Gender, Race and Disney Princesses
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Disney princesses are fun for all ages, but their target audience is young children and “as children grow and develop, they can be easily influenced by what they see and hear”. Therefore, what they see and hear in Disney movies leaves an impression on them. The first princess, Snow White, was created in a time where each gender and race had a specific role in society. Recently, many believe that Disney has come a long way in regards to gender and race since Snow White, as several multi-cultural protagonists have been introduced subsequently, and gender roles do not appear to be as stereotypical as they once were. However, many of the apparent innocent messages about race and gender in these movies, can be exposed as otherwise. Despite their mask of progression, Disney princesses still have the potential to corrupt the minds of young children through sexism and racism.
Since they are formally known as princess movies, people tend to focus more on the feminist issues and a blind-eye is directed towards the masculinity issues; nonetheless this does not confirm their absence, even in recent Disney films. In the first Disney Princess film, the men (Prince Charming and the dwarves) were always the ones to do the saving, implying the strength of men. Strength and masculinity always come hand in hand with Disney films to this date. In Mulan, there is an entire song about what it means to be a man. Allegedly, what it means to be a man is to be as “swift as a coursing river”, with the “force of a great typhoon”, and have the “strength of a raging fire”. Even in their most recent Disney princess film, Kristoff is in the business, which requires him to move the ice around a lot. Ice is a hard and heavy substance and Kristoff’s ability to move...
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...in the film who took up more time than Tianna herself proving Disney’s “blatant racism and white [centralism]”. White centralism in these films can encourage it in the children who watch it as well, leading to further racial discrimination in society.
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that disney princesses are fun for all ages, but their target audience is young children.
- Analyzes how disney's princess movies focus more on the feminist issues and a blind-eye is directed towards the masculinity issues.
- Analyzes how frozen and brave are hailed for their progressiveness in feminism. feminists believe that not every girl or young woman needs a man in their life.
- Opines that disney princesses are fun for all ages, but their target audience is young children.
- Analyzes how disney's princess movies focus more on the feminist issues and a blind-eye is directed towards the masculinity issues.
- Analyzes how frozen and brave are hailed for their progressiveness in feminism. feminists believe that not every girl or young woman needs a man in their life.
- Analyzes how disney's portrayal of different cultures can be racist. in aladdin, jasmine and the genie, they all had american accents.
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- Opines that disney's new film, "sofia the first," features their first hispanic princess, as confirmed by the movie’s executive producer. celebrating sofia opens the door for an influx of ethnic diversity.
- Argues that divorce has become less of a taboo subject over the years as the rate of its occurrence has risen.
- Opines that a gay disney prince or lesbian princess will cause an uproar among socially conservative perspectives worldwide.
- Opines that disney's new film, "sofia the first," features their first hispanic princess, as confirmed by the movie’s executive producer. celebrating sofia opens the door for an influx of ethnic diversity.
- Argues that divorce has become less of a taboo subject over the years as the rate of its occurrence has risen.
- Opines that a gay disney prince or lesbian princess will cause an uproar among socially conservative perspectives worldwide.
- Opines that adding progressive visions into the walt disney company's repertoire would improve their image and many cultures around the world that disney influences.
- Explains giroux, henry, the mouse that roared: disney and the end of innocence, lanham, md: rowman and littlefield publishers, 2010.
- Explains navarrette jr., ruben, "why isn't disney's princess sofia latino?"
- Explains pinsky, mark, the gospel according to disney: faith, trust, and pixie dust.
- Explains that the walt disney company is no. 39 in the diversityinc top 50.
- Explains walt disney on the front lines. buena vista home entertainment, 2003. film.
- Opines that disney's racially insulting habits were reinforced when the company incurred such a huge profit.
- Analyzes how the disney princesses lack a crucial sense of diversity in today's emerging and multicultural world.
- Argues that disney's role should be to encourage broad perspectives by bringing diverse players into the arena. disney needs to focus on animating real-life issues in the hopes of improving society.
- Explains that diversity in disney films : critical essays on race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability.
2632 wordsRead More - Gender Roles in Disneyanalytical essayMedia is a powerful agent in entertaining children. It also influences and teaches the youth of society the suitable and appropriate gender roles that they inevitably try to make sense of. The power of media is very influential especially in the minds of the youth. Disney movies target the youth and plant certain ideas and concepts about social culture into the vulnerable minds of children. Media uses gender to its advantage, just like Disney productions. Humorous caricatures reveal some harsh realities about the portrayal of Disney Princesses in many movies made by the Walt Disney Company. Disney mixes innocence with the ultimate form of fantasy to capture an audience. Predominantly, Disney helps highlight the gender roles by showing the audience simply what they want to see. In the attempt to stick to the norm and portray stereotypical female characters, Disney created Princesses. Presented as damsels in distress and inferior beings to men, Disney Princesses give children an inaccurate portrayal of gender roles at a young age. Through Disney’s social success and intriguing films, such as The Little Mermaid, Snow White, Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast, Disney Princess movies portray stereotypical representation of gender roles through the denigration of the female image, targeting and ruining the perception of youth today.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that media is a powerful agent in entertaining children and teaches the youth appropriate gender roles that they inevitably try to make sense of. disney mixes innocence with fantasy to capture an audience.
