Disney Princess Artifact

“Little Girls or Little Women? The Disney Princess Effect” is an article by Stephanie Hanes which touches on the princess phenomenon many young girls are obsessed with. Stephanie Hanes concludes that the Disney Princess craze is linked to self-objectification and the growing sexualization of young girls. Although she provided numerous facts the argument was unsuccessful because it was weak and confusing. Her own personal opinion on why she blamed the Disney Empire for sexualization amongst young girls was rarely voiced. Lastly the main idea of the article gets masked by controversial expert claims that are not linked to the topic.

Because of Disney’s stereotyping of gender, that little girl grew up wanting to become a perfect princess. Princesses in Disney’s movies and films gives young girls unrealistic ideas of the real word. However, some may believe that Disney princesses are a good influence on young girls and are able to show a them how to act eloquently. Gender roles, eloquence, and the beauty of the princesses are all topics that influence young girls. Even though some might believe that princesses are good role models for their child, princesses show young girls how they should interact around boys and other girls never mind the girls own opinions. An article about Children’s Responses to Gender Roles in Fairy-Tales written by Ella Westland writes, “The girls

Like boys, girls also face issues regarding their physical representation in Disney films, there are also other feminist issues in the movies. Two Disney movies that are hailed for their progressiveness in feminism are Frozen and Brave. Disney Princesses often end

In the past, there have been countless princess movies or so-called “Cinderella” films. However, the general message that each one of these movies have given has changed as time has progressed. With this change, expectations placed on the princesses have been modified as well. This change in expectations has been thoroughly discussed by two authors, James Poniewozik and Peggy Orenstein. Poniewozik, a media and television critic for Time magazine, wrote an article entitled “The Princess Paradox” where he discusses this evolution of expectations. As well as him, Orenstein, a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, wrote an article with the title of “Cinderella and Princess Culture” where she also discusses the development of the expectations on girls. Even though Poniewozik and Orenstein discuss the evolution of expectations portrayed on girls, Orenstein is able to illuminate the more complex ideas that Poniewozik is attempting to express based on the expectations of girls.

Little girls? Or little women? The “Disney Princess Effect”, an article written by Stephanie Hanes was published September 4, 2011 the CS Monitor. Girls growing up in today’s society are being stripped of their childhoods. With fictional figures to dream of being, young girls aren’t falling in love with the beauty of the stories but more so they assume that they don’t look good enough to be like the world adored princesses. The author wrote this article in response to the epidemic of young girls growing up too fast and the concern it leaves. Between the Finucane Theory, the “Hottie Mystique” and the media onslaught will all reveal the beginning to a much bigger problem that these Disney princesses are creating. The author contends that young girls are losing sight of their childhoods and are becoming sexually advanced too soon.

Disney Princess inspire young girls but is it in a good way? A debate that’s going on this day is “Is Disney Sexist”. With Feminism becoming strong people are starting to question if certain things are sexist. When you have a company that makes many movies that inspire young girls it is bound to come up. Disney is not sexist because only one Disney princess film did not pass the Bechdel test, princesses are focusing less on their appearances, and Disney princesses are teaching girls.

Every day the younger generations are becoming what the older generations have set in place; from having makeup on everyday, wanting the “perfect” body, to being a stay-at-home mom. Disney Princess Culture effects on today’s world is being represented in an increasingly more negative way. It is showing youth that beauty is on the outside, that the stereotypical woman should be an achieved aspiration, and that racism is condoned. Each Disney film shares a common theme of negativity towards the youth in society. Beginning with Snow White and finishing up in 2017 with Belle, Disney has kept common traits within all their princesses.

In our modern society parents want to know who the best role models are for their children; especially parents of young girls. Most girls are introduced to Disney Princesses at a young age, but what most parents don’t know is that not all Disney Princesses are positive role models of modern society. The princesses were amazing role models for their time but since then many opinions have changed on what is expected of women and what is not some; people in society today can argue weather certain qualities that the princesses posses are acceptable for today’s youth. The most famous princesses are the “Original Disney Princesses” :(in chronological order) Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, and Mulan.

Cassandra Stover explains in her Journal Damsels and Heroines: The Conundrum of the Post-Feminist Disney Princess, the dramatic shift with Disney princess at the peak of the late 1980s and early 1990s. She explains that the shift can derive from feminist movements and how the change can be directed to the third wave of feminism. She examines the original Disney princesses and decribes them to be more passively aggresive and unindependent, while the new princesses are more independent and brave. The author then explains if the shift from the old to new princesses are actually better, and not just different. Stover analysizes that Disney princesses evolve and are a part of the worlds change on feminism.

The first era princesses presents the stereotypical beauty, traditional female gender roles, submissiveness. Throughout the years Disney princesses have turned out to be more libertarian, brave, and athletic, demonstrating progress that they change with the comparing societal movements. In spite of the fact that they have turned out to be more self-governing, despite everything they have immortal excellence and have turn out to be more sexualized. The princesses from the second time dress all the more provocatively and still discover intimate romance at last with a prince charming (England et al.,

The Transitional Princess was only a stepping stone for the modern, feminist princess we are starting to recognize in the 2000’s. After a long hiatus from producing princess movies, Disney came back strong with a new kind of Princess. Determined, hard working, and uninterested in a male partner, we have the princesses of today: Merida, Elsa, and Moana. As was seen in the past, several key aspects of the story line have

Disney has “played a major contribution in forming the sexual role concept of child, and in suggesting to them the limitations that are imposed by sex upon a person’s chances of success in various endeavors” (Marcia R. Lieberman, Page 2 Paragraph 8). Disney provides a perfect thin princess, in which young girls want to aspire to look like one day. Creating an image that if a woman wants her prince charming thats how one must look like in order to get their happily ever after. The original Disney princess films such as The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, or Sleeping Beauty, gives society a sense of the “natural” components one must have to attract a man. Despite Mulan, a women, being the hero in one of the newer Disney princess storyline, society still needs her to play and dress the part of a man in our for society’s brain to properly process it.

Walt Disney Animation Studios is a large part in America’s entertainment industry. Reaching children and adults through their many platforms, Disney has been influencing people for over 90 years. These films have played a huge role in the society displays of gender roles. This is seen in the representation in their characters, more importantly females. Culture has been going through changes in the past couple of decades and Disney reflects the changes in society through its characters. Popular culture rises with each of Disney’s films and become well known with their recognizable roles. The Disney Princess line up has been a rising influence since 1937 with Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and continues to present with the current release of Moana, the most revolutionary Disney Princess as of yet.

Back then Disney's princesses were based off on how women were treated. It was like women couldn’t do anything by themselves. They couldn’t get down and get their hands dirty, but as time went by women earned their respect and Disney started creating princesses that didn’t need a man.

Growing up, all I ever did was watch Disney movies and the Disney channel. Now as I’m older, I can’t help but realize that all the movies are exactly the same. The princess is stuck in a dilemma and then a perfect prince comes along and saves her and then they marry in the end. Other than a similar plot, all the movies have very similar character traits. England, Descartes, and Collier-Meek in Gender Role Portrayal and the Disney Princesses explain the characters, “traditionally masculine (e.g., athletic, brave) and traditionally feminine (e.g., helpful, nurturing) characteristics exhibited by the prince and princess characters through