Cracked.com Goes Too Far (Beauty and the Beast)

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Okay, so I frequent Cracked.com, as I like reading their lists and normally, I find them funny. But anyone else here who knows Cracked also knows that they have an infamous penchant to overanalyze things.

I was reading this article titled, "5 Romantic Movie Gestures That Were Actually d**k Moves", saw that "Beauty and the Beast" was among the titles featured. I, like some of you might be thinking, had kind of a WTF moment. But, oh, it gets better.

In short, Cracked attempts to theorize that Belle is a victim of Stockholm syndrome because she falls for the Beast, her captor.

BULLSHIT.

Like I said, normally, I love Cracked, but Cracked is like TV Tropes. They often cross a fine line between being funny and informative, to being elitist assholes.

I wouldn't have posted about this other than the fact that it royally pissed me off. Here Cracked is, applying a serious medical condition to a harmless children's film about love, and not judging people based on their looks. Stockholm syndrome is not something to be taken lightly. Belle is by no means portrayed as an impressionable damsel in distress who lets the Beast do whatever he wants to her. She's fiesty, independent, and shows the Beast up on more than one occasion.

She only returns to the castle and helps the Beast, because I don't know, he saves her ******** LIFE. It's not like he ordered the wolves to attack her if she ever tried to escape. Not to mention, HE LET HER GO. A real abusive captor doesn't do that. This is a love story. Not a psychological thriller. Maybe I could understand the Stockholm analysis if it was, but this is a harmless, beautiful children's film.

Anyways, the full article can be found here. Thoughts?

[Nanaran]

I think you're taking it to seriously tbh. I've read some of there stuff and obviously, it's not meant to be taken seriously. Not to mention people have been making Stockholm Syndrome jokes since this movie came out, nay, since the original story came out many years ago. Belle having Stockholm Syndrome is a joke almost as old and tired as "what's the number for 911?"

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Nanaran

I think you're taking it to seriously tbh. I've read some of there stuff and obviously, it's not meant to be taken seriously. Not to mention people have been making Stockholm Syndrome jokes since this movie came out, nay, since the original story came out many years ago. Belle having Stockholm Syndrome is a joke almost as old and tired as "what's the number for 911?"

Fair enough. I'm just sensitive toward menal illness jokes, and the fact that the article literally nitpicks the ENTIRE movie to prove that Belle has Stockholm syndrome doesn't help matters. If it was just a sentence-long gag, I wouldn't have posted about it. But no. Cracked literally devotes, ike a page to this "theory." stare

[Nanaran]

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Nanaran

I think you're taking it to seriously tbh. I've read some of there stuff and obviously, it's not meant to be taken seriously. Not to mention people have been making Stockholm Syndrome jokes since this movie came out, nay, since the original story came out many years ago. Belle having Stockholm Syndrome is a joke almost as old and tired as "what's the number for 911?"

Fair enough. I'm just sensitive toward menal illness jokes, and the fact that the article literally nitpicks the ENTIRE movie to prove that Belle has Stockholm syndrome doesn't help matters. If it was just a sentence-long gag, I wouldn't have posted about it. But no. Cracked literally devotes, ike a page to this "theory." stare

I think that was part of the joke. Of coarse, Belle doesn't really have Stockholm Syndrome so the only way they can "prove" it is by nitpicking the plot of a children's movie so much that it got ridiculous.

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Nanaran

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Nanaran

I think you're taking it to seriously tbh. I've read some of there stuff and obviously, it's not meant to be taken seriously. Not to mention people have been making Stockholm Syndrome jokes since this movie came out, nay, since the original story came out many years ago. Belle having Stockholm Syndrome is a joke almost as old and tired as "what's the number for 911?"

Fair enough. I'm just sensitive toward menal illness jokes, and the fact that the article literally nitpicks the ENTIRE movie to prove that Belle has Stockholm syndrome doesn't help matters. If it was just a sentence-long gag, I wouldn't have posted about it. But no. Cracked literally devotes, ike a page to this "theory." stare

I think that was part of the joke. Of coarse, Belle doesn't really have Stockholm Syndrome so the only way they can "prove" it is by nitpicking the plot of a children's movie so much that it got ridiculous.

Ridiculous is right. rolleyes

[Tenko72]

sweatdrop What Nanaran. That was the point. You're supposed to laugh. Of course, not all the writers are as funny as others. Seanbaby seems really lame. The last thing of his that made me laugh was a review of video game joke books.

[Nanaran]

Tenko72

sweatdrop What Nanaran. That was the point. You're supposed to laugh. Of course, not all the writers are as funny as others. Seanbaby seems really lame. The last thing of his that made me laugh was a review of video game joke books.

That's what I was saying~

That they purposely over-exaggerated an analysis of a simple children's movie to the point it got so ridicules it was apparent it was a joke. It was probably also meant as a jab to the critics of Disney who see every movie as harmful and dissect them so much to get their point across you can't take them seriously.

