Disney-Prinzessin Article: The Princesses Affect on Me

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posted by starlight77

People on here are always complaining how the classic Disney princesses do not have enough personality and don't stand up for feminism. Really? To me feminism is still being a girl but being a good person concerned with Mehr than looks and having a brain behind that pretty face. (Sorry I am going to need a lot Mehr convincing before I could even like Aurora as a character.)

Then people say that the princesses are terrible examples for little girls oder are too perfect. Ok, I really want to know what these people are on, because that is so far from the truth. I feel like the princesses are made too perfect on purpose. Disney wouldn't make a completely bad princess because then we would have little monster children running around like crazy. And hey, if they shoot for the moon they'll at least hit the stars right?

The princesses that seemed to have the most affect on me when I was a little kid were Snow White and Cinderella. Now I have already mentioned how much I Liebe how they are old Filme and are a part of American history. I am just forever in awe that they drew every single shot Von hand, it just totally impresses me.

So on to the real topic here. Aschenputtel and Snow White were probably in my oben, nach oben 5 Favorit Filme when I was younger including schwan Princess, Anastasia and The Little Mermaid. I'm not sure what is it about them but they made an affect on me that will probably last the rest of my life. I always try to be gentle, kind and sophisticated like they were. I'm not usually successful but Hey it's worth a try right?

P.S. Sorry this was probably a boring Artikel but it was in my head and very quick to write.

Role model then, role model now. And look at her, she's goregous.

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SweetPea2007 Here are some articles dealing with feminism and the Disney Princesses: http://pussygoesgrrr.com/2010/03/24/disney-princesses-and-feminism/ http://www.now.org/news/blogs/index.php/sayit/2011/02/01/with-tangled-disney-gets-closer-to-embracing-feminism http://www.jmu.edu/commstudies/conflictanalysis/wm_library/SawyerFinal.pdf I thought you might find them interesting...I did not read them completely, I will later. One entry found for feminism. Main Entry: fem·i·nism Pronunciation: fem--niz-m Function: noun 1 : the theory supporting the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes 2 : organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests I don't neccesarily agree with the opions in the articles above, just thought you might like the information.

starlight77 thanks. they were pretty cool. I couldn't get to the last one though.

JaimeRay You're completely right. It's easy to nit-pick their flaws, I even do it myself. I don't like Cinderella much, so I'll use Aladdin as an example... Yes, he has flaws, but people honestly make WAY t big of a deal out of them. His character has to do certian things (like lie) to progress the plot. Ultimately, any character who has a PERSONALITY is bound to have flaws. And personaly, I'd rather the princesses be REALISTIC than perfect. Anyways, Great article, I was thinking about writing a little rant myself. :P It's nice to see someone who thinks similar!

starlight77 amen! you took the words right out of my mouth for aladdin!