Winx Club cartoon, over sexualising women

[Dreamymoon]

I was looking into this series I loved as a kid. I have not watched the live action but as far as I’ve read it’s dreadful.
The characters often wear clothing which reveals a lot of skin or pose in sultry ways


why does Bloom have her finger in her mouth? It gives off a hint of playful teasing.. which is sexual in nature


Musa shows off her underwear in season one

some sultry poses




heaps of those exist

the show also has adult jokes

the show also has the girls flirt with guys and lots of emphasis is placed on looks and boys, superficiality, makeovers, revealing clothing, cheating.

 

[gettingedu]

I was looking into this series I loved as a kid. I have not watched the live action but as far as I’ve read it’s dreadful.
The characters often wear clothing which reveals a lot of skin or pose in sultry ways
why does Bloom have her finger in her mouth? It gives off a hint of playful teasing.. which is sexual in nature
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Musa shows off her underwear in season one
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some sultry poses
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heaps of those exist
the show also has adult jokes

the show also has the girls flirt with guys and lots of emphasis is placed on looks and boys, superficiality, makeovers, revealing clothing, cheating.

 

[moodychick]

The character models are based on famous celebrities:

• Bloom - Britney Spears
• Stella - Cameron Diaz
• Techna - Pink
• Flora - Jennifer Lopez
• Musa - Lucy Liu
• Aisha/Layla - Beyonce

It's amazing how this show got a pass through 4Kids, the most censored Saturday morning block in the US.

 

[queen82]

The character models are based on famous celebrities:

• Bloom - Britney Spears
• Stella - Cameron Diaz
• Techna - Pink
• Flora - Jennifer Lopez
• Musa - Lucy Liu
• Aisha/Layla - Beyonce

It's amazing how this show got a pass through 4Kids, the most censored Saturday morning block in the US.

didn't know the characters were based on celebrities

 

[moodychick]

didn't know the characters were based on celebrities

Yep. It's from an interview of the creator of Winx.

Iginio Straffi developed the Winx Club characters for the short pilot episode "Magic Bloom," which was finished in 2001. The characters' outfits were modeled on those of traditional European fairies,[4] while their appearances were loosely inspired by popular celebrities of the time. In a 2011 interview with IO Donna, Straffi stated Britney Spears served as an inspiration for Bloom, Cameron Diaz for Stella, Jennifer Lopez for Flora, Pink for Tecna, and Lucy Liu for Musa.[5] Straffi wanted the fairies to represent "the women of today"[6] and to look more modern than classic examples like la Fata Turchina.[7]

 

[Dreamymoon]

The character models are based on famous celebrities:

• Bloom - Britney Spears
• Stella - Cameron Diaz
• Techna - Pink
• Flora - Jennifer Lopez
• Musa - Lucy Liu
• Aisha/Layla - Beyonce

It's amazing how this show got a pass through 4Kids, the most censored Saturday morning block in the US.

4kidz quite heavily changed dialogue and plot from the original. They made it very American. I havent seen much of the RAI dubbing which is more accurate to Italian original.

 

[queen82]

4kidz quite heavily changed dialogue and plot from the original. They made it very American. I havent seen much of the RAI dubbing which is more accurate to Italian original.

i live in Italy and sometimes i watch the cartoon , you're right about the dubbing

 

[TempestOfTempo]

The character models are based on famous celebrities:

• Bloom - Britney Spears
• Stella - Cameron Diaz
• Techna - Pink
• Flora - Jennifer Lopez
• Musa - Lucy Liu
• Aisha/Layla - Beyonce

It's amazing how this show got a pass through 4Kids, the most censored Saturday morning block in the US.

There are still Saturday monring cartons on network TV? They have censors?

 

[smile for a better smile]

And me as a child was wondering why did my parents not want me to like them

 

[smile for a better smile]

didn't know the characters were based on celebrities

didn't they change the art style to tone it down a bit or something?

 

[queen82]

didn't they change the art style to tone it down a bit or something?

yes probably

 

[moodychick]

It's shocking the age of consent in Italy is 14

 

[TempestOfTempo]

It's shocking the age of consent in Italy is 14

Does that mean minors can legally start having sex at 14 with each other, or does their law open the door for adults to engage in "legal" sexual activity with minors?

 

[queen82]

Does that mean minors can legally start having sex at 14 with each other, or does their law open the door for adults to engage in "legal" sexual activity with minors?

the second

 

[TempestOfTempo]

the second

Thats bad news... real bad.

 

[moodychick]

PopPixie is an Italian animated miniseries created by Iginio Straffi. Its only season aired on Rai 2 for just over two months, from 10 January to 22 March 2011. The show features a cast of pixies, who were first introduced as secondary characters in the second season of Winx Club. PopPixie is otherwise unconnected to Winx Club, and it is aimed at younger viewers than its predecessor, with an intended audience of 4 to 6-year-olds.[1]


Their bodies resemble little girls despite they're "pixies". It's very disturbing.

 

[TempestOfTempo]

PopPixie is an Italian animated miniseries created by Iginio Straffi. Its only season aired on Rai 2 for just over two months, from 10 January to 22 March 2011. The show features a cast of pixies, who were first introduced as secondary characters in the second season of Winx Club. PopPixie is otherwise unconnected to Winx Club, and it is aimed at younger viewers than its predecessor, with an intended audience of 4 to 6-year-olds.[1]


Their bodies resemble little girls despite they're "pixies". It's very disturbing.

Im seeing something extra creepy here... look at how they drew the characters bodies... with shapely, voluptuous curves. Curves which children DONT have! Its like the kid cant win... either starve yourself to look like the "Bratz" line of these agenda pieces... or try to thicken yourself up to seek attention as these images are directing girls to do. Either way, both the child and society lose.

 

[Dreamymoon]

Notice the sultry poses and “bedroom eyes“ like The Winx girls as well

 

[queen82]

PopPixie is an Italian animated miniseries created by Iginio Straffi. Its only season aired on Rai 2 for just over two months, from 10 January to 22 March 2011. The show features a cast of pixies, who were first introduced as secondary characters in the second season of Winx Club. PopPixie is otherwise unconnected to Winx Club, and it is aimed at younger viewers than its predecessor, with an intended audience of 4 to 6-year-olds.[1]


Their bodies resemble little girls despite they're "pixies". It's very disturbing.

that's kinda remind those lolicon japanese anime