White Rabbit Scuffle at DL - What Do You Think?

[Tinkerbellie16]

I watched the podcast and finally watched the video. From the talk on the podcast, I thought there was more video. All I saw were the two girls pulling on the rabbit's tail - did they taunt the rabbit more as well?

So, if the father was so concerned, why did he keep filming and not put down the camera (camera phone) down??

The first girl pulled the tail sort of quickly and with a small tug but the second girl seemed to yank so hard that the rabbit was pulled back. So how come those two girls aren't the ones being accused of assault? Frankly, the rabbit was defending his personal space. So what if he's in a uniform? Does that mean he can't defend himself? Should he allow any guest to poke or pull on what he is wearing?

The unfortunate part of the situation is that there is no handler to 'talk' to the girls. I find it appropriate for the rabbit to tell the girl what she did was not right. Just because this is a Disney 'face' character does not give other people the right to harass him. If it were my child (and hese are teenagers - not 3 year olds!), I would HOPE that others would tell her when she was acting inappropriately lest she think it is ok to do. But you better bet that I wouldn't allow it, tolerate it, or FILM IT and laugh. I'd march their princess bottoms right back to apologize.

 

[jimmiej]

Those girls and their father knew exactly what they were doing. I fault them.

 

[daneenm]

Well, I know that the Rabbit should not have spoken, however, those girls and their father were very clearly out of line. My children (16 and 12) have always known better than to behave like that, but if they had done something like that, the White Rabbit would have been the least of their worries. They would have been banished from the park...by ME! Here we are again with our litigious society where people are in the wrong and have no strength of character to admit it, they just want to blame others.

The character should have had a handler to help him ward off garbage behavior like this.

 

[two-foxes]

Listening to the podcast, I pictured two innocent teenage girls just being silly. Then I saw the video and saw two snotty brats being obnoxious. I would say they had it coming....it was just very un-Disney-like of the CM, deserved or not.

Also, Pluto talked to me at Goofy's Kitchen about a year ago. I had my picture taken with him at our dinner table and grabbed my margarita to "cheers" to the camera...he "whispered" to me that although he loves margaritas, he's really not supposed to be pictured with one, although he'd love to join me. Honestly, it was just weird...really, I expected him to bark and lick my face...not sound like a man!

 

[DSNY4ever]

Those girls and their father knew exactly what they were doing. I fault them.

Ditto. Now that I have seen the video I blame them (not that the Rabbit handled the situation well, obviously). But the Dad was laughing the whole time. And these were not little girls. They look like they are between 15-17, they knew what they were doing.