Editors' research,

[Rob Klein]

DCML's own Stefan Dios is also very adamant regarding getting things RIGHT, 
when translating stories for Swedish Kalle Anka.

Regarding the "Calisota Ducks'" place in nature:

Remember Barks' comments in WDC 190, which had Huey, Dewey and Louie showing 
their webbed feet to Donald, explaining that they are "built for swimming,-NOT 
for playing the piano!" It is clear that they have evolved from a water-
dominated environment. Although they don't have wings, they DO have legs and 
feet that are similar to those of birds.

The fact is, that the Universe "described" by the comic story creators is NOT 
the same one WE HUMANS live in.  Its physical laws are NOT THE SAME, its 
history is NOT THE SAME. it is a parallel universe, that has many 
characteristics that are the same, but many that ARE NOT! Therefore, how can 
one conclude that the sentient beings are earthlike MAMMALS?  We can ONLY go by 
what information we have been given (in the stories, and supporting 
information, such as films, toys, games and books, and other, related media 
outlets). As we have seen Donald (that Universe's most omnipresent character) 
portrayed as having been born in and from an egg, and NO EVIDENCE showing or 
telling that he, OR ANY of his species, or genus, or even class, was born live; 
logic dictates that the Ducks are born from eggs (and thus, NOT EARTHLIKE 
MAMMALS).  Are they EARTHLIKE BIRDS? NO!!!! They are members of highly-evolved 
sentient beings-on their "Earthlike" planet, in their parallel existence (to 
Earth).  Based on their physical portrayal, they share the top echelon on that 
planet with other equivalent higher (dog-like, mice-like, pig-like, etc.) 
beings, who have experienced different paths of evoloution.  They are NOT 
HUMANS!!! THEY ARE NOT ON EARTH!!!!  THEY ARE NOT IN OUR UNIVERSE!!!  ACCEPT 
WHAT THE STORY CREATORS PORTRAY WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF ITS OWN RULES!!!  THE 
LOGIC OF THAT UNIVERSE FALLS APART WHEN YOU TRY TO APPLY IT TO THAT OF OUR 
UNIVERSE!!!

I am a devout Barksist. I do NOT see any attempt by him to imply that the 
characters in his stories were HUMANS. He said "I THOUGHT of them as humans. He 
was referring to their characters and ways of behaving.  He DID NOT intend for 
the reader to ignore what they see, to imagine them as humans.  He was paid to 
write and draw entertaining stories for children, using the Donald Duck (World 
or universe). He thought of his characters as having human characteristics only 
to make the emotions and motivations of his characters more realistic and 
understandable to his readers. He TOLD ME THAT. He did not hope that his 
readers would close their eyes and change in their minds his pictures 
into "films" of humans living in  a three- dimensional world.  He DID intend 
readers to see his "Duck" characters behaving in ways that are understandable 
to us (humans). The Disney World, is a magical place, that loses its "magic" 
when an attempt is made to make it perfectly realistic. As a creator, that is 
my biggest problem.  I tend to try to make everything in my stories realistic.  
I cut down on exaggeration to make things "realistic".  That tends to take a 
lot of the excitement, energy and humour out of that magical world.  I think 
The Disney Universes are much better as parodies of our human existence. I 
think it is better NOT to try to be 100% realistic and try to twist it to 
become that way.  I like to take it for what it is.  It is a two-dimensional 
art-form that provides entertainment and allows the creators to express 
themselves. Trying to make it REAL LIFE is futile!



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