Negative Stereotypes Of Walt Disney Princess Movies

Negative Stereotypes

“If children or adults think of the great classical fairy tales today, be it Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, or Cinderella, they will think Walt Disney,” Jack Zipes, a publisher and lecturer on the topic of fairy tales, claims. From the beginning of his rollercoaster career, the name of Walt Disney became one to remember. His spell over the world of fairy tales has made him a household name. The classic Disney princess film motif displays stereotypes of women by portraying them negatively. The three prominent stereotypes of women depicted in Disney princess movies include portraying women as domesticated, creating an unattainable body image, and teaching girls that they need saving from a man are amongst these. In a recently conducted survey, I learned that 79% of people watched Disney princess movies often or frequently as a child. This amount of exposure can have great consequences. Although most respondents claimed that Disney movies convey appropriate messages to children, many of them also agreed that they can see the recurring theme of stereotyping women negatively. This

While Snow White, “the fairest of them all,” frantically runs away from the clutches of the evil queen, she stumbles upon the house of the dwarves where she uncharacteristically leaps at the opportunity to clean the dwarves’ house. Snow’s stunningly attractive physique leads her into the arms of the charming prince upon whom she is completely reliant to save her. This is the formula for a classic Disney film. We can see this in more recent movies such as Aladdin, a princess film created by Disney 55 years after Snow White. It is very easy to draw connections between the two princesses. In the case of Aladdin, Jasmine is the young and radiant princess in need of a handsome savior to rescue her when she leaves the safety of her own