"Children's cartoons, movies, and literature are perhaps the most Influential genre "read." Young people, unprotected by any intellectual armor, hear or watch these stories again and again. Often from the warmth of their mother's or father's lap. The messages or "secret education," linked with the security of their homes, underscore the power these texts deliver. As Tatum's research suggests, the stereotypes and world view embedded in the stories become accepted knowledge."
I think this quote kind of sets the bar for the article and whats coming in the reading. It states that kids often watch these cartoons or princess movies, movies in general that are suppose to be "cute" and comforting to then believe that life is this way. They watch these movies and take what they see and apply it to real life. Kids watching these movies set their standards and points of views a certain way to then come across situations that feel surreal because they never saw those things happen in movies or cartoons.
"After viewing a number of cartoons, Kenya scolded parents in an essay, "A black Cinderella? Give me a break." She wrote: "Have you ever seen a black person, an Asian, a Hispanic in a cartoon? Did they have a leading role or were they a servant? What do you think this is doing to your child's mind ?" She ended her piece: " Women who aren't white begin to feel left out and ugly because they never get to play the princess." Kenya's piece bristled with anger at a society that rarely acknowledges the wit or beauty of women of her race. And she wasn't alone in her feelings. Sabrina wrote, " I'm not taking my kid to see any Walt Disney movies until they have a black women playing the leading role."
I believe this is true, and I feel the same way towards some of the movies Disney has. I do believe that this gives your child a perception of life that makes them feel negative towards different races or people with different sexual orientations than you. I don't know, maybe these mothers should also think about the movies that did have different princesses, like Aladdin, Princess Jasmine wasn't white. In Mulan, she wasn't white, maybe she wasn't the ideal depiction of a princess but she was still the main character in the movie. 
"Kenya's and Sabrina's anger is justified. There should be more women of color who play the leads on these white-on-white wedding cake tales. Of course, there should also be more women of color on the Supreme Court , in Congress, and scrubbing up for surgeries. But I want students to understand that if the race of the character is the only thing changing, injustices may still remain."
this is completely and utterly true. Mothers who are Black or Hispanic or Asian of course should take offense to these characters only being white but they should worry more about raising their kids to become better women and to beat these roles that "only white women play".
"Our society's culture industry colonizes their minds and teaches them how to act, live, and dream."
This reminds me of S.W.A.A.M.P, because our society lives around this. And this makes us live around certain believes, that we have to live up to. I totally agree with what this quote is saying, our society build us to have to act, live and dream a certain way. As a women, I'm suppose to act motherly and get married and take my husbands last name. As a women, a man would get a higher position in a job than I would because they are the "leading gender role". According to society I'm suppose to live the American Dream, and do as American people do. Growing up in this society, you grow up dreaming of things that as you go through life you want, or things you see that are portrayed as the "typical life" you dream of having when you get older like a family with a husband, kids and a nice house.
Talking Point- Would you still show your kids these cartoons or Disney movies after reading this article?
I feel as though I wouldn't stop my kids from seeing these movies, I would just have to find other ways of teaching my kids that other ways of lives do exist. That they should work hard to beat these so called roles that only white people play or depict in movies.
I think this is a perfect example of S.W.A.A.M.P and shows how young the "American Dream" put into kids heads and how its suppose to be on kids. I totally agree with still having my kids one day watching these movies. You cant stop them but you can definitely talk to them about different ways of living.
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