The Frog Prince

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…

princesses did not do those things,” in which her daughter would act properly just as princesses do (Bartyzel). In The Little Mermaid, the villain, Ursula, shows her aggressiveness through cruelty; therefore, she is defeated (Sheinbaum). Waiting for her prince, Finucane’s daughter would sit “on the front step quietly,” but she would not run outside and find herself one (Bartyzel). Stories filled with lessons needed to succeed and achieve goals for the future, the…

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…

As indicated by the Official Journal of The Academy of Pediatrics liquor and tobacco are the two greatest dangers to adolescents. These two substances have an effect on adolescents and different substances that they will likely use in the future. “A preadolescent or adolescent who smokes tobacco or drinks alcohol is 65 times more likely to use marijuana, for example, than someone who abstains” (APA 2012). Commercials regularly promote different liquors and the use of these sales go up in the…

Self-Actualization: For Colored Girls “I found God in myself and I loved her, I loved her fiercely.” (Shange) For Colored Girls is based from a play with poems written by author Ntozake Shange called, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow isn’t Enuf, describing the life of eight women in New York who face tremendous crisis and heartbreaks. Each woman in this film represents a character/color and a poem from this play. From abuse, secret affairs and abortion, to deceit…

has made changes in attempt to recreate the princess image. For instance, an ethnic flare was added when Mulan, Pocahontas, and Aladdin came out. Merida was also added to the Disney roster to change the stereotype inferring that a princess needs a prince. By including the opposing side to the article, Bartyzel strategically wins over the “on the fence” audience. She then adds emotional appeal by incorporating articles by Peggy Orenstein and Psychotherapist Mary Finucane which talks about how…

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…

it has shown that young girls no longer want to do “little” girl activities; but want to change their looks, wait for their prince charming, and become big girls. Stephanie Hanes, with a background in play therapy, wrote an article concerning Disney Princesses effects on young girls. Hanes has a young daughter who is not herself anymore because she “is waiting on her prince”; a concerned and confused mother is able to create an article pointing out her research on what has changed in her three…

Media portrays numerous messages such as feminism that target women than men. With the rise of the female protagonist movie, some media challenge the female stereotype to have bravery to become robust and powerful without the need of protection by muscular men. However, young girls experience restrictions that when they grow up, they will not have an opportunity to become independent with leadership skills. Instead, media such as Disney persuade young girls to live their lives as a princess.…

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…