Is anybody else disturbed by the way the Chipettes are sexualized in that movie?
I mean, I normally wouldn't comment on this sort of thing, but we're talking about preteen anthropomorphic rodents. All you need to do is give them ridiculously huge breasts and they could repackage it for Japan.
I also find it hilarious that the Chipmunks and Chipettes have less than an octave of difference in tone
Well, it was the 80s. Things were weird back then.
Is anybody else disturbed by the way the Chipettes are sexualized in that movie?
I mean, I normally wouldn't comment on this sort of thing, but we're talking about preteen anthropomorphic rodents. All you need to do is give them ridiculously huge breasts and they could repackage it for Japan.
I also find it hilarious that the Chipmunks and Chipettes have less than an octave of difference in tone
Well, it was the 80s. Things were weird back then.
Plus, the demographic it tailored to was what? 6 years or under?
I've read some similar comments about the Chipettes, and I don't see what the big deal is. If you want more blatant 80's sexualization, look no further:
Is anybody else disturbed by the way the Chipettes are sexualized in that movie?
I mean, I normally wouldn't comment on this sort of thing, but we're talking about preteen anthropomorphic rodents. All you need to do is give them ridiculously huge breasts and they could repackage it for Japan.
I also find it hilarious that the Chipmunks and Chipettes have less than an octave of difference in tone
Well, it was the 80s. Things were weird back then.
Plus, the demographic it tailored to was what? 6 years or under?
I've read some similar comments about the Chipettes, and I don't see what the big deal is. If you want more blatant 80's sexualization, look no further:
April O'Neil isn't intended to be eight years old.
Is anybody else disturbed by the way the Chipettes are sexualized in that movie?
I mean, I normally wouldn't comment on this sort of thing, but we're talking about preteen anthropomorphic rodents. All you need to do is give them ridiculously huge breasts and they could repackage it for Japan.
I also find it hilarious that the Chipmunks and Chipettes have less than an octave of difference in tone
Well, it was the 80s. Things were weird back then.
Plus, the demographic it tailored to was what? 6 years or under?
I've read some similar comments about the Chipettes, and I don't see what the big deal is. If you want more blatant 80's sexualization, look no further:
April O'Neil isn't intended to be eight years old.
In this particular example, she was in a show intended for 8 year olds, though.
Is anybody else disturbed by the way the Chipettes are sexualized in that movie?
I mean, I normally wouldn't comment on this sort of thing, but we're talking about preteen anthropomorphic rodents. All you need to do is give them ridiculously huge breasts and they could repackage it for Japan.
I also find it hilarious that the Chipmunks and Chipettes have less than an octave of difference in tone
Well, it was the 80s. Things were weird back then.
Plus, the demographic it tailored to was what? 6 years or under?
I've read some similar comments about the Chipettes, and I don't see what the big deal is. If you want more blatant 80's sexualization, look no further:
April O'Neil isn't intended to be eight years old.
In this particular example, she was in a show intended for 8 year olds, though.
That was my point, yeah.
If you're an 8 year old male and you're watching The Chipmunks and TMNT back-to-back, I would hope whatever prepubescent attraction you have toward the opposite sex would be centered toward the likes of April instead of Brittany.
I mean, I won't judge if you ended up having a thing for the former instead.
you mean it's not okay to show adult women on a show for 8 year olds
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I thought the point was that these were essentially children being sexualized, like seeing an 8-year old modeling the latest in the Britney Spears* collection.
April was legal; species notwithstanding, the Chipettes were not.
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I thought the point was that these were essentially children being sexualized, like seeing an 8-year old modeling the latest in the Britney Spears* collection.
The point I was trying to make was that not every cartoon character with a vagina was created to tantalize viewers.
It's like that Cult of Gadget; just because some troubled adults interpreted the character as some sort of sexual goddess doesn't mean Disney was pandering to them in any way. The show was made for kids, to be interpreted by kids.
But then again I only vaguely remember the Chippettes, and I'm kind of afraid to look at the video only to end up eating my words.
Well, it was the 80s. Things were weird back then.
Unfortunately things have only gotten weirder. Toddlers and Tiaras, for example. Shudder.
The latest generation has their own Cheetarah phase to go through with the latest Thundercats series. Her design makes 80's April O'Neill look like a nun.
Well, it was the 80s. Things were weird back then.
Unfortunately things have only gotten weirder. Toddlers and Tiaras, for example. Shudder.
The latest generation has their own Cheetarah phase to go through with the latest Thundercats series. Her design makes 80's April O'Neill look like a nun.
Cheetara's the reason we have so many damn furries out there.
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Well, it was the 80s. Things were weird back then.
Unfortunately things have only gotten weirder. Toddlers and Tiaras, for example. Shudder.
The latest generation has their own Cheetarah phase to go through with the latest Thundercats series. Her design makes 80's April O'Neill look like a nun.
Cheetara's the reason we have so many damn furries out there.
Yep.
