{"product_id":"tinker-belles-and-evil-queens-sean-p-griffin-9780814731239","title":"Tinker Belles and Evil Queens: The Walt Disney Company from the Inside Out","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book to address the interaction between the Walt Disney Company and the gay community\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom its Magic Kingdom theme parks to its udderless cows, the Walt Disney Company has successfully maintained itself as the brand name of conservative American family values. But the Walt Disney Company has also had a long and complex relationship to the gay and lesbian community that is only now becoming visible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cb\u003eTinker Belles and Evil Queens\u003c\/b\u003e, Sean Griffin traces the evolution of this interaction between the company and gay communities, from the 1930s use of Mickey Mouse as a code phrase for gay to the 1990s \"Gay Nights\" at the Magic Kingdom. Armed with first-person accounts from Disney audiences, Griffin demonstrates how Disney animation, live-action films, television series, theme parks, and merchandise provide varied motifs and characteristics that readily lend themselves to use by gay culture. But Griffin delves further to explore the role of gays and lesbians within the company, through an examination of the background of early studio personnel, an account of sexual activism within the firm, and the story of the company's own concrete efforts to give recognition to gay voices and desires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first book to address the history of the gay community and Disney, \u003cb\u003eTinker Belles and Evil Queens\u003c\/b\u003e broadly examines the ambiguous legacy of how modern consumerism and advertising have affected the ways lesbians and gay men have expressed their sexuality. Disney itself is shown as sensitive to gay and lesbian audiences, while exploiting those same audiences as a niche market with strong buying power. Finally, Griffin demonstrates how queer audiences have co-opted Disney products for themselves-and in turn how Disney's corporate strategies have influenced our very definitions of sexuality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sean P. Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814731236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814731239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 6.01w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/03\/2000 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2000 pg. 183","brand":"Sean P. Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947316379903,"sku":"9780814731239","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1df48378-8309-4f1c-bc43-88cebaeab3dc.jpg?v=1681517997","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tinker-belles-and-evil-queens-sean-p-griffin-9780814731239","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}