Females struggle with all the bad images that our culture sends us. I, for one, however, don’t think the “Disney Princess” is the worst of these images. I will happily defend the Disney Princess because we all do or will have enough real problems to worry about in our lives so let us girls indulge sometimes in the “glitter”.
Is it really so bad that Disney movies mostly have cheerful endings? Given all the choices out there, most educated women that grow up watching Disney movies don’t believe a happily ever after marriage is her only career choice. Certainly, most people who do marry are hoping it will be a happily ever after situation (but not because they watched Disney). No one worries that all boys want to grow up to be cowboys or to drive starships or to be handsome princes.
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She taught us it was okay to have an imagination and to want adventure. She rejects Gaston with his good looks and muscles and sees past the beast’s physical appearance to his gentle soul. While everyone else was afraid of his temper, she definitely could hold her own.
Mulan taught us we can do anything guys can do and sometimes we can do it better. What woman doesn’t feel pride when Mulan gets to the top of the pole! She shows us we can be military heroes and strong leaders without losing our femininity. She has strong ethics and demonstrates her responsibilities to her family when she accepts her father’s place in the draft because she knows he is too old.
Jasmine showed us how important it is to live life on our own terms. She is willing to leave money and status behind to find her own way in the world. She is strong willed and independent as she runs away from her arranged marriage. She points out that she is “not a prize to be