasing snacks and leaving all the trash on the floor for others to clean up sounds more like a toddler than anything OWS has done.
JHB
(37,122 posts)They at least have a business model.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)Taverner
(55,476 posts)Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)Dr Suess and The Borrowers are now evil left wing conspiracies?
Initech
(99,881 posts)It seems they now hate everything from Girl Scouts to kids movies... I'm gonna make that a project of mine - find something the right wing actually does like.
The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)Money is about it. War? Sure, as long as someone is profiting from it. Jesus? Sure, as long as they can use Jesus as a smoke screen to hide their ugly doings. War and Jesus are tools the RW uses.
Initech
(99,881 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)There's a vast conspiracy, however, to deprive this vital film of the audience it deserves. They're a sad and tragic bunch.
bongbong
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Initech
(99,881 posts)Quantess
(27,630 posts)You know, the Christian vegetables? But I'm sure Satan has his "roots" in the Veggie Tales too.
Initech
(99,881 posts)They'd find some way to tear it apart as "promoting a leftist agenda" because having characters as vegetables promotes a healthy lifestyle.
Jennicut
(25,415 posts)Dr. Seuss and Mary Norton wrote The Lorax and The Borrowers (which Arrietty is based on).These stories came out of the minds of creative, imaginative authors. Hollywood chose to make the movies based on the books but the original ideas and concepts came a long time ago.
My 6 and 7 year olds love Dr. Seuss and want to see the Lorax. The Secret World of Arrietty looks great too. They are personally more interested that Bridgit Mendler on the Disney Channel is doing the voice of the Arrietty then anything else.
LeftishBrit
(41,175 posts)It's not even as though either of these was new, except as regards the particular adaptation. 'Arrietty' is based on Mary Norton's 'The Borrowers' , an English children's classic published in 1952. 'The Lorax' was published in 1971. There have been TV/film adaptations of both books since the 1970s.
In any case, since when has encouraging children to share been seen as political propaganda? It is ordinary moral and social training, common to most eras and cultures.
'the anti-consumerism, pro-environmental messages should be countered by moviegoers who purchase lots of popcorn and candy then leave the trash on theater floors.'
Sounds like Patrick is still stuck at the toddler stage of social attitudes!
BumRushDaShow
(126,633 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,083 posts)They get some benefit from all the stuff the materially wealthy big people get. Dobbs should love it!
d_r
(6,907 posts)Tokyo. Studio Ghibli is in Tokyo.
Does this cat not realize they are both based on books?
EFerrari
(163,986 posts)d_r
(6,907 posts)I skipped right over that part lol
EFerrari
(163,986 posts)Conservative dickheads say things that sound like they should make sense but when you think about the words, they don't. Democrats only very rarely do that.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)Based on my avatar, you can tell where I stand on this matter, but when Seuss was accused of being a communist he published under the pen name "Lesieg" (Geisel spelled backwards).
And then there was Orwell who predicted the Republican party's ultimate achievement.
On Edit: Miyazaki makes movies for the sake of the movie, not for political objectives.
MisterP
(23,730 posts)where God and the seven planetary sub-deities have possessed fascist scientists dismembered for the crimes of animal experimentation and bulldozing forests
Lewis, Miyazaki, and Norton all have strong land-based ethics
and let's not get started on Beatrix PPotter
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)I have heard.
Whisp
(24,096 posts)fuck off lou.
go shopping for a new gauze filter for the cameras.
yellowcanine
(35,690 posts)The fact that Hollywood made a movie out of it is neither here nor there. That is what Hollywood does, makes movies out of books. But if Dobbs wants to take on Dr. Seuss, good luck with that.
Whisp
(24,096 posts)it's a breeding ground for the likes of Dobbs, Beck and I do believe Nancy Grace was a regular there too.
BumRushDaShow
(126,633 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)that is the only thing left to attack.
'President Obama repeating that everyone should pay their fair share...' AND WHAT OF IT SHITSTAIN?
I think Lou is the next Glenn. Just not as stupid.
alphafemale
(18,497 posts)I say this as a sincere Atheist.