Talk:Rabbit (Winnie-the-Pooh)

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The problem with this page is the same as it is usually with articles related to Winnie-the-Pooh: it doesn't distinguish the character in Milne's book, and the one in the Disney cartoons. There is difference between the two! - Don golgi 16:42, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Gender?
This has been bugging me for just about my entire life, what gender is Rabbit supposed to be?

He is certainly male, in the whole book he is referred to as "he". Also, in the cartoons, he is voiced by male actors. Actually, all major Winnie the Pooh characters are male, except for Kanga. -Don golgi 13:04, 31 March 2007 (UTC)


 * In the cartoons, he's somewhat effeminate; in one episode he was shown with hair rollers and a pink robe. This has also led to speculation that he is gay. However in the 2011 movie he fantasizes about female rabbits. So he's just a foppish straight male rabbit. FiredanceThroughTheNight (talk) 00:04, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
 * His original voice actor (Junius Matthews) probably never managed to have a low-pitched voice which might be the main reason some of us have thought he was female. Cbsteffen (talk) 00:55, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

Redirect
why the hell does Ken Samson redirect to Rabbit? it's pointless. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.244.187.117 (talk) 21:55, 11 May 2007 (UTC).

Japanese voice
I removed the names of the actors who portrayed Rabbit since this is America, not Japan.

Disney's Rabbit is NOT female.
Masculine pronouns are used to refer to Rabbit in the Disney movies/tvshow and on Disney's official website.Mismatchedsocks (talk) 08:53, 14 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Right. I do not find it uncommon for anyone to assume that Rabbit is female because his original voice actor (Junius Matthews) did not manage to have a low-pitched voice throughout puberty or adulthood. Cbsteffen (talk) 00:52, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

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Rabbit is the friendly but irritable rabbit in the Winnie the Pooh series. He believes he is the smartest animal in the Hundred Acre Wood, always insists on doing things his way, and is obsessed with rules, planning and order. He often loses his temper to others and bosses them around, but deep down, he cares plenty about his friends. In the Walt Disney films, he takes immense pride in his garden and hates when someone or something messes it up. Evidently, Rabbit can be diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) since he is intensely preoccupied with cleaning, planning, organizing, and maintaining order. In most episodes and movie scenes involving Rabbit, he is seen tending to his already clean home and protecting his garden from those who may damage it. If anyone or anything tries to steal his vegetables or damages his garden, Rabbit get very upset. In fact, Rabbit keeps each of his vegetables symmetrical in his garden, which is a tell-tale symptom of OCD. In addition to wanting to be organized and practical, Rabbit's tendency to take charge is inflated to the extent that he becomes a control freak who insists on doing things exactly right, in his way and in the proper order. He also has a short temper and can act mean or callous to others, although not intentionally. Symptoms of OCD that Rabbit exhibits are fear of contamination or dirt, keeping things orderly and symmetrical, and constantly washing and/or cleaning. Rabbit's OCD causes him to be very uptight and sometimes, rude to his friends. In his quest to maintain order, keep his property clean, and assure his plans are conducted, Rabbit portrays signs of that he is suffering from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Pejorative description of Rabbit as a "control freak"
A line in the current Wikipedia article about Rabbit states: "The Disney adaptations also develop his personality further, expanding the original organized character into a control freak with a short temper, although his care for his friends remains."

The term "control freak" is defined (by Wikipedia) as "the colloquial term control freak describes a person with a personality disorder characterized by undermining other people, usually by way of controlling behavior manifested in the ways that he or she acts to dictate the order of things in a social situation."

While Rabbit experiences strong needs to maintain order and structure in his life, his behavior is not indicative of a controlling, manipulative dictator-type individual. The use of the term "control freak" to describe Rabbit discounts his amicable nature towards others and suggests that he is incapable of having healthy relationships due to a need to control others. Rabbit is a responsible, caring, and thoughtful character whose only desire to control is related to his own personal environment, not others.

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