Are We Glorifying Villains?

    • Publish Date: Jul 26 2017 12:30PM
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    • Updated Date: Jul 26 2017 12:30PM
Are We Glorifying Villains?

The US Postal service released a sheet of 20 new stamps featuring 10 Disney villains, recently. The classical characters featured on the stamps include the Evil Queen from ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’, Captain Hook from ‘Peter Pan’, and others.   The Big Q: Are we providing leverage to villains? How will it impact young minds? 


Students react

Walt Disney Animation studios have always entertained one and all – from kids to the elderly. The animation are only about fairy and fantasy tales. The stamps will only serve as a tribute to Disney’s skills and artistry. It should not be perceived as glorifying evil.

Madhuri B V, class X, Soundarya School, Bengaluru

 

Featuring villains on stamps instead of protagonists may send a wrong message to kids who grow up believing that the hero is always right. By giving an evil character this publicity,  there is a possibility that kids may  switch role models which, in the long term, may affect their personality.

Ananya Mohan, class IX, Singapore International School, Mumbai

 

It’s not about glorifying villains. The move was a tribute to Disney characters that have been popular with kids of all ages. Moreover, let’s not forget that every character has a dark shade and there’s nothing wrong in highlighting it. We must realise that villains also give us a lesson on life skills and entertain us too.

Sarthak Banerjee, class XII, Delhi Public School, Delhi 


In 2012, Disney joined collaborated with the US Postal Service and released stamps featuring characters from ‘Finding Nemo’, ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Monsters, Inc’. Beginning in 1923, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Ink & Paint Dept in Burbank helped create the company’s iconic animated films


Experts speak

When a nation releases stamps on Disney villains we must realise that it could impact young minds to portray themselves as villains in order to get what they want. But children know that the ending in Disney stories is always happy with good winning over evil. The evil will remind one of the sorry plight awaiting cruel minds.

Jayalaxmi Rao, teacher,
Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir Girinagar, Ernakulam

 

Today’s teenagers are not mature enough to distinguish the right from the wrong. They ask and receive. This comfort level has made them soft and vulnerable to pain and hardship. Negative characters glorified in movies and the media become their role models in times of dejection and depression. This makes them believe that it is right to be rude and boisterous. 

Vinoda Harikrishna Rao, Vice-principal, The Brigade School, Malleswaram, Bengaluru

 

The stamps are our way of saying Disney villains will forever entertain us and serve as a tribute to Disney’s artistry and storytelling skill 

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Ink & Paint Department in Burbank, Los Angeles

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Comments

Aadrit Banerjee Apeejay School Salt Lake

According to my opinion, releasing stamps featuring villains may not seem to be a wrong move now but it can have an adverse impact in the long run, especially on the young minds. They may make the villains their role models and that can pave the way for cultivation of cruel thoughts. Children might feel that glorifying evil is actually glorifying the wrong. So next time they do something wrong it would be difficult to make them understand their mistake.

Aadrit Banerjee Apeejay School Salt Lake

Why not glorify the heroes? At least they''ll not have a wrong impact on the society....

Vidhi Bhartiya MODERN SCHOOL(VASANT VIHAR)

Disney has influenced a lot of young minds till date . Nowadays , you ask a little girl or boy what they want to be and the answer comes , Jake or Cinderella . Why is this ? the reason is that these characters portray goodness and beauty , and are the protagonists . putting antagonists on stamps can plant the subconscious thought that being evil or rude can make you famous , thus corrupting the young minds . glorifying the heroes would have a better impact on society

Aikya Oruganti Epistemo Global - Vikas Leadership School

true

Aikya Oruganti Epistemo Global - Vikas Leadership School

nice

Ronit.R National Hill View Public School

I feel that there is nothing wrong if the US postal agency releases stamps of villains of Disney characters but is a tribute to Disney for entertaining all of us with these life-like characters

Aishwarya Iyer Deens Academy

It clearly seems like there are two sides of the coin in this issue. While releasing stamps of villains as a tribute to Disney is a very good idea with a positive motive, there is a negative factor too. I agree with the fact that villains entertain and teach us life lessons too and cannot be forgotten. It isnt necessary that you need to always like the hero of each story. Let''s not forget, that without a villain, there''s no hero.

Aishwarya Iyer Deens Academy

Children and teens like us can learn how to distinguish between what''s right and wrong. I cannot say about young children, but teens surely are mature and DO analyse the characters before deciding whether they can be idolised. Most of us teens have that much maturity surely. I also think that villains do bad things which might have a negative impact on kids'' minds but they must learn how to distingush themselves. There''s no need for only heroes to be glorified always.

Chaitanya sisira Oakridge International school

Disney animations has always been an entertainment to the kids. They really enjoy the animations. Many of them even perform and act like the characters in the animations. So , according to me the children especially, kids will be so happy.

Aishwarya Iyer Deens Academy

Negative attributes of the villain, however, should not be imbibed at any point.

Shruthi Rao Arwachin International School

It would be wrong to interpret what is clearly meant to be a tribute to Disney as a move to glorify villains. Villains have played a pivotal role in all Disney tales and contrary to popular belief, have helped children learn moral values, solely due to the fact that they have suffered and repented for their wrongdoings with due course of time. After all, that is what makes the children want to be like the heroes instead.

Ananya Singh Harmony International School , Kharghar

No, it is not about glorifying villains. As they too act for entertaining us. It is just for their good acting we are putting their images in postage stamps.

Waayavya Mahadik ST JOHNS HIGH SCHOOL

According to me, releasing stamps of the antagonist characters of disney will not give a negative impact on society. Infact it would be a tribute to disney''s awesome artistry throughout. I think children are enough smart to differentiate between what''s right and wrong, but next time government should think of glorifying the protagonist and give them a tribute too.

Karissa B. Khonglam Ryan International School

It is impractical to think that featuring of Disney villains is equal to promoting villainous characters. Disney through the years has been known for providing world class animation for the changing audience. If the US Postal service can issue stamps featuring "Lightning McQueen" from Cars,Remy the rat from "Ratatouille" and Buzz Lightyear from "Toy story", what is the harm in featuring other villains who equally add fun to the plot of stories?

ESHAL REZA Shri Shikshayatan School

True 👍

Jeffrey okeke KAUSHALAYA WORLD SCH.GR.NOIDA

it is better to glorify heroes rather than evil villains.

Koushtubh Roy Lakshmipat Singhania Academy

VERY TRUE.

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