Princess Jasmine

drowning. Also, at the end of Tangled, Rapunzel cuts her hair in order to save Flynn (her lover) from dying. Her hair has magical powers in which she was willing to give away to preserve the well-being of another person (Johnson). Furthermore, the princess’ good deeds for men extend beyond their love life and branch out to their fathers. This can be seen when Belle from Beauty and the Beast sacrifices herself and becomes imprisoned to save her father from being captured by the Beast. To take…

Most little girls grow up watching Walt Disney princess movies. Disney is one of the biggest brands in the world. And they have a huge following mostly consisting of little girls who look up to characters disney puts out. They are one of the few brands who have really mastered the art of marketing. At first businesses thought the best way to get consumers to buy their products was to make sure there was more than enough of it. Manufacturers believed the best way to make a profit was to make more…

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…

commercial entitled “I am a Princess” that shows a diverse array of young girls doing many different activities while inspirational music plays in the background and the voice of a young girl proclaims what qualities make up a princess. When this video is viewed through the lens of the construction of gender, the audience can see that the video has a rhetorical purpose. The “I am a Princess” commercial makes the argument that the ideal feminine figure is a princess, but that a princess is more…

The character appearances are subject to change, but Princess Jasmine, Aurora, Snow White and Rapunzel etc have been known to make their appearances. The princesses are really into their character role-play so don't be surprised if Snow White starts talking about her "flying carpet" or Aurora tells you that she…

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 culture is just a phase; however, she still provides evidence of the dangers of the expectations to be a “princess” in society. In…

Rather they use their emotions to come up with a logical solutions. In Aladdin, “Aladdin uses his wits to outsmart his enemies rather than using force.” In the scene where he is in the marketplace, Aladdin is presented with the problem to save Princess Jasmine from the mean street vendors. When he sees that she is in trouble he does everything he can to save her without getting physical with other characters. He uses his athleticism to trick those around him and ultimately confuse them.…

Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Jasmine(Aladdin), Pocahontas (Pocahontas) and Mulan (Mulan). The first three of which were released during the first-wave of feminism while the latter five were all released during the third-wave. Feminism has transformed greatly throughout those time periods, affecting the way women were viewed and portrayed. Using feminist theories and the comparison of previously released films, Mulan is considered to be the game-changer of Disney princess films. The product of…

BuzzFeed does an excellent job narrowing down the specific eras and dates for each princess ad this enhances their logos immensely. Instead of putting up an approximate date and time for these leading lady’s times through history, BuzzFeed actually put some study into their times and narrowed the down exceedingly well, helping the credibility…

Abstract: Disney released its first princess movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in the year 1930 and since have produced various others which have been a major part of popular culture in the West and gradually all over the world. This research aims to study how these movies represent the social conditions, especially for women, in those respective eras. The objective of this research is to point out these developments and understand and urge future story tellers, film makers and artists to…