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I don't really know what to think about the Chipettes in that video. Yeah, there are panty-shots; on the one hand I could buy it as being meant to be desexualized (if you watch older cartoons or even older live-action films really young characters can show their underoos and it isn't a problem, the reason no one cares is because they are young enough that their being sexualized shouldn't even be an issue, and I guess this has changed). Maybe the animators were thinking, 'hey these are 8 year old chipmunk girls no one cares, no one is going to think this is sexy'. Or it could have very easily not have crossed their mind at all because, 'why on Earth would you think this is sexual eww, you're a perv for even thinking that'.
I don't care for the dance moves at all though, and they don't look very anthropomorphized either. As a little girl I really did not like the characters. I couldn't have put it into words as a youngster but the Chipettes were just so uncomfortable aggressive toward the trio and yeah, uncomfortably sexualized (even if that wasn't the intent that was how I saw it). Perhaps now I can reason why they are depicted that way and it doesn't bother me so much but it stands that as a child, I didn't care for them.
I don't mind Cheetarah's redesign. I do think she is sexier but her design is also super cool. I don't think I would have been bothered by her if I were a little girl watching the cartoon. I've seen the show with younger girls and the older ones laughingly say she looks sexy but not before saying she looks really pretty. A redesign that is perhaps more in line with the Chipettes is Wilykit from the 2011 Thundercats reboot:
The reboot design is definitely showing more skin (fur?) but I'd be hardpressed to say the character is sexualized at all, even though her design/outfit makes pantyshots inevitable (her skirt is sort of shaped like flower petals). And yeah, there are 'pantyshots', but I've never gotten the sense that they were meant as source of titillation or that they ever disrespected the character, just a function of a creative outfit. The show has never been creepy about her.
So here we have Wilykit wearing less than in her first incarnation and I still I think she's a good contrast to the Chipettes, who somehow manage to make me wince.
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Yes, this was just the 80's, a purely innocent time where children's entertainment was clean as a whistle. Why, I watched that chipmunk movie several times as a child, and The Chipettes never showed any semblance of sexualization within them at all. What are you all talking abo-
Well, it was the 80s. Things were weird back then.
Unfortunately things have only gotten weirder. Toddlers and Tiaras, for example. Shudder.
The latest generation has their own Cheetarah phase to go through with the latest Thundercats series. Her design makes 80's April O'Neill look like a nun.
Cheetara's the reason we have so many damn furries out there.
I think WB/CN has finally gotten past the whole superhero embargo thing. The existence of Green Lantern: The Badly Rendered Series hasn't prevented Young Justice from including Hal.
Just in time for Marvel to get concerned about it.
I'm sorry but what does Marvel have to do with DC? I mean last I checked Hal is from DC not Marvel....
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I think WB/CN has finally gotten past the whole superhero embargo thing. The existence of Green Lantern: The Badly Rendered Series hasn't prevented Young Justice from including Hal.
Just in time for Marvel to get concerned about it.
I'm sorry but what does Marvel have to do with DC? I mean last I checked Hal is from DC not Marvel....
The DC cartoons are getting over the whole embargo thing just in time for Marvel based cartoons to start up with it.
I think WB/CN has finally gotten past the whole superhero embargo thing. The existence of Green Lantern: The Badly Rendered Series hasn't prevented Young Justice from including Hal.
Just in time for Marvel to get concerned about it.
I'm sorry but what does Marvel have to do with DC? I mean last I checked Hal is from DC not Marvel....
The DC cartoons are getting over the whole embargo thing just in time for Marvel based cartoons to start up with it.
The only thing 'embargoed' are Spider-Man characters on any show NOT Spider-Man.
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Ohh ok....haven't really watched the cartoons. Well, more like I don't really care for them much. Stopped watching them after Batman Beyond came out.
There's good stuff being made. Young Justice, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Thundercats, Transformers Prime, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Venture Bros., Archer, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Avengers: Earth Mightiest Heroes, Legend of Korra, Avatar: The Last Airbender.
I think WB/CN has finally gotten past the whole superhero embargo thing. The existence of Green Lantern: The Badly Rendered Series hasn't prevented Young Justice from including Hal.
Just in time for Marvel to get concerned about it.
I'm sorry but what does Marvel have to do with DC? I mean last I checked Hal is from DC not Marvel....
The DC cartoons are getting over the whole embargo thing just in time for Marvel based cartoons to start up with it.
The only thing 'embargoed' are Spider-Man characters on any show NOT Spider-Man.
I'm talking about rumors of EMH getting cancelled in favor of something that fits with USM
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I think WB/CN has finally gotten past the whole superhero embargo thing. The existence of Green Lantern: The Badly Rendered Series hasn't prevented Young Justice from including Hal.
Just in time for Marvel to get concerned about it.
I'm sorry but what does Marvel have to do with DC? I mean last I checked Hal is from DC not Marvel....
The DC cartoons are getting over the whole embargo thing just in time for Marvel based cartoons to start up with it.
The only thing 'embargoed' are Spider-Man characters on any show NOT Spider-Man.
I'm talking about rumors of EMH getting cancelled in favor of something that fits with USM
I think WB/CN has finally gotten past the whole superhero embargo thing. The existence of Green Lantern: The Badly Rendered Series hasn't prevented Young Justice from including Hal.
