Friday, April 25, 2008

Little Rascals

So I am watching the early 90's classic Little Rascals and I have some problems with it.
First off, you have a group of about twenty boys who live in a blatantly sexist society, and their parents seem to be okay with it. Once their clubhouse burns down they do not have enough money to rebuild it, but how did the clubhouse get their in the first place? Where was the budget for this? Not only do they have a house, they have a car! Not only do they have a car, but these boys who think they can get a bank loan by standing on each other's soldiers are smart enough to assemble a new and fully functional car out of random spare parts.
The story takes place in about a weeks time, yet Darla can meet a random rich kid on the street and fall in love with him. The whole concept of eight-year olds experiencing love aside, I think this is an example of a woman going after a man only because he has money.
Plus, the rich kid not only drives a go cart with an industrial rocket on the back, it also has serrated blades that he is not afraid to use against his enemies.
The movie teaches boys that it is okay to dress up in a leotard and sneak in to the girls dressing room. It also teaches boys that it is okay to beat up the bully instead of working out your differences.
I also noticed some very adult-oriented jokes. When asked how he stopped a girl from handing over at his house, Froggy tells the guys he whipped out his lizard. This sounds like sexual harassment to me, but we find out that he actually showed her a live lizard, and not his manhood. Alfalfa's hair pops up as if erect when kissed by Darla. This kinda bothered me, I don't think I have to explain why.

Even though the movie is full of sexism, adult innuendo, cross dressing, impossibility, and underage loving aside, I really enjoy this movie.

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