What is UP with the Country Bear Jamboree?

[Liberty Belle]

Welcome to the dark side, post.

 

[SwedishMeatball]

Or master debaters.

 

[Fitswimmer]

I thought of Grease as well. As much as I loved that movie in high school, even at that age, I never caught one particular phrase in the song "Greased Lightning" until I just watched it again recently.

The only thing that DN (now 21) and I talked about with that movie was that Sandy became "like the bad girls" at the end. Most of it went completely over her head as a kid. She was into the dancing and singing, just like all the other kids her age. She didn't catch the references until she watched it when she was older and then she said "I can't believe you guys let me watch this when I was 5!!"

 

[Texa]

I want to second this. I've home schooled and my kids are hardly sheltered in the usual sense. We talk about everything with our kids. And we try to foster a real interest and appreciation for all the world's variety, rather than fear and condemnation. Plus, I'm a big pop culture junkie. The Fellowship of the Ring? That won't give my four year old nightmares! No way!

I just wanted to emphasize this because I think it is an important, excellent statement. I see nothing wrong with homeschooling. I would do it myself in a heartbeat if we didn't live in such an excellent district.

 

[lillygator]

I would still like to know what is wrong with Nemo?

 

[Loubon]

If they closed CBJ there would only be the Hall of Presidents in that part of the park to take a nap in.

 

[L107ANGEL]

If they closed CBJ there would only be the Hall of Presidents in that part of the park to take a nap in.

 

[NewJersey]

Because we are the master lockers.

What's that saying? Lock and roll?

Or master debaters.

 

[Liberty Belle]

If they closed CBJ there would only be the Hall of Presidents in that part of the park to take a nap in.

I'm not so sure HoP should stay open, either. Afterall, Clinton is in it.

 

[MushyMushy]

(walks into room and looks around)
(sees that room is filled with many people that might possibly be insane)
(backs slowly towards the door)

That's exactly the way I feel!

Maybe anyone who feels most of WDW is offensive might want to give the Holy Land Experience a try?

 

[phorsenuf]

Ruh Roh...why is it when anything sort of debate ensues, things get sent over here.

I've always wondered that. Just because something gets heated it must get moved to the community board, like we are the naughty board or something. No wonder the community board has a bad reputation.

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

I went when I was younger and saw this show, and I just got back from taking my kids to see it- 3 and 4....was it always so disturbing??? I dont remember them singing about "blood on the streets" and "all the guys that turn me on, turn me down!" I couldnt believe it. Am I the only one who thinks this is inappropriate??

I think that's a really important point. Adults assume that kids see and hear what the adults see and hear but the truth is that most of the time these things go right over kids' heads (UNLESS a big deal is made of it, in which case the kid will work hard to figure out what was "bad" about it).

An example from my own childhood... In 2nd grade I had a great teacher whom I loved. She would let us bring in 45rpm records (anyone remember what they were? ) on Friday's and play some of them during our break time in the classroom. A big hit at that time was the song "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band. Someone brought that 45 in and all of us little 8 year olds were happily dancing and singing along to the pretty melody when my teacher got flustered and took it off the record player, saying we couldn't play that song. None of us had ANY idea why or what the song was about. The ONLY reason I remember this incident was because she made a big deal of it. NOW as an adult, I know what the song was referring to (though when I told my 65 year old mother this story recently, she said "really? I had no idea what that song was about either. I never really thought about it, just thought it was pretty" ) but as 8 year olds, even singing along with it word for word, it went right over our heads and we would never have even thought about it if the teacher hadn't taken it off the player and told us it was "bad". THEN we thought about it a lot, in an effort to figure out what was "bad" about it, and truthfully I don't think we ever figured it out at the time.

I think saquin hit the nail on the head ... what we find offensive as adults, children don't give a second thought to. Their thoughts are not yet complicated by adult life. They don't analyze the words of every song or movie they see (or a Disney attraction) - they just enjoy it.

Just my 2 cents.

Bonny

 

[Duckfan-in-Chicago]

I've always wondered that. Just because something gets heated it must get moved to the community board, like we are the naughty board or something. No wonder the community board has a bad reputation.

I thought it was because some threads needed the definitive answer(s) and incredible insight.

 

[MissTink]

I would still like to know what is wrong with Nemo?

Me too!

 

[Duckfan-in-Chicago]

I would still like to know what is wrong with Nemo?

Nemo had a fish flake addiction. It never made it to the theater release or the DVD, but everyone knows about it. It's sad really.

 

[MissTink]

Nemo had a fish flake addiction. It never made it to the theater release or the DVD, but everyone knows about it. It's sad really.

OMGosh!

 

[kimmikayb]

I thought it was because some threads needed the definitive answer(s) and incredible insight.

I believe you are right!!

 

[L107ANGEL]

Nemo had a fish flake addiction. It never made it to the theater release or the DVD, but everyone knows about it. It's sad really.

 

[NewJersey]

Nemo had a fish flake addiction. It never made it to the theater release or the DVD, but everyone knows about it. It's sad really.

I got the bootleg of that. I guess my goldfish caught sight of it when I was watching in the living room and BAM! the thing has the shakes if I don't give him 10 servings a day. Nemo has corrupted my household.

 

[Briarmom]

I got the bootleg of that. I guess my goldfish caught sight of it when I was watching in the living room and BAM! the thing has the shakes if I don't give him 10 servings a day. Nemo has corrupted my household.

Huh. I thought the problem with Nemo is that Dory works Blue.