Ethics of Disney

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I know this seems silly, but although Disney wasnt a free mason he was a DeMolay and even has a cartoon of Mickey as one. Im unaware how close Masons and DeMolay are but there is some connection. Is it than ethical to watch old Disney Cartoons?
 
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but although Disney wasnt a free mason he was a DeMolay
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… but although Joseph Ratzinger was not a Nazi, he was in the Hitler Youth.

I guess you can figure out why that is a faulty argument. Same with Walt Disney.
 
Several of the great US founding fathers including Washington, Franklin, and James Monroe were Freemasons. I hope you’re not going to ask if it’s ethical for us to live in the USA.

You don’t avoid stuff that has nothing to do with religion or Catholicism simply because the person creating it had different views from the Church.
 
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I’m not very thrilled with the Disney Corporation right now, but not because of any private organizations Walt belonged to…
 
“Disney” has lurched progressive since Walt died. Morally, not much worth watching since then.
 
Yep it’s pretty much turning into liberal propaganda for kids now, and many of the classics from the past (Cinderella, Aladdin etc.) are now considered racist, sexist etc.
 
I think is better keep our children far from modern disney movies, tv shows, etc.
 
Then there are also those non animated Disney programs. Look at how some of those kids have turned out.
 
I’m more worried about the newer Disney programs than the wholesome Disney programs of my youth.

If you like the classic Disney shows and movies, by all means watch them.

Doesn’t matter what Uncle Walt was a part of in his off time.

He put on great programming that was family friendly. Can’t say that much today.
 
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Look at how some of those kids have turned out.
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The same could be said for the Catholic Church; Look at how those Catholics turned out after being taught the Faith…

Not exactly a stellar logical conclusion.
 
As per usual, parents should preview stuff they let their kids watch, rather than avoiding [x company] as a whole. Disney has good stuff and bad stuff, like most companies do.
 
I’m totally with you there, Disney ruins just about anything it touches, and it’s quickly becoming an entertainment-industry monopoly, which is really worrying.
 
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I know this seems silly, but although Disney wasnt a free mason he was a DeMolay and even has a cartoon of Mickey as one. Im unaware how close Masons and DeMolay are but there is some connection. Is it than ethical to watch old Disney Cartoons?
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There is nothing wrong with watching old Disney cartoons. They are fantastic artwork and a part of traditional American culture. The new stuff is liberal propagandistic garbage.

DeMolay is not strictly speaking Masonic, it is an auxiliary of Freemasonry. I do not know whether children of non-Masons are eligible to join. Actually, aside from the Masonic ties, it looks to be a commendable organization, building character in young people.

It has to be just a coincidence, that the DeMolay logo contains a circle of stars that strongly resembles the European Union flag.

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What a bless, a high quality christian movie and the animation is awesome.
 
Song of the South, which has been suppressed by Disney, is regarded by many as being racist. And they are right — that movie makes white people look absolutely horrible! (some of them, anyway). Total jerks. The black people in SOTS, on the other hand, are portrayed very positively as humble people of decent moral character. Uncle Remus is an absolute mensch.

Yes, there are problems with the movie here and there — keep in mind that Joel Chandler Harris wrote in postbellum Georgia black dialect, and the movie’s rendition of this is actually quite mild — but I would wholeheartedly support re-releasing SOTS with a type of retrospective explanation of these problems, something to the effect of “this movie is a product of its time”. Some have suggested precisely this.

You can’t buy this movie in the US — I got my copy from the UK. (I have video conversion hardware and multisystem TVs, VCRs, and DVD players. Just a hobby.)

 
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I got my copy from a man in Florida about twenty years ago.
 
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From what I’ve been able to find he was Congregationalist Christian. That suggests that he believed in God and in Jesus.

As for his involvement in DeMolay, from what I’ve found that organization doesn’t have any of the mystical or spiritual elements that the Freemasons have.
 
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