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The article "Little Girls or Little Women? The Disney Princess Effect" was written by Stephanie Hanes for the Christian Science Monitor on October 3, 2011. Hanes felt the need to address this subject due to the increase of Disney Princesses in children 's media, toys and on clothes, as well as the growing sexualization of young girls. She argues whether or not the media and the Disney Princess Empire have a negative effect on the increasing sexualization of young girls. This article can be…

II with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Next in the line, after the war, it was Cinderella (1950), followed by Sleeping Beauty (1959), The little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Pocahontas (1995), Mulan (1998), Princess and the Frog (2009), Tangled (2010), Brave (2012), and Frozen (2013). Each of the movies presents a main female character, usually oppressed, and a main male character, usually quite masculine and with a romantic connection to the Princess. Even though there…

After feminist Peggy Orenstein’s three year old daughter expresses her enjoyment in dressing as Cinderella, Orenstein begins to worry, thinking that dressing as a princess “can undermine girls’ well-being” (Orenstein 327). Wanting to get to the bottom of the princess culture, Orenstein sets out on an investigation, learning that “princesses” are a money-making machine. Through the director of consumer products at Disney, Inc., Andy Mooney, Orenstein is persuaded to think that the princess…

The Disney princess franchise, created by Andy Mooney, has been watched and adored by families around the world for decades, but in the rise of modern day feminism and the eradication of gender roles Disney’s interpretation of women is starting to raise a few eyebrows. It has become evident that girls are starting to act more mature at a much younger age which leads to them being sexualized. Considering young girls obsession with Disney princesses many parents are left wondering if the Disney…

“Little Girls or Little Women? The Disney Effect” emphasize the stereotypes on little girls, as a Princess with beauty images and matureness. Introduction: How does Disney Princess become a huge effect by stereotypes toward little and older girl? For the reason, that many young and older girls believe that all Disney Princess dreams come true in reality than a fantasy fairy-tales and it is called “Princess Phenomenon” (pg. 509, Hanes). I have never fall for any Disney Princess’ character to…

Many parents, when cleaning the house or completing other work, place their children in front of the TV and put on a movie. But what subliminal messages are being sent to the children which parents may be unaware of? Disney, a popular industry for children’s movies and television, has been proven to both positively and negatively affect the development of a child. Walt Disney has severely impacted multiple generations with movies which spread both morals and oppression. The positive effects of…

Deborah Ross, in her essay "Escape from Wonderland: Disney and the Female Imagination", takes on the task of dissecting three Disney films to find out what impression they are leaving on young female viewers. She has come to the conclusion that part of the problem lies with Walt Disney, and the company he built, who was very controlling over the material that went into the children's films that the company produced; she believes that this controlling attitude mixed with the imagination and…

What if Disney princesses had realistic waistlines? Well, they would look pretty fab. No doubt about it. Buzzfeed’s Loryn Brantz decided to digitally edit six famous Disney ladies — Ariel (“The Little Mermaid”), Pocahontas (“Pocahontas”), Jasmine (“Aladdin”), Belle (“Beauty and the Beast”), Aurora (“Sleeping Beauty”) and Elsa (“Frozen”) — to show what the cartoon heroines would look like if they had more realistic physical proportions. After all, since these characters are supposed to represent…

Roseanne Barr, a woman with an incredible insight on how women should advance themselves, once said that “The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power” because “you just take it” (“Quotes about Feminism”). Contrary to getting power from within, the Disney princess movies showcase distinct gender roles and female expectations. However, they do provide children with lessons that will stay with them throughout their lives, and they lower children’s aggression. Influencing young…

Disney movies seem to be one of the main culprits of stereotypical characters, masking them with catchy songs and cute appearances. Most of the time the audience does not even realize that the character are stereotyping race, gender, or sexual orientation while watching just because of how normal Hollywood made it be. The lessons taught in Disney movies are very important, however negativity used through characters reveal very inaccurate descriptions of how people actually are. This stereotyping…