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Essay / Gender, Race, and Disney Princesses - 1045
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 films impacts them. The first princess, Snow White, was created during a time when each gender and race had a specific role in society. Recently, many believe that Disney has come a long way when it comes to gender and race since Snow White, as several multicultural protagonists were subsequently introduced, and gender roles no longer seem as stereotypical as they once were. formerly. However, many of the seemingly innocent messages about race and gender in these films can be exposed in other ways. Despite their mask of progression, Disney princesses still have the potential to corrupt the minds of young children with sexism and racism. Since they are officially known as princess films, people tend to focus more on feminist issues and turn a blind eye to masculinity issues; However, this does not confirm their absence, even in recent Disney films. In the first Disney Princess movie, it's always the men (Prince Charming and the dwarves) who do the saving, implying the strength of men. Until now, strength and masculinity always go hand in hand in Disney films. In Mulan, there's an entire song about what it means to be a man. Apparently, what it means to be a man is to be “as swift as a flowing river,” with “the force of a great typhoon,” and to have “the strength of a raging fire.” Even in their latest Disney princess movie, Kristoff is in the business, which requires him to move the ice a lot. Ice is a hard, heavy substance and Kristoff's ability to move... middle of paper ...... in the film that took longer than Tianna herself to prove the "blatant racism and White [centralism]” from Disney. The white centralism in these films may also encourage it in children who watch them, leading to more racial discrimination in society. html http://www.bustle.com/articles/17264-7-problematic-lessons-disney-movies-teach-boys-about-masculinity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CWMCt35oFY http:/ /theorizingmasculinity.blogspot.ca/2014/03/sexism-strength-and-dominance.html http://disneyforprincesses.tumblr.com/post/30365386014/the-problem-with-lottie-and-tianas-friendship https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHyzAbV6nuM https://medium.com/disney-and-animation/7c0bbc7252efhttp://likefeminismneverhappened.tumblr.com/post/13126810215/brave-new-pixar-world