Argumentative Essay: Disney's Negative Effects On Children

If I had to pick sides, I would agree with the first opinion. Although Disney hasn’t intentionally ruined society it has certainly has had an effect. When speaking to my mother about what she thinks of these two opinions, she argued with me saying that, “Children love to act like their favorite Disney character. They don’t care about body image they just want to be strong, smart, and nice just like their favorite character or Princess. Children only look at body image when someone point it out.” She proceeded to say, “Disney is a positive because it’s all about how to be good and creates a good message about helping others and following your dreams.” Though this may be true for some children, I believe it would be the total opposite case for most. …show more content…
Why do Disney dresses, makeup, hair extensions, etc. exist? The simple answer to this question would be that children care about looking like their favorite Princess. If they didn’t look at appearance and only cared about personality all of these materialistic objects wouldn’t exist. Another reason why I believe Disney is bad for children is because there have been several cases proving these innocent Princesses have caused many social problems for young boys and girls. When boys watch these Princess movies they tend to look for girls that look like their favorite princess. When girls watch them they aim to somewhat look like them. When they don’t look like the fictional characters it creates more problems in society. I would agree Disney and fairytales in general are a great escape of reality but when it comes to younger generations it’s not. Children don’t understand right from wrong so if they’re watching these movies all day, like I used to, that’s all they