Sleeping Beauty

It is safe to say a majority of children’s childhood is centered around watching Disney movies, dreaming of the one day they will meet their prince charming and live happily ever after. As children you never notice the blatant gendered stereotyping or white superiority, now older and wiser it is clear. What children do not know is that these Disney stories are remakes that have been around for many years. Take the story of Cinderella, in the original story by the Grimm Brothers in Disney’s…

We’ve all heard the story or watched the Disney movie about how Cinderella lost her shoe and got found by her prince because of it, or how Snow White and Aurora got awaken from a deep sleep by true loves, or how a girl with long hair finally escaped the tower she lived in all her life. But contrary to popular, belief these stories were not created by Walt Disney. They became famous many generations ago way before Walt was even born. The people you have to thank for these stories are the two…

throughout the history. Disney has also become an iconic source for portrayals of society teachings, values and lessons. Society places stereotypes on women that are frequently shown in Disney films, such as princesses being portrayed to show that outward beauty is the most important thing and that they should rely on men for survival and success. Disney has the common theme of presenting princesses as weak women who are in need of rescuing by men. Women are often perceived by society as being…

Dina Goldstein’s “Fallen Princesses” series illustrates fairy tale lives that portray false roles and hopes. Through real life scenarios, Goldstein places Disney princesses in modern day struggles that many women face. By contrasting the idealistic lives of fairy tales with realistic challenges, Goldstein presents the reality of stereotypical gender roles in an every day household. Within this series, Dina Goldstein placed Snow White from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in a realistic and modern…

Ten-year-old Princess Lenore has fallen ill, and the moon is the likely cure for her illness. The king and his men struggles, as in the end, they gave her the golden sphere necklace as the moon. The theme of this story is likely about fooling or lying to children in order to make them feel better. This is due to the fact that many parents or adults lie to children in order to make them feel better, which is a highly risky move, as we do not know what and how they would react. Firstly, one way…

portrayed as, “Beautiful as the day, and more beautiful than the queen herself.” (http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/). As seen, the main female character of a fairy tale would always be the fairest of them all. No flaws are described, but despite their beauty, they continuously position themselves in dangerous, complicated situations, only the opposite genders can seek out a solution. Of all the many different fairy tales told, there is not one fairy tale that I can recall where there is a…

How Could Disney Be So Sexist? Have you ever taken notice to the changes that Disney makes to the fairytales from which they base their movies? In Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”, the mermaid is made to be more dependent on males, more materialistic, and more ungrateful than she had been in the original tale. Many authors such as Roberta Trites, Gwendolyn L. Hofmann, and L. Dundes and A. Dundes agree with the fact that Disney completely changed the moral of the story and made it much more sexist…

It was very interesting the findings of gender inequality in the Disney films per the video text. The video explains the sexism and dominance that happens in those films and the influence it has on children in our society. It is important to teach our children they can be anything they want to be in this world regardless of gender. In many of the films, young boys are signified as the heroes with strength and dominance and girl’s being of lesser value primarily significant for their appearance…

Folktales and legends have been told to families for centuries. So when thinking of the classic, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, you imagine to think about the same story you were told as a child. But the recent comic version of this tale,Silver Hair and the Three Xairs, changes the perspective of how you see this classic. So, by analyzing both stories by seeing how the characters, setting, and plots are similar and different, we will still see the abnormal yet fun story we all know. The…

The Disney princesses are very good role models. Most little girls love to dress up as Disney princesses and there is nothing wrong with that. In the article, “Little Girls or Little Women? The Disney Princess Effect”, Stephanie Hanes argues that the Disney princesses are bad for young girls. She argues that because young girls grow up in a Disney culture they are growing up and maturing faster. Disney princesses deserve to be celebrated for all that they teach young girls. Hanes does not…