Disney Channel and romantic tropes

[meganbmoore]

My DVD player has died and I've been compensating by watching Disney Channel shows.  Do not ask.  I think I've mostly thinking about how they'd be so cool if I were 12.  All the supposedly charming or cool or cute guys need a ounch in the face.  The goody girls who I'm supposed to like are snooty and superior, all other girls are supposed to be annoying, materialistic comedic relief, but are more entertaining.  The smart boys are supposed annoying twats and the "cool" boys are annoying brats who could do with being grounded for years.  I think the only character I like is the hyper competitive and academic sister in some show that's a Brady Bunch knockoff that's named after her irritating stepbrother.  I despair over her taste in boys, though.  (The only show whose title I know is The Suite Life of Zach and Cody.  That one is entertaining, though I keep wondering why the adults haven't murdered all the kids.)

Make me stop watching them.

ANYWAY!

Over at Dear Author, they have a poll about favorite and least favorite romantic tropes.  Since this is a type of topic I never tire of (people's likes and dislikes) give me some of yours.

Comments

[the_rck]

I've banned The Suite Life of Zach and Cody in our house. I got angry at an episode in which the guys were not contradicted in their stated opinion that really, really stupid girls make the best girlfriends. Cordelia's five and doesn't have really good filters for that sort of thing. I just kept thinking that the show was modeling too much in the way of bad behavior. When she's a few years older, I may feel differently about that sort of sitcom.

I do find that a lot of Disney movies look a lot different to me as a parent than they did as a kid or as a non-parent adult.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there's way too much "bad behavior=good, good behavior=loser" there. I haven't seen that episode and I'm glad for it.

[the_rck]

It's one where they find out that they can get into their father's apartment while he's at work. Just so you can avoid the episode if it comes on.

I think that, if those two were mine, I'd rethink my general position on spankings.