Podcast
Why Disney Princesses are Problematic, by @KOZE, YouTube
It is a podcast on YouTube posted by @KOZE, explaining why Disney princesses are problematic. The main idea is the image of standard women having perfect appearance, being weak and being inferior in romantic relationship exhibited in Disney’s princess is delivered to girls subconsciously and damaging to them. The podcast is clearly structured – first, she introduces young kids are easily affected by surrounding information like Disney’s movies; second, she explains how Disney princess movies delivers girls the ideas of stereotype of distressed damsels, unhealthy relationship and unrealistic physical appearance; finally, she wraps up with the meaning of being a woman.
In my section “Relationship in Disney princess movies”, I will quote “You’re chosen as this special one to suddenly be able to receive magic and true love’s first kiss.” (11:37). It is to reveal how misleading the idea of romantic relationship was in Cinderella 1950.
TED Talk
How to find the right partner, by Tony Verheij, @TEDx Talks, YouTube
This is a TED Talk by Tony Verheij about promoting relationship. He believes that as long as people take time to show their true heart and listen to partner’s true heart, their relationship will be promoted. To deliver his belief, he first explains three main components to love - biological impulse, chemical factory in our heads and mental part - and their effects. Then he says people will meet the right partner with their heart open.
I will use his words “When our chemistry is wearing out and when our biology is getting less attractive, we still have the same partner. Besides our physical part, there’s still our mental part.” (5:00) Chemistry means hormones, and biology means physical appearance. “If you open up your heart, they will open up their heart.” (7:00) I will use these two quotations to present why the idea of romantic relationship in Cinderella 1950 is misleading.
Paper
Disney’s Magic Mirror: The Disney Corporation’s Impact on the Folk & Fairy Tale Genre
Lynda Haas & Shaina Trapedo
It is a paper written by Lynda Haas and Shaina Trapedo, combining social issues with Disney fairy tale movies. First, the paper gives the Disney company’s basic information and introduces Disney fairy tale movies. Second, the paper informs about and discusses the early Disney fairy tale movies. Finally, the paper talks about the changes in later princesses in Disney. This paper focuses on how social issues are reflected in Disney princess movies and these movies’ affects.
I want to quote “As one of the few animated films that passes the “Bechdel Test” by having at least two women protagonists speak to each other about something other than a man, Frozen drew critical acclaim for its representation of sisterhood while offering a definition of love that requires acceptance and sacrifice.” I will use it to support that more relationships of the leading females other than romantic relationship rise, telling girls life is more than romance.
-Tianai
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