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Growing up, I had a 2000s white Macbook which I used to entertain myself. I vividly remember watching cartoons on YouTube using my computer. One said cartoon was the early Disney animation of Donald Duck. Most of these animations were from the 1940s - 1950s era of animation. It was quite entertaining since Donald Duck was my favorite character from the whole Micky Mouse crew. Plus, Donald Duck would often compete against the chipmunks (Chip 'n' Dale) or his three Nephews (Huey, Dewey, and Louie). Today I'll take a look at 1942s Donald's Snow Fight . Along with the episode, we'll analyze how Donald's Masculinity is used within the 6-minute episode.   I'll first provide a brief description of the episode so we can best understand the context. The episode opens with Donald at his house, looking out the door to see snow all over the place. He decides to bring his sleigh up a hail. Once on top, Donald spots his nephews building a snowman. Donald decides to destro...

There are many shows that I could and should watch sense they each tell their own story. Admittedly, I watch more movies than I do shows. I don't like to binge-watch a show, nor do I want to heavily commit to multiple shows at once. Though one of the shows that I'm currently watching is Riverdale, the show where High School students face a unique challenge in each season of the series. The show has reached its prime time in its first season while getting wilder and stranger as the show goes on. With episodes spanning around 40 minutes and 6 seasons of content, it's a bit of a challenge to catch up to its most current season. Regardless, there are diverse characters and plot lines in the show. I'll be showing how you can spot Exclusion and Othering in Riverdale.     Doxa is a strong or common belief in something, while Othering is the topic of believing that one group is different from the other. Thus, in Riverdale, doxa is seen when the Bulldogs are dominant over the So...