[lollylikespie]

Well.... to be honest people actually do out there think that B & B actually is a story of Stockholm Syndrome Mostly those obnoxious PC Mothers out there. Though it's their own loss for misunderstanding a beautiful movie. heart

What angers me about it is how they say that Belle should of went with Gueston. Gueston is a sexist moron that would of preferred Belle to just breed children for him; all sons of course ! While he did the hunting. The Beast however gives Belle her dreams and learns from his errors.

They need to sit down and watch this movie again, for real.

[Tenko72]

Nanaran

Tenko72

sweatdrop What Nanaran. That was the point. You're supposed to laugh. Of course, not all the writers are as funny as others. Seanbaby seems really lame. The last thing of his that made me laugh was a review of video game joke books.

That's what I was saying~

That they purposely over-exaggerated an analysis of a simple children's movie to the point it got so ridicules it was apparent it was a joke. It was probably also meant as a jab to the critics of Disney who see every movie as harmful and dissect them so much to get their point across you can't take them seriously.

Aw poops, I meant to put "What Nanaran said." not "What Nanaran." XD I said your username, because I agreed with you. The sweatdrop was for Fatimagic.

Lolly, I can't believe anyone would want anyone to end up with Gaston. He's sexist and selfish. He's willing to kill people too! D:

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Tenko72

Nanaran

Tenko72

sweatdrop What Nanaran. That was the point. You're supposed to laugh. Of course, not all the writers are as funny as others. Seanbaby seems really lame. The last thing of his that made me laugh was a review of video game joke books.

That's what I was saying~

That they purposely over-exaggerated an analysis of a simple children's movie to the point it got so ridicules it was apparent it was a joke. It was probably also meant as a jab to the critics of Disney who see every movie as harmful and dissect them so much to get their point across you can't take them seriously.

Aw poops, I meant to put "What Nanaran said." not "What Nanaran." XD I said your username, because I agreed with you. The sweatdrop was for Fatimagic.

Lolly, I can't believe anyone would want anyone to end up with Gaston. He's sexist and selfish. He's willing to kill people too! D:

Plus, he's really not attractive at all. Making his rationale for "I'm hot, Belle's hot, let's be hot together" really stupid, as well as completely sexist and irrational.

[Nanaran]

Tenko72

Nanaran

Tenko72

sweatdrop What Nanaran. That was the point. You're supposed to laugh. Of course, not all the writers are as funny as others. Seanbaby seems really lame. The last thing of his that made me laugh was a review of video game joke books.

That's what I was saying~

That they purposely over-exaggerated an analysis of a simple children's movie to the point it got so ridicules it was apparent it was a joke. It was probably also meant as a jab to the critics of Disney who see every movie as harmful and dissect them so much to get their point across you can't take them seriously.

Aw poops, I meant to put "What Nanaran said." not "What Nanaran." XD I said your username, because I agreed with you. The sweatdrop was for Fatimagic.

Lolly, I can't believe anyone would want anyone to end up with Gaston. He's sexist and selfish. He's willing to kill people too! D:

Misunderstanding! Misunderstandings everywhereeeeeeeeee!11!! dramallama

Those blonde triplets (?) apparently thought he was hot stuff but they were probably as shallow as he was. In that case they belonged with each other...in a foursome. O.o

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Nanaran

Tenko72

Nanaran

Tenko72

sweatdrop What Nanaran. That was the point. You're supposed to laugh. Of course, not all the writers are as funny as others. Seanbaby seems really lame. The last thing of his that made me laugh was a review of video game joke books.

That's what I was saying~

That they purposely over-exaggerated an analysis of a simple children's movie to the point it got so ridicules it was apparent it was a joke. It was probably also meant as a jab to the critics of Disney who see every movie as harmful and dissect them so much to get their point across you can't take them seriously.

Aw poops, I meant to put "What Nanaran said." not "What Nanaran." XD I said your username, because I agreed with you. The sweatdrop was for Fatimagic.

Lolly, I can't believe anyone would want anyone to end up with Gaston. He's sexist and selfish. He's willing to kill people too! D:

Misunderstanding! Misunderstandings everywhereeeeeeeeee!11!! dramallama

Those blonde triplets (?) apparently thought he was hot stuff but they were probably as shallow as he was. In that case they belonged with each other...in a foursome. O.o

LOL. You know those videos on YT that all those a**l people make, claiming to find subliminal sex messages in Disney films? Well, they also claim that those chicks were Gaston and Lefou's prostitutes. XD

Gaston's not sexy at all. He has a butthole in his chin.

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You wouldn't like the article that said that Belle had Schizoid Personality Disorder then. cat_lol

[Illegitimate Princess]

Blah blah blah unjustified pointless rant blah blah

[Miss-dark8607]

Given that the origins of the story was so young French maiden could be given away to ugly older men its not that far off the mark. It kind of is whole SS but really its more of a lame duck excuse cultures that still do arrange marriage tell their daughters before shipping them off to live with a man double-triple their age and who will probably be an abusive hairy a*****e of a beast.

*comes from a culture that even in America tries to do the arrange marriage s**t* emotion_facepalm