Princess Leia Organa

Today’s children live in a world where they are riddled with the increasing burden of the mainstream arguments regarding gender normality and equality. They are being thrust into a situation where they have to be distinctly clear on what gender they are and how they are going to represent that gender. Quite possibly the most renowned characterizations of a “female” are the Disney Princesses. Typically heralding from historic Western European countries and based on the tales of the Grimm Brothers…

as many feel that Disney has matured their Princesses while others still dispute. Is Disney stuck in the past, or are Princesses finally getting their real ‘happily ever after’? It was love at first sight. Or was it? Almost all Disney Princess movies have a Princess besotted with a Prince, even using magic to win him over, for example Cinderella. The 1950 movie was the second of the Disney Princesses. At this point Disney was seen to be very misogynistic in content, showing women only to be…

As a child, did you dream of being a princess or a queen when you grow up? When you start growing up, parents read you bedtime stories about princes and fairies; all unrealistic things. Monsters were part of the tales told, like Grendel, dragons, and demons found in Beowulf. Then you grow out of all of the fake thoughts and think realistically. You start to dream of real occupations you can acquire and think about life from a different point of view. Although we grew up with these illusions of…

girls are constantly bombarded with images of Disney princess who represent unrealistic beauty and body images. For an example in Little Mermaid Disney princess Ariel relies on her looks to win the heart of a charming prince to the extent that she gives up her voice so she can have legs and not be a mermaid anymore. Furthermore, as author Peggy Orenstein states in her essay What’s Wrong With Cinderella? “why does every little girl have to be a princess?” (Orenstein, 2006) or in other words why…

The Disney and historical portrayal have differences and similarities between the movie and the historical portrayal. The story Pocahontas is set back in the early 1600’s in America, where she was captured and forcefully brought to England to live. The three main points are her effects and looks are different while her actions are the same. To start with, Pocahontas’s looks were very different compared to the story. Pocahontas’s style in the movie was much more expressed for example when John…

Report on Search Procedures From when I was a little girl I have always enjoyed watching Disney films, especially Disney princess films. I love watching action and adventure movies, but i've always had enjoyed a good Disney movie. The older I got the more I was exposed to people's opinions, good and bad, about Disney's films. Society began to criticize the films for being white washed and sexist. I never once thought that to be true of a Disney movie, but after reading articles and looking at a…

In this short, a horse and a donkey go on a wild chase after a rabbit and a racoon steal the horses’ bushy, black tail. For the most part, the story gets distracted by jump cutting to live-action sequences of the music recording session. As someone who loves working with music and sound, this movie appealed to me as soon as the chase started. The reason is that I believe the music constitutes the actual pace. For instance, each character in the chasing sequences was clearly shot in twos for…

The Perfect Girl The definition of perfect is “Being entirely without fault or deflect.” Being “perfect” is something that 27% of girls feel pressured to be. From an early age girls are told that they are only good for a few things. Cooking, cleaning, and being looked at. Because of one of those expectations, 70% of middle school aged (11-15) girls are dissatisfied with their bodies, according to an eye opening article from NYC.gov. This dissatisfaction typically begins at the age of…

A young child might like to have a styling head doll for their dress up or pretend play. They can pretend to be a hairdresser or stylist working on their customer's hair. They can create different styles and looks with their styling doll. Blonde Styling Doll Kid Connection's Beauty Salon - Blonde Styling Head Doll have shoulder length blonde hair that can be braided, combed and clipped into different styles. The styling head doll comes with a battery-operated hair dryer, a brush, comb, four…

“Life isn’t fair, it’s just fairer than death, that’s all.” (Goldman). There are many examples of unfairness and death in the book, The Princess Bride. It contains way more than that though. The story contains “ a tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts.” (Goldman). A farm boy named Westley worked on a farm for Buttercup and her family. Buttercup and Westley later fell madly in love. After Buttercup…