Womens Issues
How Messed Up Lessons From Disney Films Affect Us
A startling look into the lessons embedded in Disney films.
New Age 1995 – 2009: Denne cyklus indeholdt Mulan, Pocahontas og Prinsessen og Frøen. Disse prinsesser var mere komplekse med hobbyer, færdigheder og karrierer, og de var ofte historiens heltinder. Disse prinsesser efterlignede imidlertid renæssanceprinsesserne ved, at de i slutningen af dagen bare ville giftes.
Lektie: På trods af alt andet er en kvindes største bedrift i livet at få en rig eller magtfuld mand til at tage dig væk og hævde dig som sin kone (selvom han er farligt usikker). Ser du nogle mønstre her?
Så har Disney-prinsesserne virkelig fucked os? Er vi utilfredse, fordi vi ikke har en 18" talje? Føler vi os konkurrencedygtige med andre kvinder på grund af denne rodede besked? Og når vi taler om denne prins, hvorfor konkurrerer alle kvinder altid om denne ene fyr, der kun ser ud til at bekymre sig om ungdom og skønhed? Har de ikke hørt? Der er mere end én (rig) fisk i havet!
Advarsel: Lektioner er måske ikke sunde at internalisere!
Hvis vi skulle overholde Disney Princess-formlen, er alt, hvad vi skal gøre for at få vores lykkelige slutning, at for det meste ekstraordinært smuk og ung - slå andre kvinder ud - og måske helt opgive vores stemme? Hmmm... Ikke særlig subtil med sexisme, gutter.
Disney-film er med til at skabe et samfund, der kun ser kvinder som smukke, når de er umuligt tynde og overvældende hvide.
Men det er mere end det. En undersøgelse udført af Brigham Young University som kronikerede svarene fra 198 førskolebørn fandt ud af, at børn, der er udsat for Disney Princess-medier, er mere tilbøjelige til at købe ind i sexistiske kønsstereotyper. Langvarige virkninger på unge piger omfattede højere risiko for usundt kropsopfattelse og tab af selvtillid.
Disney har faktisk gjort en indsats for at opdatere deres prinsesser for at afspejle moderne følelser, men de har lavet et par fejl undervejs. Et studieaf dialogen i Disney Princess-serien har afsløret en opsigtsvækkende tendens: Disney-prinsesserne har haft en mindre procentdel af talte ord i 90'ernes film vers de originale. Så mens kvinder i Disney-film blev mere uafhængige og selvrealiserende, talte de også mindre end deres mandlige modstykker.
Undersøgelsen tyder også på, at dette delvist er på grund af den større rollebesætning af karakterer i de nyere film. Mens den første cyklus af Disney Princess-film kun havde en håndfuld karakterer, er nyere film mættet med en massiv rollebesætning, og fordi vi stadig ser mænd som standard, er mange af disse mindre karakterer mænd. Har du brug for en butiksindehaver? Glade mennesker på pubben? En sidemand? Tilføj blot et par flere mænd med nogle større eller mindre taleroller, og du har selv en film med mandsdomineret dialog.
Hannah Banana
A Disney movie that never had as much success was the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Whenever you buy Disney merchandise, you never see Esmerelda among the popular Disney Princesses Jasmine, Belle, Ariel, and Cinderella. The themes it dealt with such as disabilities and religious persecution was too dark for mainstream audiences. I was a Disney fed child. Every year my family took a trip to Disney World and I still love my Disney movies it’s just that we have realize that they weren’t as empowered as they were marketed to be. Like Hilary was saying many people were saying that Ariel giving up her voice to be with prince Eric was promoting passivity. Even though Disney movies have come a long way since their racist and sexist start in 1940 they still have a ways to go.
Hannah Banana
When I was a child I pretended to be Princess Jasmine. But now I’m beginning to rethink that those movies aren’t as female empowerment as they had led us to believe. Beauty and the beast had a lot of good themes like making the lead character a nerd and that real beauty comes from within but why does every female character get all the guys in every role? Why couldn’t they have made the leads not get a lot of attention from guys? If you look at the movie the hunchback of notre dame Esmerelda was never a Disney princess. The themes that movie dealt with-religious persecution, disabilities-was too dark for most audiences. Even though I still love my Disney movies and Disney world trips it’s good people are beginning to rethink the themes of the movies.
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Patti Salazar
I feel like Cinderella was the worst of all. What a freaking gold digger. But yeah, not to mention the prince of Sleeping Beauty who just kissed a princess who wasn’t even conscious. I wouldn’t have understood all of this if it wasn’t for this article. But I was thinking that maybe Disney didn’t intend to do this, mainly because they’re not really the author of these classic books. Removing the main details would have been a complete remake. So I guess they didn’t have a choice.
Joan Taylor
I don’t remember Disney being as stupid as this. Maybe we’re just overthinking?
Delores Green
I hate how they made Rapunzel dumb. I used to like her.
Hilda Norris
Oh please, just because they’re cartoons it doesn’t always mean it’s for kids. Plus, supervise your children so that they don’t end up watching something as stupid as this.
Claudia Delgado
Never liked old Disney anyways. I like the current Disney Princesses better. Elsa didn’t even need a prince.
Monique Fleming
I was probably a dumb kid back in the days because I didn’t even see the undertone of these Disney movies. I just thought that princess and prince’s were loving couples and that everyone in this world has their prince charming. The real message was lost in translation to me. Eitherway, I’m glad someone compiled this because I want this to serve as a lesson to a lot of people that even though they’re cartoons and that the show seems harmless, we might be putting across the wrong message.
Angel Gray
I didn’t even know that Snow White was 15 and she lived with 7 male dwarves!
Charlotte Reisa
Ahaha this comment wins it all.