Parents should write a petition to Disney to make their princesses fit the mold of young girls across the world and protest the amount of sexualization that is being presented to girls through TV and the Internet. Stephanie Hanes (2011), author of âLittle Girls or Little Women? The Disney Princess Effectâ, claims that Disney stated: âThe Disney princesses teach girls valuable life lessons like kindness and the love for animalsâ. Several parents have found themselves mixed up in the controversy...
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The media plays a significant role in our daily lives by providing us with cultural, educational, and supplemental information that cultivates our knowledge while also shaping our political aspects and framing our cultural guidelines in society. It has the role of being an effective educator, by informing us of anything newsworthy, which is quite true, but what most people donât know is the canny and manipulative ways on how they are doing it. They hinder with our public opinion through...
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Ever since the dawn of every familyâs favorite franchise, Disney, young girls everywhere have had their minds contorted into believing they should portray a certain kind of woman and to never dare break the glass-ceiling. Right from the get go with the studios first feature film, âSnow White and the Seven Dwarfsâ (1937), by using a doolally doe-eyed sweetheart relevant to the times, Disney has been dispatching a message of false hope that one day every young damsel, who wastes...
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In this media content review, I’m going to talk about Disney princesses. My form of media I chose along with my topic is gender. The reason I chose this topic was because I love Disney and as a little girl, my favorite Disney princess was always Cinderella. This paper I chose discusses Disneyâs way to feminism and how cartoons have a positive or negative impact on children as they influence a childâs perception of the world. Cartoons can have an...
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âFrozenâ is a movie like no other in the Disney industry because it has not one but two female protagonists. This story is about two sisters, Elsa, and Anna, who have this unconditional love and care for each other even when they were far away from each other. They show the power of sisterhood, contradict the belief that âtrue loveâ comes from being in love with a prince, and show the importance of self-acceptance. Frozen offers the ethics of family...
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John Musker and Ron Clements partner up yet again to make another astonishing film. Disney’s hit movie âMoanaâ is a sensational film created to fascinate its viewers. Featuring lead actors Auliâi Cravalho as Moana, and Dwayne âThe Rockâ Johnson as Maui. Taking place in the large island and village of Motunui is very beautiful, as well as it is filled with life and love. This movie ages back to two thousand years ago and earned a 5 out of 5...
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If you were to ask a little girl what she wants to be when she grows up, she is likely to say one of her dreams is to be a princess. Now this is not the princess you see in the Royal family; it is a Disney princess. A Disney princess is a slim physique, beautiful figure. From a young age I watched most Disney films, my favorite being Disney princess movies. Growing up I had no concerns about the...
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Disney movies have been criticized in the past for promoting an unrealistic beauty standard through their princesses as well as constant reinforcement that a man is needed in order to complete a woman. However, in the 2013 movie âFrozenâ, Disney seemed to have attempted to listen to some of these gendered critiques. The main characters, Anna and Elsa, do still fit the profile of classic Disney princess physically, being white and shockingly thin, however, they manage to challenge the typical...
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Contrary to the popular opinion that Disney films contribute to the positive development of morals of the younger generation, some of them contain âbadâ morals that can teach children what is wrong. This essay is dedicated to this topic. Children are easily influenced by what they see and hear and thus what they watch. One Disney movie that shows bad morals and could make children believe the wrong things is âThe Hunchback of Notre Dameâ. In this movie, Quasimodo (the...
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The film Shrek is based on a book titled ââShrekââ which was authored by William Steig. The book is designed for use by children and is about the giant green ogre. This tale is aimed mainly at the children and their parents. From the beginning, the movie is barely a fairy tale, with a lot of twists. The film also uses stereotypical features, characters, and structures. However, throughout the film, these features are challenged by intertextuality, twists in the stereotypical,...
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Have you ever caught yourself whistling at work? Perhaps you have told yourself to just keep swimming? Maybe even had your knee kissed better when you hurt it as a child? Are these phrases ringing any bells in your head? If yes, you have likely been influenced by the monstrous bundle of movies created by Walt Disney. If not, I am guessing you are not part of the 116 million subscribers of Disney+. Nevertheless, you are still influenced by Disney...
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Numerous academic research journals can be found into the study of the progression and portrayal of Disney princesses and their impact to childrenâs self-esteem and self-identity. This literature was reviewed to determine the conclusion on if both environmental and biological processes are included in the discovery of the impact that Disney princesses have on childrenâs self-esteem and how the two approaches interplay. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches to such research have found negative representation of women (Lacroix, 2004; Dundes, 2001;...
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This movie is about a Chinese maidens country that is in danger and her frail father is chosen to serve in the army to fight, to save their country. So after she failed the test with the matchmaker and disappointed her family, she asks herself âWhy is my reflection someone I don’t knowâ. Knowing that her father wonât survive, sheâs determined to disguise herself as her father’s son and take his place to show her family that she can do...
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In his article âHow Walt Disney Ruined Our Livesâ, which appeared in the Brandeis Magazine in 2013, Harvard-trained psychologist Robert Epstein talks about the impact of some of Walt Disneyâs most famous films on the nature and dynamic of committed human relationships, specifically marriages. He mentions how these Disney movies, which are themselves based on ancient (and quite sinister) folktales collected by literary giants like Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimm brothers from their respective cultures, have contributed to the...
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Moana is on the verge of turning into the primary feminine chief within the proud history of her Austronesian tribe, shattering the cap below spectacular blue skies. Imagine that. Sure, you may go see âMoanaâ for its dazzling visuals, catchy tunes, pleasant performances, clever running gags, and overall sense of fun. Itâs all there, andâexcept for some chilling momentsâitâll delight viewers of all ages. except for a number of United States of America older than us within the crowd, itâs...
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Many novels and films often reflect challenges and longings found in the present world. These literary works reveal pieces of humanity that should either be changed or preserved. For me, one of the most well-known animated films by Disney/Pixar entitled âCocoâ is no exception. The story revolves around a 12-year-old boy named Miguel who is fueled by his dreams to become a musician despite his familyâs generations-old ban on music. During his musical pursuit, he is accidentally transported to the...
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Nature has been of little interest to publishers of children’s books. In fact, there haven’t been a lot of featured stories about environmental issues to transmit values like ecology to the youngest. However children’s literature is meant for future generations, it has incredible power to shape the world of tomorrow, particularly in regard to the environment. My interest in this particular theme has been put aside which is the reason why, through this essay, we are going to focus on...
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My absolute favorite movie growing up was âThe Lion Kingâ. I had this movie engrained in my mind because I watched it often, every night my parents read it to me before bed and I listened to a cassette tape of it while I slept. The young lion cub Simba is tricked by his uncle Scar into thinking he murdered his family is exiled from the kingdom. In his adulthood he learns his identity and his right to the throne...
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