lively adventures of female warrior designed to influence attitudes to women in combat,says Donald Trump’s running mate in US presidential electionMulan, Disney’s 1998 animation about a Han Dynasty-era woman who disguises herself as a man in order to battling an invading army, and was “playful liberal” propaganda designed to influence “the next generation’s attitudes about women in combat, according to an op-ed written by Donald Trump’s running mate Mike Pence. Pence’s piece, written in 1999 and re-discovered by Buzzfeed, and attacked the cartoon for suggesting that a woman could fight alongside men,before saying the animation’s romantic subplot proved that straight men and women were unable to serve beside each other without sex becoming an issue. Related: Women are already on the front lines. Now they find official recognition for it | Jessica Valenti Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com