From: Michael Wiik (mwiik@messagenet.com)
Date: Thu Jul 18 2002 - 08:25:32 MDT
I think it likely that once Mickey Mouse is released into the public
domain, we'll very quickly be able to download tons of images of Mickey
being tortured, raped, murdered in horrible ways, etc. And certainly
images of Mickey behaving in un-Disney-like manner. Perhaps a
crack-whore Mickey.
Mickey Mouse has for so long been associated with Disney that some folks
may blame Disney for this. Especially if some of the artists work for
Disney and are at last able to freely express their frustrations. It's
happened before: naked characters, some having intercourse or
masturbating, from a Disney 'Arabian Nights' film leaked out some years
ago.
Perhaps Disney should consider letting Mickey reach puberty or something
and start featuring him as a rebellious teen, wearing leather jackets,
taking drugs, getting underaged female mice pregnant, and so forth. This
way Mickey might lose the wholesome popular appeal he has.
This could reduce the damage to Disney's reputation that release into
the public domain may cause.
-Mike
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