Or are you saying the sexism bias came in after the acquisition? So it's a Disney thing? Ignoring the fact that they are a company based around a massive Princess franchise, you are wondering why they like to manufacture princesses?
Did you forget the two male leads in Frozen? (Kristof and Olaf).
Do you point out the sexism in almost every facet of life to your kids? Or does this dilemma just hit you at disney movies? If your children are daughters, do you explain to them they should expect less from the world, because historic statistics show they are going to get less? Or if they are sons, do you explain how they will get more simply by being male?
The trailer was ridiculously sexist in a way I don't think is helpful to anyone. The sexism was extremely negative IMHO. Surely you'd agree that the level of sexism shown isn't really necessary?
While we're at it, can hollywood please stop using "they've drunk too much coffee and are now 'wired'" as a joke in kids movies. Overdosing on drugs isn't all that funny...
edit: Downvote me? Why not respond instead.
Is this a stereotype of sexism or is this more accurate to real life?
Another item in the movie is that both parents were big into ice hockey, which does sort of break the stereotype about women don't do sports because they are fragile or whatever type of BS (after watching women's world cup games I think they play tougher than men's in some way - less extent of the fake-injury crap).
Trailers are meant to tease people into wanting to see the movie. If you reviewed trailers for a bunch of movies I'm sure you will see a lot of stereotypes in play. What was it in the Inside Out trailer that set off this remark?
The trailer shows the dad, not listening to his wife, acting dumb, daydreaming about sports, and then clumsily asserting the law with his daughter. I just thought it was lazy and not well done at all.
Maybe I'm being hypersensitive about it. It was a total turn off to bother seeing the movie though.
From the sounds of it though from reviews, it doesn't sound like a movie I'd enjoy though. It sounds like a movie created for adult movie critics rather than for enjoyment.
This exact scenario does happen in real life so I don't see that as sexist.
I get where you're coming from though. A lot of sitcoms have a theme around big stupid oaf of a man being the plot line.
But then I guess these days, it's totally fine as long as you're being sexist against men, and painting them to be idiotic uncaring imbeciles who never listen and can't do anything useful.
Cinderella - The prince was an idiot, he couldn't even recognise a woman he danced with all night.
Beauty and the Beast - All the male characters were majorly flawed and weak in some way, whilst Bella was strong, kind, brave, compassionate.
This trend isn't new... nor alarming.
Is your suggestion to NOT show children things you disagree with? What is the desired outcome? Do you think they are some how "damaged" by points of view you don't like?
Frozen was a good movie with powerful female roles which pushed against the stereotypical princess movie. I like it. But the trailer for Inside out is just screaming "Men are dumb idiots who can't be good fathers".
I can see I'm fighting a torrent of koolaid though, so I'll leave it.
I see it as a comedy, not a statement on modern day gender roles. People relate to stereotypes even if they don't live them. Children relate to them, it doesn't matter that it's the dad or the mum, every child has had a moment when their parent doesn't pay attention to them, or over reacted, or they over reacted, so the scene will resonate.
You can still teach your children to recognise stereotypes for what they are. Rather than boycotting exposure to them.