Will The Smaller Child Nephew turns three today, and at his party this weekend, one of his four-year-old friends, who apparently has a very good job and also an account with Amazon, presented him with a Handy Manny toolbox. Which talks! Oh, sorry, Will, it’s time for Aunt Beth to go back to her house. Which is nine hours away.
I first became cognizant of Mr. Manny and his disheartening rubber dishwashing gloves the morning after my bachelorette party, which took place in an Orlando hotel abutting Disney property. The television sets were auto-tuned to The Disney Channel, which meant that when somebody flipped it on to check the weather, we were greeted by Handy Manny and his Toolbox of Anthropomorphism.
“Am I still drunk,” I demanded of the universe, “or is that a talking tape measure?”
I cannot believe the premise for this show ever made it past the PC police. A Hispanic main character… and he’s involved in construction work? Does he drive his lowrider to the Home Depot parking lot every morning while wearing his sombrero? Is there a Jewish character named Lew who is involved in the entertainment business?
Stereotypes, feh. I’d type more about this, but I see that I misspelled a word in the previous paragraph and must go fetch my Wite-Out.
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Let’s Get to Work! | Morning Works Media // Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 11:17 pm |
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CJ // Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 7:27 am |
Happy birthday, Will!
Amy P. // Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 8:28 am |
Wow. Will’s three already? Time flies.
As the mom of a 28-month-old, I’m very familiar with the Disney Channel. I wholeheartedly believe the guys on “Imagination Movers” violate the Geneva Convention with each and every episode. But my son loves it, so it gives me 30 precious minutes to do housework while he’s dancing.
red pill junkie // Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 12:05 pm |
Congrats to Will.
Manuel el Hacendoso, eh? Maybe his tools talk to him because he eats peyote every morning before going to work :-P
“I cannot believe the premise for this show ever made it past the PC police”
Maybe it’s the other way around: that they sought to destroy the stereotype of the Cholo gangster, and portray Hispanics as hard-working people who contribute to the improvement of the community.