I was in Orlando over the New Year’s holiday. It’s
not really a city; it’s a Disney everything. If
you are a healthy eater, this is no place for you.
There are more fast food and unhealthy eating
places than Mickey could shake his wand at. The
weekend was packed with swarms of people from all
over the world, lapping up the dream of Happy Ever
After. Disney is synonymous with innocent morality
stories and fluffy rodents singing songs of joy
and happiness. There is no doubt that Disney has
entertained the masses for many years with great
success. But if you take a closer look, you would
see that Uncle Walt has embedded more lies and
untruths leading the world astray. We are
programmed by Disney to believe it will all turn
out “happily ever after,” and that it’s all just a
fairytale.
Let’s take a look at poor Pocahontas. She was most
likely traumatized because of the white folks
killing her tribe, and the Genocide of Native
Americas and, then, John Smith – if that’s his
real name – abducted her when she was only ten
years old. There was no romance; he would have
been considered a pedophile in today’s world. But
I imagine there were many happy endings for John.
According to the Disney story, everyone lives
happily ever after. There was no reality to this
fable. Ninety percent of the indigenous people in
America was wiped out by a combination of disease
and genocide of crazed religious settlers,
believing their actions justified by the idea of
“manifest destiny.” Those who survived are still
subjected to poor living conditions and servitude
to the land-grabbing Europeans, who subsequently
became Americans.
When I was visiting Disney World, I didn’t see any
fat princes at the park. All the women and men are
portrayed as slender, handsome, beautiful and in
perfect health. Giving us just what we always
wanted – the illusion that life is just a bowl of
cherries. “Prince Charming,” that good-looking,
arrogant, privileged, wealthy guy who felt he was
entitled to save the poor victim, Snow White, by
giving her a kiss. Or do you think, in the real
world, he would have made more aggressive
advances? What about if he was a poor, fat guy?
Would Snow White and Sleeping Beauty wake up
screaming, and say they were harassed?
I was with one of my friends, and she was telling
me that she was brought up with a feeling of
entitlement and that she was trying to root this
feeling out of her psyche once and for all. If
you are a Disney fan, this sense of entitlement
amongst central characters is consistent in almost
everything you see. The “Prince Charming”
characters are so valued for their wealth and
power that they can get away with basically
anything. Just like some of today’s powerful and
lustful politicians. Disney shows villains as
physically unattractive, encouraging you to
associate them with evil. The bottom line –
attractiveness is synonymous with both morality
and happiness.
In “Beauty and the Beast,” even the ugly Beast
transforms back into a handsome stud, allowing for
another “Happily Ever After.” There are many
examples that teach us how to discriminate between
races. The crows in the “Dumbo” movie, for
instance, depicts racism against African
Americans. The Chinese cat from “The Aristocat”
who sings about fortune cookies is a racism slur
directed to stereotype Asians. The cat has slanted
eyes, breaks out into playing the piano with
chopsticks, and has a strong “Asian” accent.
Disney characters are covert, somewhat harsh, and
racist. Not a model for health and happiness,
mentally or physically. Haha, you say, it’s all
fun the American way.
On the other hand, the Asian cultures offer a
different view. Asian people are known all over
the world for their strong cultural values and
intelligent minds. I have been involved in the
studies of many Asian practices and customs for
many years and have noticed that Asian families
have much more respect for their ancestors and
elderly. There is a big difference between the two
cultures and even the way we exercise. In the
West, we weight-lift to get strength and look
better physically. In the Asian exercises, like Qi
gong and Tai Chi, the exercises are more for
flexibility and longevity. The emphasis is quite
different and will dictate your internal power and
the quality of your life. You don’t see many old,
buffed guys, but there are many older Asian
masters who are flexible, agile and sexually
strong into their later years.
Where do you want to be? A Charming Prince who
lives in a fairytale, or a Powerhouse of personal
freedom and power in life? Start building on your
internal power now and get a copy of the
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I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and
Happiness.
Dr. Wu Dhi
