Jumping a bit ahead in the semester to our section about the media influence on children and Disney's near monopoly in the field, here is something I saw tonight that concerns me greatly:

Disney Characters Get The 'Thinspo' Treatment and are scarily slimmed down for Barney's in a 3-D short film featuring Disney characters 'as supermodels'.

 

There is already negative buzz on www.huffingtonpost.com, among other sites.

Let's get involved! If you don't think this is sending the right message to children, contact Disney and let them know that eating disorders and body image are serious issues. The message--that their favorite characters would require drastically slimming makeovers to model--is not a healthy one for kids. http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/contact-us