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Disney’s Poison Apple

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Parents need to take a look in the mirror, mirror, on the wall; the Walt Disney company has created a childhood culture all over the world, there is no doubt that when a grown up ask their children what is their favorite movie the children will answer Frozen, Cars, Toy Story and so on. Disney has played a huge role from 1923 teaching generation after generation value and moral. Like ever other company in the world, Disney had been criticized by many people. There’s a quote that made parents more concern than ever, “Dear parents, Jasmine was in a relationship with a dirty homeless boy named Aladdin. Snow White lived alone with seven men. Pinocchio was a lair. Robin Hood was a thief. Tarzan walked around without clothes on. A stranger kissed Sleeping Beauty, and she married him. Cinderella lies to snuck out at night to attend a party. You cannot blame us we were taught to be rebel since a young age” (Unknown). This quote sends out a negative message to parents about Disney. However, this quote is inaccurate. Aladdin send is a message that anything is possible if you give it all and truthful about yourself, Pinocchio teaches that every lie have consequences. Parents are worried about how young girls are behaving after they watch Disney’s Princess movies. The movie sends a message about female gender stereotype, their body image and so on. However, this is not all true; the messages that the stories convey aren’t bad, it is how parents emphasize the movie to the children. One of the biggest issues is that parents are worried about the negative messages that Disney’s Princess portrays to their young girls. Parents believe that the Disney’s Princess mania cause an effect to self – image, depression, eating disorder and teaching that their beauty is more important their knowledge. As an example on of Disney’s classical hits The Little Mermaid. Ariel is spoiled, stubborn and emphasizes sexy body (Gissell). In the movie Ariel went against her father wishes, she sneaks around to see the human world when her father Poseidon told her not do so because it is dangerous. In the end, Ariel married Prince Eric. This show is that Ariel is being selfish; she is willing to put herself and her family and friend to get the men she barely knew. Another thing that parents are concern about is how Ariel dresses up. Ariel is drawn as a figure that is impossible for any girls to have, and there weren’t enough coverage; she wear a seashell bra. Another example is Jasmine from Aladdin. Jasmine, her body proportion is similar to Ariel is the extremely small waist, hips, and flat tummy. Another factor of body image is ageing; growing older seems to be an evil thing (Bennett). Based on Tangle, Rapunzel’s ‘mother’ uses her magic power to stay young forever. It sends girls in general that growing older is an issue because the beauty fades away. However, there is another factor that parents are worried about, female gender stereotype. Every 99% of the princesses ends up marrying a prince who live in an enormous castle and very rich, this picture deliver that happiness is money and they should marry a rich man, instead of men who’s loving and loyal. Parents also wonder why “princesses do not show friendship between girls” (The Princess Effect). Overall the negative message that the stories are sending are the body proportion, in order to be happy you have to be weak; aging is a bad thing and falling in love is love a first sight. On the other hand, there are positive messages that Disney’s Princess deliver to young girls. One of Disney’s Classical

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