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My, Christopher Robin, you've changed... (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1917043,00.html)
By Will Pavia
The Times (http://www.timesonline.co.uk)
December 09, 2005

Winnie the Pooh's owner just wasn't attractive enough, so Disney
turned him into a 6-year-old girl

POOR Christopher Robin. For 80 years there has been an enchanted
place on the top of the forest where a little boy and his bear would
always be playing. 

But though Winnie the Pooh became a hugely successful brand,
Christopher Robin just wouldn't sell.

"There's only one thing to be done," said the executives at Disney,
and replaced him with a six-year-old girl. [Read More] (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1917043,00.html)

Other interesting tidbits from the article

• The Fat Controller of Thomas the Tank Engine was renamed Sir Topham Hatt
  before the series could be shown in the US.


• America's Public Broadcasting Service sought to rename Big Ears White Beard
  before purchasing Noddy from the BBC. Noddy was no longer allowed
  "gay times in the woods".


• The narrative of Enid Blyton's The Little Black Doll, a black doll that wanted to
  be pink, was reversed to avoid possible racist interpretations.


• In a relaunch of The Dandy last year, the cowboy Desperate Dan lost his gun and spurs.

Ah political correctness goes everywhere with us ::).

Or is it the power of the mighty dollar?

Shelley

Disney knows the golden rule..
  Sex Sells.

Kate

Surely not dear old Walt  :o LOL.

That's for those that remember there was a Walt that is.

Shelley

I kind of don't want to comment on this in a large part because I can think of NOTHING nice to say... So, I'll leave it at that.

Quote from: Shelley on January 19, 2006, 01:22:49 AM
Surely not dear old Walt  :o LOL.

That's for those that remember there was a Walt that is.

Shelley

Sure, I remember Walt.  I lived for sunday evenings when the "Wonderful World Of Disney" would come on. (In black and white) It's kinda sad but I guess it's ok to give Christopher Robin a sex change if they feel they must.  I really hope they don't mess around with Mickey Mouse, though.  ::)

Not unless they're prepared to take on Mini anyway. >:D

Shelley

Christopher Robin was always a bit strange - and I always was uneasy about Winnie the Pooh - I mean what sort of a name is that?
Peter Pan was really cool thou - I loved Captain Hook & the Crocadile.  I cannot call the authors name to mind :(  when you find about about who the lost boys really were - it sort of makes the whole story really sad :(

I think it's something about the English. Look at Bob the builder. The fat controller and the like.

Shelley

Think I remember reading somewhere that  Walt is cryogenically frozen  :o
did always like the origanal Poo drawings over  Disney's poo

Yep, suspended animation, cool dude that Walt.

Shelley

Quote from: Susan on December 10, 2005, 01:39:58 AM

• The narrative of Enid Blyton's The Little Black Doll, a black doll that wanted to
  be pink, was reversed to avoid possible racist interpretations.

Is it anything like Dr Seuss's 'The Sneetches', with 'stars upon thars'?

Karen

This desire by US people is nothing new - there is even a name for it, "Americanisms"   I mean who else would rename a male chicken a "rooster"   because the other name "cock"  may offend some sensibilities :)

They call tits chickadees in the States too, presumably for the same reason.

I speak here of the bird, not the boob.

Dennis

What about the other name for a cat:  pussy.