Post by Sparkina on Sept 27, 2012 14:45:53 GMT -5
The Famous Studio cartoons sometimes played with stereotypical gender behavior patterns, as when one of the fellas would go all Artemus Gordon and don feminine attire as a disguise, or in Puppet Love, when Popeye sported a Hollywood-glamour-queen red pedicure. However, I noticed that the gender-bending motif was, while quite subtle, very prounounced in the Island Fling.
I noticed that though Robinson Bluto, as I will refer to him here, was strong, manly, handsome, and bewhiskered, he had some qualities and aspects that were traditionally thought of as feminine.
a -- he really, really wanted to be partnered.
b -- he read romances
c -- he had a hope chest (remember those? They did exist in real life back in the day, but it was usually ladies who had them rather than gents)
Also, am I the only one who thinks -- as in Shape Ahoy -- that during the dinner scene, when a famished Olive exclaims "Oh, good, oh, good, it's food, it's food," and gasps over each dish, it's not just nutritional sustenance she desires, but also to feel cared for?
I noticed that though Robinson Bluto, as I will refer to him here, was strong, manly, handsome, and bewhiskered, he had some qualities and aspects that were traditionally thought of as feminine.
a -- he really, really wanted to be partnered.
b -- he read romances
c -- he had a hope chest (remember those? They did exist in real life back in the day, but it was usually ladies who had them rather than gents)
Also, am I the only one who thinks -- as in Shape Ahoy -- that during the dinner scene, when a famished Olive exclaims "Oh, good, oh, good, it's food, it's food," and gasps over each dish, it's not just nutritional sustenance she desires, but also to feel cared for?