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Gender portrayals in media has been influencing kids of how they think how males or females supposed to be, especially in Disney movies. Some researchers have examined through certain Disney movies with gender stereotyping messages. Research conducted by Dundes (2001), analyzed Pocahontas movie. In many ways, Pocahontas portrayed as a strong, independent woman; however, at the end of the film, she follows a stereotypic female script. Bell, Haas, & Sells (1995) also found that Pocahontas…

Film: The Incredibles The Incredible is a Walt Disney superhero animated film. This film is perfect to watch with the entire family has it demonstrates a strong bond between a family that is made up with superhero who are attempting to fit in. I love animated film and I would watch this specific film over and over again. The color used throughout the film are bright and warm when the focus is on the good characters and soon become dull and cold when the focus of the film shifts to the villains…

Disney films are portraying their characters beautiful to set impossible standards of beauty. Snow White and the seven dwarfs by Walt Disney promotes impossible standards as well as other films. Issues with with Disney films promoting impossible standards of beauty are that when kids see these beautiful princesses and princes they want to be just as beautiful like them. The other side of this argument would be that Disney movies do not promote impossible standards of beauty. There are three…

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.…

Get ready for Emma Watson as Belle? Of course you do! The leading lady of the world-famous Harry Potter series is going to do something different! This is something that you have never imagine that she can do this too. It's already given that the beautiful and gorgeous Emma Watson will be playing Belle in the upcoming Disney reboot of the classic Beauty and the Beast movie. The first time that we saw the beauty of Emma Watson was several years ago in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.…

Miley Cyrus is a controversial person to the present world today. Miley Cyrus was the star of a television show for children. For many years she entertained children and she also taught life lessons in the show. Most children, especially girls were attached to this Disney shows. Miley Cyrus throughout her career has created controversial arguments with her actions. Certain people believe actors that are involved with Disney should not take inappropriate pictures or sing inappropriate songs. For…

from dresses to lunch boxes. The Disney Princess Empire’s story of creation and expansion is comparable to the fairytale stories themselves, with Andy Mooney as Prince Charming and the consumer-products division of Disney as the princess in need of rescue. Prince Mooney rescued the consumer-products division of Disney, whose sales were dropping by thirty percent each year (Orenstein). According to Penny Orenstein of the New York Times, “The first Princess…

The Humorous Furries The furry fandom is the subculture I am studying. Furry fandom is a subculture that enjoys fictional anthropomorphic animal characters with human personalities and characteristics. These characters exhibit human intelligence and facial expressions, the ability to speak, walk on two legs, and wear clothing. The subculture includes the artists, writers, illustrators, role players, puppeteers, and fans of furries who meet and converse in groups on the internet and gather at…

manipulated from the start, they are growing up in environments where beauty is seen as white, but not only in dolls but also through the media, through the “amazing” animated movies of Walt Disney. The truth is that when I was growing up I never saw a princess that look like me other than Pocahontas or Aladdin and we all know they weren’t even Hispanic. The only relationship I had with those princesses was the language since my mother would often buy me the Spanish version movies. Although,…

Globalization has changed and shaped how we perceive the world for the past centuries. With the emerging trends of technological advancement, humans nowadays live in much more convenient lives as a results of benefitting from it. From the ability to order foods online, call an Uber through smartphones to communication face-to-face from the other side of the world, everything is within reach and thus implement our digital-active lifestyle. However, with great power comes great responsibilities,…