Just in time for Marvel to get concerned about it.
I'm sorry but what does Marvel have to do with DC? I mean last I checked Hal is from DC not Marvel....
The DC cartoons are getting over the whole embargo thing just in time for Marvel based cartoons to start up with it.
The only thing 'embargoed' are Spider-Man characters on any show NOT Spider-Man.
I'm talking about rumors of EMH getting cancelled in favor of something that fits with USM
Spoiler from a future EMH episode:
Look closely.
there, that should work
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I think WB/CN has finally gotten past the whole superhero embargo thing. The existence of Green Lantern: The Badly Rendered Series hasn't prevented Young Justice from including Hal.
Just in time for Marvel to get concerned about it.
I'm sorry but what does Marvel have to do with DC? I mean last I checked Hal is from DC not Marvel....
The DC cartoons are getting over the whole embargo thing just in time for Marvel based cartoons to start up with it.
The only thing 'embargoed' are Spider-Man characters on any show NOT Spider-Man.
I'm talking about rumors of EMH getting cancelled in favor of something that fits with USM
Spoiler from a future EMH episode:
Look closely.
there, that should work
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Well, it was the 80s. Things were weird back then.
Plus, the demographic it tailored to was what? 6 years or under?
I've read some similar comments about the Chipettes, and I don't see what the big deal is. If you want more blatant 80's sexualization, look no further:
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April O'Neil isn't intended to be eight years old.
In this particular example, she was in a show intended for 8 year olds, though.
That was my point, yeah.
If you're an 8 year old male and you're watching The Chipmunks and TMNT back-to-back, I would hope whatever prepubescent attraction you have toward the opposite sex would be centered toward the likes of April instead of Brittany.
I mean, I won't judge if you ended up having a thing for the former instead.
No, actually, yes I would. Sorry, but ew.
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April was legal; species notwithstanding, the Chipettes were not.
* Insert someone more contemporary but still showy here.
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That's creepy. I watched that video. There are pantie shots.
Why would you do that?
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The point I was trying to make was that not every cartoon character with a vagina was created to tantalize viewers.
It's like that Cult of Gadget; just because some troubled adults interpreted the character as some sort of sexual goddess doesn't mean Disney was pandering to them in any way. The show was made for kids, to be interpreted by kids.
But then again I only vaguely remember the Chippettes, and I'm kind of afraid to look at the video only to end up eating my words.
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Unfortunately things have only gotten weirder. Toddlers and Tiaras, for example. Shudder.
The latest generation has their own Cheetarah phase to go through with the latest Thundercats series. Her design makes 80's April O'Neill look like a nun.
Cheetara's the reason we have so many damn furries out there.
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Yep.
I don't care for the dance moves at all though, and they don't look very anthropomorphized either. As a little girl I really did not like the characters. I couldn't have put it into words as a youngster but the Chipettes were just so uncomfortable aggressive toward the trio and yeah, uncomfortably sexualized (even if that wasn't the intent that was how I saw it). Perhaps now I can reason why they are depicted that way and it doesn't bother me so much but it stands that as a child, I didn't care for them.
I don't mind Cheetarah's redesign. I do think she is sexier but her design is also super cool. I don't think I would have been bothered by her if I were a little girl watching the cartoon. I've seen the show with younger girls and the older ones laughingly say she looks sexy but not before saying she looks really pretty. A redesign that is perhaps more in line with the Chipettes is Wilykit from the 2011 Thundercats reboot:
The reboot design is definitely showing more skin (fur?) but I'd be hardpressed to say the character is sexualized at all, even though her design/outfit makes pantyshots inevitable (her skirt is sort of shaped like flower petals). And yeah, there are 'pantyshots', but I've never gotten the sense that they were meant as source of titillation or that they ever disrespected the character, just a function of a creative outfit. The show has never been creepy about her.
So here we have Wilykit wearing less than in her first incarnation and I still I think she's a good contrast to the Chipettes, who somehow manage to make me wince.
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Personally I blame Maid Marian.
You know, outside of Song of the South and The Black Cauldron.
I'm sorry but what does Marvel have to do with DC? I mean last I checked Hal is from DC not Marvel....
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The only thing 'embargoed' are Spider-Man characters on any show NOT Spider-Man.
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There's good stuff being made. Young Justice, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Thundercats, Transformers Prime, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Venture Bros., Archer, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Avengers: Earth Mightiest Heroes, Legend of Korra, Avatar: The Last Airbender.
I'm talking about rumors of EMH getting cancelled in favor of something that fits with USM
Spoiler from a future EMH episode:
Look closely.
What? Robin Hood was fantastic.
Phil:
Not seeing that picture.
there, that should work
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Neat.
And thanks.
Edit: And looks like that's non-Skrull Captain America.
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It's alright so far.
Edit: I will say the cameos are outstanding.
Damn lucky kids these days.
I'm keeping with it since DCUA has generally been reliably awesome and it's starting to finally show. The teen angst is annoying at times but it's moving away from that and on to bigger stuff.
The Light seemed completely unconcerned with constant failure though AND FUCK ME THAT'S A BOOM TUBE THAT EXPLAINS IT
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