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Agacora [2014-09-07 03:30:55 +0000 UTC]
Someone's genre savvy.
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sikeokilla [2014-04-23 05:39:13 +0000 UTC]
Disney is pretty good at making stereotypes aren't they?
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otnesse [2014-01-17 21:07:02 +0000 UTC]
They're not whores. Actually, its strongly implied by their being too focused on Gaston to even notice other guys and Gaston completely ignoring them (in the original film and comics, at least) that they are most likely virgins (since they never copulated with any males, certainly not Gaston in the film and comics, at least. Remember, whores, otherwise known as prostitutes, basically have sex for money, and generally don't care who they sleep with as long as they get paid. In other words, they wouldn't be clearly infatuated with Gaston and only want to be married to him if they were whores, as that's just bad business practice, you can't form attachments. In some instances, they also sleep around for free, such as Penny from the Big Bang Theory or Edna Krabappel from the Simpsons, heck, Sandra Fluke from real life as well.). Not to mention if they were whores, why would they even care if Gaston was going to marry Belle (in other words, why would they start crying up a river during the "wedding?")? Now, the musical? Maybe, largely because of the implication that Gaston plans to "rendezvous" with them. But the original film/comics, definitely not.
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MiketheMike In reply to otnesse [2014-01-20 18:42:02 +0000 UTC]
I think you're looking into the this a little too much....I'm well aware of what the definition of "whore" is. Lets also keep in mind, this is a cartoon.
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otnesse In reply to MiketheMike [2014-01-20 18:55:05 +0000 UTC]
Sorry, its a bit of a problem I have. I have a tendency to get very literal regarding some things and take things very seriously.
Still, assuming your reference to this being a cartoon was referring to Beauty and the Beast itself, and not the drawing you did, Aladdin was also a cartoon, a family one as well, yet they still got away with a reference to a Harem regarding the balcony harem girls in the opening song. I think Disney would have pulled something similar with the triplets in Beauty and the Beast if they wanted to give that implication. But here I go again, probably overanalyzing...
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otnesse In reply to MiketheMike [2014-01-20 19:21:32 +0000 UTC]
I wasn't actually meaning to do that. Though to be honest, the fact they were explicitly referred to as a harem does make them closer to that than the Bimbettes were. Actually, you don't even need to title it as whores, because the term "harem" should suffice as to what they are implied to be, anyways. But hey, not much chance of convincing you, anyways.
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otnesse In reply to MiketheMike [2014-01-20 19:32:28 +0000 UTC]
Can't you just do "Aladdin Balcony Harem Girls" like you did with this artwork and leave it at that? You can save the... terms for the summary and/or the cartoon itself.
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BriteStarRobot [2013-07-14 04:09:23 +0000 UTC]
Love all three of them.
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Jose-Ramiro [2012-04-14 03:15:34 +0000 UTC]
Heh, the last one is the most honest of the bunch.
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otnesse In reply to Jose-Ramiro [2014-01-17 21:14:03 +0000 UTC]
You mean Paula? Either way, no, they're not whores. As stated above, had they been actual whores, they wouldn't even care about Gaston at all (certainly not cry up a storm when it became apparent that Gaston will marry Belle instead of one of them), as prostitutes generally don't even care who they sleep with so long as they get paid, if monetary payment is even what they desire (don't forget, there are some who are perfectly willing to do it for free, or at least don't require money as payment, examples being Penny from the Big Bang Theory, Edna Krabappel from the Simpsons, and Sandra Fluke if we go by real life). Heck, Maron from Dragon Ball Z, who is otherwise fairly similar to the Bimbettes in personality and appearance, is closer to the mark than they are, since she had multiple boyfriends, many of whom she dated at the same time. The Bimbettes lacked any boyfriends (they are too focused on Gaston, and he in turn completely ignores them), and based on their overall interaction with each other, its highly unlikely that Gaston ever slept with them. If anything, to sum it up, they're virgins.
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Dommnics [2012-01-22 22:16:29 +0000 UTC]
LOL! This made me laugh out loud. Dammit. I should be studying. -_-
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myoume [2011-09-23 14:03:19 +0000 UTC]
lol the middle one's crazy.
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