The Gazette

     Pop culture, especially when marketed to children, is saturated with talking animals. Let's take a look at a few examples of anthropomorphism and decide whether it would make a difference if these cuddly creatures were replaced with humans. Our criteria will be anatomical accuracy, behaviors, and relationship to the human world. Stuart Little A horrifying non-mouse   I hate Stuart Little so much. There's no reason for him to be a mouse except so that he can get into hilarious and wacky misadventures based on his small size. In fact, we aren't even sure that he's a mouse. His biological parents, as per the E.B. White novel, are humans who gave birth to some sort of mini eldritch horror. As far as acting like a mouse, he wears human clothes, speaks English, and drives a car? Nothing he does indicated that he is a rodent, which indeed he may not be. Robin Hood  "A kiss for the winner? Oo-de-lally!" This largely overlooked Disney gem is one of my absolute fav...