tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post4859211048819464010..comments2024-03-27T21:43:02.451-04:00Comments on NEW SAVANNA: American Mythology in Disney’s DumboBill Benzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-38765666002621394592012-07-02T15:31:05.644-04:002012-07-02T15:31:05.644-04:00Yes I caught the later one. Strayed across the ele...Yes I caught the later one. Strayed across the elephant execution thing before. Its an interesting one and not an isolated event. <br /><br />Elephant lynching, Erwin, Tennessee 1916. Hanging of 'Murderous Mary' <br /><br />http://blueridgecountry.com/archive/mary-the-elephant.htmlJebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-22219747431794333462012-07-02T12:07:44.532-04:002012-07-02T12:07:44.532-04:00Most interesting indeed, this 'graph especiall...Most <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeing_the_Elephant" rel="nofollow">interesting indeed</a>, this 'graph especially:<br /><br /><i>This use of the elephant in regards to brothels was not a one-time use of the term. Coney Island, New York, also shows signs of the elephant referring to brothels or the prostitution trade. The Coney Island Elephant, built in 1884, was used as a brothel Bill Benzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-78860800534402780222012-07-02T11:51:08.830-04:002012-07-02T11:51:08.830-04:00"seeing the elephant"
An interesting te..."seeing the elephant"<br /><br />An interesting term used in 19th cen. America<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeing_the_ElephantJebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-30313183085221985042012-06-24T11:06:47.338-04:002012-06-24T11:06:47.338-04:00That's a good question, Michael. Other than kn...That's a good question, Michael. Other than knowing that the strike was happening in the same general time-frame as the strike I don't have a sense of the detailed chronology. The film obviously had to be planned and story-boarded well before the strike, but then strikes don't happen over night either. They reflect displeasure that's built up over time.<br /><br />Management does Bill Benzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-28969890579094017392012-06-24T10:55:59.394-04:002012-06-24T10:55:59.394-04:00I wonder how much of this film represents the emot...I wonder how much of this film represents the emotions of the striking laborers at Disney. Their politics were strong just as they worked on this film - would we otherwise have that tent-raising sequence? Disney was not very involved in the production so "communist sympathizers" (liberals) could rise to the surface.Michael Spornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018522723674960270noreply@blogger.com