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As a librarian, I am appalled at the thought of eradicating an original character from the story. The heck with marketing! Let’s preserve the integrity of A.A. Milne’s writings
It is funny to see the name Christopher Robin in print, considering I too am named Christopher Robin. And if I were him (although, strangely I’m not) I would hope to remain alive and gamefully employed. Have I offended someone? Surely there is enough print for us all.
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Christopher Robin and Pooh are inseperable. The story would not be the same if the human character was a girl. A.A. Milne wrote an excellent character. I would be very sad to see him replaced.
Are you kidding me? Christopher Robin is a classic character, and what kind of name is Darby? You are taking a huge part of the Winnie the Pooh legacy away when you take him away
He is a classic, come on, need any other reason?
You said that Christopher Robin is too old. Christopher Robin is not old. Christopher Robin is young at heart. Also it is the memories and the joy that Christopher Robin brings that keeps him young. If you take Chistopher Robin away, more people will stop loveing Winnie the Pooh.
The movies these days suck!! Why not at least save 1 classic kid movie?!
how can christopher robin go?! winnie the pooh and frens are a big part of my childhood!! taking ard christopher robin would be equal to taking away my childhood!! cannott!!!! darby is stupid!! i dun want!! and pooh looks werid in that ’superhero’ cape?! like whatever?!! take down darby!! take down darby!! and winnie the pooh is not without brains ok?!! it would help to have more of baby roo tho!! its super cute!!
Taking Christopher Robin out of the story would be like taking Huckleberry Finn out of _Adventures of Huckleberry Finn_.
You just couldn’t do it.
Can you have “The Famous Five” without George? Of course Christopher Robin can not go!! He’s an integral part of Winnie-the-Pooh… the thought of him being replaced is just pathetic.
Let’s not turn Whinnie the Pooh into another feminist movement. The adventures that pooh and the gang had were boy adventures and that was a good thing. If you remember, any tea party scene was largely busted up with some disharmonious humor (eeyore birthday present and tea at owl’s house). Little girls want the tea party’s to go smoothly and for secrets to be shared - there was none of that. And to make the girls act as though they want otherwise is not good either. Girls being girls is a good thing, and boys being boys is a good thing.
Darby is not even a fun girl’s name. It’s got frumpy tomboy (in no way good) written all over it. It sounds so close to Darwin that you know she couldn’t be fun or adventurous - maybe torturous to Pooh and the gang though.
And overall…let’s stop destroying classic characters and stories because our writers have no original creativity of their own. Let Pooh stay as Pooh has always been. Don’t make him a gangsta or a skater. Let him be Pooh as he has always been. Darby is equivelant to a mohawk on Pooh and them not kidding about it but trying to make it cool.
Pooh is classic and classic does not need to be changed, it needs to be appreciated.
I thought at first,we still have the books, the poems, the memories. But then the children wont know why these stories were written, and for who; AA milnes son, Christopher robin. They are about friendship, an undying bond between two people, something that cant be transfered onto a television screen. It is heart warming and the same time heart tearingly sad. It details so much more than getting stuck in a hole, its so full of three dimesionsal depth. Christopher robin details growing up in all its gloryand its pain. We see this when he tells pooh, “And by-and-by Christopher Robin came to an end of the
things, and was silent, and he sat there looking out over the
world, and wishing it wouldn’t stop.” he doesnty want things to change but know they hust. And he enjoys the moment he shares with his friend, and tries to tell himthat when he dies, pooh will unsderstand, but he simply says oh nothing. It is the most beautiful thing i have everread.
“Pooh, when I’m–you know–when I’m not doing Nothing,
will you come up here sometimes?”
“Just Me?”
“Yes, Pooh.”
“Will you be here too?”
“Yes, Pooh, I will be really. I promise I will be,
Pooh.”
“That’s good,” said Pooh.
“Pooh, promise you won’t forget about me, ever. Not
even when I’m a hundred.”
Pooh thought for a little.
“How old shall I be then?”
“Ninety-nine.”
Pooh nodded.
“I promise,” he said.
Still with his eyes on the world Christopher Robin put
out a hand and felt for Pooh’s paw.
“Pooh,” said Christopher Robin earnestly, “if I–if I’m
not quite” he stopped and tried again –”. Pooh, whatever
happens, you will understand, won’t you?”
“Understand what?”
“Oh, nothing.” He laughed and jumped to his feet. “Come
on!”
“Where?” said Pooh.
“Anywhere,” said Christopher Robin.
So they went off together. But wherever they go, and
whatever happens to them on the way, in that enchanted place on
the top of the Forest a little boy and his Bear will always be
playing.