griller 9 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Why is Mickey Mouse so popular? I just don't get it. When there's something on tv here all the couples in their 20's, 30's, 40's going all mushy over Mickey & Minnie and the likes. I'm sure lots of them are basically huge PR pieces but I know loads of (normal) people here who go mad over Disney. And thats without including the kids. I wouldn't mind if Mickey Mouse was even any good. He's shite. Any thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites
mina2 6 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 There's a girl (well, woman - she is 25) who has 35 Mickeys on show in the back of her car. No room for her to see out of the back, I'm sure it must be illegal. I think she likes Mickey. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 I don't really get it either. BPG has a soft spot for him too, but without owning any mickey merchandise. I think there is a real soft spot for Disney in general in this country. Maybe to do with the whole attitude towards anime in this country. Much more acceptable for adults to be big anime fans (or at least to admit to it) than back home. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Warning! Car full of soft toys in transit! One of soubriquette's workers has that. She's a sweet girl, but brainless. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 i don't get it either. i find the fascination with disney slightly disturbing. but a love of adult cartoon characters is no less weird. when you've got adults going ga-ga over some new limited edition figurine, you know the world's gone mad oh, and yes, mickey is shite. even as a kid i was bored watching him Link to post Share on other sites
i have a blue peter badge 0 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Itchy & Scratchy are much better. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Fess up. Who has been to a Disney theme park? Me not, me never. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Me neither. ME NEVER! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 I have, I've been to the one in Tokyo and Orlando. I preferred the water parks in Orlando to any of the actual theme parks. I'm not interested in watching puppets and weird guys dressed up in tights prancing around the place. i want thrilling rollercoasters and disney has 0 of them, **** Disney!! Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 I go to Disney once a year with the kids...Seeing the kids meet the real thing (to them) brings tears to my eyes. And for every guy dressed up in the tights theres at least two girls doing the same...figure! Link to post Share on other sites
LadyMoonlight 0 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 I really don't like Mickey Mouse and there are so many things I would rather do than go to Disneyland. In fact it sounds like an awful way to spend a day to me. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 I wish I'd read the book. Too bad daver isn't around to help me out. Others of you can. But one theory as to why adults in Japan have such a thing for "cute" abstracts in their lives is because they had their childhood stripped away from them at such a young age. They miss their youth. Now, can someone cite the author for me please? It's not just mickey either. My wife doesn't necessarily have a thing for any Disney characters, but I do roll my eyes at alot of the "cute" kitchen utensils she manages to buy. Why does an egg-beater have to have a smiling egg for a handle? Or, why does the pot scrubber have to be smiling at me. Why does my kitchen smile?! It's like a never-ending acid trip. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 why not? It's certainly a lot happier than a dull, blunt spoon that you might use to dig someones heart out with Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Have you seen American Psycho? I like contemporary kitchens. actually, that's funny. In my own hypocrisy, my sister mailed me my favorite spoon from when I was a kid. It's just a silver spoon, no smilies, but I find it ironic that I prefer it when eating yogurt or whatever. Perhaps it's in all of us, just a bit smily over here. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 I find it amusing, but still, better for them to take some happiness from silly things than to be down and depressed with nothing to bring a smile to their day. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 well said. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Hey... wait... are you saying my wife has nothing else to bring a smile to her day? Why you little... Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Nah mate BPG likes Mickey et al too. But you get the point. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 yup. the japanese are generally amongst the upper tiers of happy peoples. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 I dont think I have ever seen a TV show or movie with Mickey Mouse in. What movies/shows was he in? Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Fantasia. Saw it when I was little. Also they had Mickey mouse cartoons just like they had Tom and Jerry, Roadrunner, etc. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 I think Mickey Mouse is the tip of the iceberg. Hello Kitty rules Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 i actually saw a hello kitty stomp pad once. i really shoulda bought it, cos i've been looking for one ever since Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Originally Posted By: samurai yup. the japanese are generally amongst the upper tiers of happy peoples. really? http://www.happyplanetindex.org/map.htm http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/lif_hap_net-lifestyle-happiness-net http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061113093726.htm Mickey and Hello Kitty seem like an opiate for people who don't want to think (or are not taught to think) about difficult things. Why worry about the children in Bangladesh who stiched together your Disney "Stitch" doll, when just looking at it gives you a warm fuzzy feeling? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Originally Posted By: samurai I wish I'd read the book. Too bad daver isn't around to help me out. Others of you can. But one theory as to why adults in Japan have such a thing for "cute" abstracts in their lives is because they had their childhood stripped away from them at such a young age. They miss their youth. Now, can someone cite the author for me please? It's not just mickey either. My wife doesn't necessarily have a thing for any Disney characters, but I do roll my eyes at alot of the "cute" kitchen utensils she manages to buy. Why does an egg-beater have to have a smiling egg for a handle? Or, why does the pot scrubber have to be smiling at me. Why does my kitchen smile?! It's like a never-ending acid trip. Id agree with you on that samurai, thats prolly why you have so many old men, young men, and boys, reading those studpid weekly comics..theyre such crap. Back when I was learning Japanese I tried reading them as a way to practice but found them all utterly boring and stupid as shite. Link to post Share on other sites
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