- Analyzes how disney's disney princess movies target young girls in pursuit of romance and having the mindset of doing whatever it takes for love. disney tells the audience that women need a man to be happy.
- Analyzes how disney blurs the border between entertainment and pedagogy but introduces stereotyping and social influence. disney's expansion is destructively developing its icon as a public service industry.
- Explains that media is a powerful agent in entertaining children and teaches the youth appropriate gender roles that they inevitably try to make sense of. disney mixes innocence with fantasy to capture an audience.
- Analyzes how disney's disney princess movies target young girls in pursuit of romance and having the mindset of doing whatever it takes for love. disney tells the audience that women need a man to be happy.
- Analyzes how disney blurs the border between entertainment and pedagogy but introduces stereotyping and social influence. disney's expansion is destructively developing its icon as a public service industry.
- Analyzes how media creates a social imaginary where kids situate themselves in their emotional life, where the future is narration of possibilities and limits. disney intoxicates the perception of male and female.
- Analyzes disney's portrayal of women and their questionable behavior in animated films. disney presents beauty as a tool for women to manipulate in order to get what they want.
- Analyzes how disney keeps their characters viewable for young children but their connotations indirectly can be sexual. the disney princess appearance is extremely superficial and unrealistic.
- Analyzes how disney takes traditional ideals and transforms women into commodity, teaching viewers women are seen as objects, having no power, say, or feelings.
- Opines that disney's productions school the minds of young kids, but it is crucial that they take into account their public responsibility to their viewers.
- Opines that disney's princesses aren't the roles models they appear to be. disney teaches children about gender roles and their potential through stereotypical portrayals of women.
- Analyzes giroux, henry a., and grace pollock's the mouse that roared: disney and the end of disney.
2315 wordsRead More - Disney Princesses' Influence on Young Childrenanalytical essayEngland, D. E., Descartes, L., & Collier-meek, M. (2011). Proquest. “Gender role portrayal and the disney princesses”. Sex Roles, 64(7-8), 555-567.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that disney princesses have gone through dramatic changes to remain relevant to today's youth. the effects that can be influenced by the roles expressed in these types of films send mixed messages to the audience.
- Analyzes how disney princesses portray a typical female role in the film, showing the expected gender roles in american society. these gender-based stereotypes are influenced by the time period they were made in.
- Analyzes disney programming's affect on the "invasion and control of children’s imagination." the earlier films, snow white, cinderella, and sleeping beauty, showcase how women are supposed to take care of the house and children.
- Explains that disney princesses have gone through dramatic changes to remain relevant to today's youth. the effects that can be influenced by the roles expressed in these types of films send mixed messages to the audience.
- Analyzes how disney princesses portray a typical female role in the film, showing the expected gender roles in american society. these gender-based stereotypes are influenced by the time period they were made in.
- Analyzes disney programming's affect on the "invasion and control of children’s imagination." the earlier films, snow white, cinderella, and sleeping beauty, showcase how women are supposed to take care of the house and children.
- Analyzes how the first three disney princess films, released during walt disney's lifetime, frequently showed the princesses doing domestic work.
- Explains that in most disney princess films, the mother is missing in the story. their void is filled with over-bearing fathers, or mother-like-figures consisting of step-mothers or fairy god mothers.
- Analyzes how in beauty and the beast, belle sacrifices herself to stay with beast instead of her father. pocahontas' father, chief powhatan, believes that her marriage to kokoum would be beneficial.
- Analyzes how ariel, from the little mermaid, showcases rebellious behavior by gambling her voice for the sake of legs. her lack of freedom by her father, king trition, reflect her behavior.
- Analyzes how the films show the princesses being conflicted on their decisions, but that selfish rebellion is essential for the plot.
- Analyzes how the effects on young children, mainly young girls, after watching these movies reflect the gender roles taught in the films.
- Analyzes how disney imbeds gender roles that are way past their prime, moving the stereotypes slower than the rest of the world, and changing them has taken a drastic overturn to make it happen.
- Cites monika bartyzel's article, "girls on film: the real problem with the disney princess brand."
- Cites england, descartes, and collier-meek for proquest's "gender role portrayal and the disney princesses".
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