Xena: Warrior Princess

Just at the sound of iconic characters’ names, such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Cinderella, takes people of all sorts of ages to nostalgic memories of how they would drag their parents to the theaters and watch movies filled with imagination and magical adventures. Disney has not only made an influence into our childhood stage but it has positively impacted people as they grew older. Not only would the youth watch their favorite Disney movies, but a child’s ultimate dream was to visit the…

“Women are like teabags. You don’t know how strong they are until you put them in hot water” – Eleanor Roosevelt According to the Oxford dictionary, a women is defined as a wife, a female human being and even a sweetheart. Despite, the dictionary giving us the obvious definition, one thing it misses is the whole stereotype that has been placed on women throughout the years. The stereotype of not being unable to be independent, the stereotype of being a housewife, the stereotype of not being an…

Orenstein’s point is that she is expressively disappointed on how today’s society labels young girls wanted to be girly, princesses, ext. She gives many examples that have happened to her daughter. She states that multiple people had called her daughter princess, been given a pink balloon without her having any say in what color she wanted. Labeling her as the “Ideal” female child by today’s standards. Mrs. Orenstein then continues that it’s not only towards female girls but to boys as well. She…

This is true, however, children follow the famous saying “monkey see, monkey do.” This saying states that what children observe will often lead to them performing the exact action. Therefore, as these children continue to observe Disney princess films, they will obtain this example to follow. They will go through out their life with the mind set that these films have unintentionally provided. Once they find out themselves that the real world is nothing similar to the movies they have grown…

Disney’s magic carpet ride: Aladdin and women in Islam is about how the Disney version of Aladdin portrays the women and men in Islam. I agree on a lot of the points in this article and disagree with only a few. This article talks mainly about how Disney could have done a better job with portraying Islam culture. The author of this article Christiane Staninger uses a lot of other authors from different papers to back up certain arguments that are being made about this Disney movie, and this…

The sitcom that had a great influenced in my life is the Disney show ‘That’s So Raven’. The premise of the show is about an African American teenage girl who has psychic powers and goes through tremendous attempts to either prevent or allow her psychic visions to become reality. However, in the midst of her actions, Raven Baxter ( the protagonist) undergoes conflicts that challenge her personality, appearance or views which hinder her ability to be a regular teenager. That So Raven also…

Maleficent’s character made its debut in Disney’s cartoon film, Sleeping Beauty (1959). Since then, people know that the admired demon-witch could only be seen either in their memories or in that classic cartoon movie.Even though some scenes were violent and inappropriate for children, maleficent is a very interesting movie because it shows an excellent combination of soundtrack, camerawork and dialogs and maleficent is suitable for all age groups. Now, Disney brings the influential witch back…

suffers from wounds, and is exposure to the wilderness. Medieval romances often often include the supernatural. In medieval romances, the supernatural originates in magic, spells, and enchantments. The Princess Bride shares a lot in common with medieval romances. At the beginning of The Princess Bride the two main characters, Westley and Buttercup, slowly fall in love. During their time together Buttercup would command Westley to do various things around the farm and all Westley…

Anyway we fought the council saying you were strong enough. We would have started a war over you, and the council knew that. They made a deal with us. That they would take you and hide you away as a somewhat normal. You're known as the long lost princess. The reason everyone knew about you is because soon after the queen got sick and lost the ability to conceive another child. You are the last heir. The thing is when we gave you to the council one took you as his and his wife’s own but you were…

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…