In his analysis of Disney’s movie The Princess and the Frog (which coincidentally Bruce Smith also contributed to the animation of) Richard M. Breaux claims that Disney used this movie to cash in on it’s racist past (p 1). He claims that Disney uses this movie to address complaints about their lack of representation in the past, and that even this representation makes the African American past in the US seem nostalgic, as opposed to the vast inequality of the time the movie is placed in (Breaux). TPF came before The Princess and the Frog, so it can be assumed that Disney’s smaller screen is a little more successful with their racial
Walt Disney once said “I don't believe in playing down to children, either in life or in motion pictures. I didn't treat my own youngsters like fragile flowers, and I think no parent should. Children are people, and they should have to reach to learn about things, to understand things, just as adults have to reach if they want to grow in mental stature. Life is composed of lights and shadows, and we would be untruthful, insincere, and saccharine if we tried to pretend there were no shadows. Most things are good, and they are the strongest things; but there are evil things too, and you are not doing a child a favor by trying to shield him from reality;” Rex and Mary Rose Walls lived by this quote.
2. This allusion is in the memoir Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Relin 3. This allusion comes from many fairy tales written through time. The biggest fairy tale this allusion can be found in would the princess and the frog. The words 'kissed a lot of toads' and he's your prince' allude to a fairy tale as a general statement but 'kissed a lot of toads' allude to one specific fairy tale called The Frog Prince.
Yet, it isn 't clear if African American viewers see that as a negative or as a positive. That Disney chose not to mention such an important factor of the history, or that if they did, to portray it wrong or in an offensive way. Another factor would be connecting coloreds to voodooism shown through the Shadow Man. The film could be seen as hiding racism through a portrayal of an unrealistic images. Any rendition of an African American princess is refreshing and progressive in terms of mirroring cultural values and ideologies, however, it could be seen that Princess Tiana is rather a misreport of African Americans, which could have damaging effects.
Thus, the hostility towards zoot suits continued and the anti-zooter sentiment was expressed stronger in 1943. One of the most notable forms of cultural propaganda during the war was the Warner Brothers, Disney cartoons. A YouTube video broadcasts the cartoon episode: “Spirit of ‘43” (1943) which displays the associations that the media created of the zoot suits. In this episode, Donald Duck, depicted in a sailor uniform, contemplates what to do with his paycheck. An elderly patriotic duck dressed in a kilt and with a Scottish brogue encourages him to save the money to support the war.
However, the later Disney films have gradually attempted to break away from this stereotype resulting in stronger female characters like Ariel, Mulan, and Elsa among others. Keeping this transition in mind, this paper uses semiotic analysis of four popular Disney films, namely, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), The Little Mermaid (1989) and Mulan (1998) to depict the influence of societies ' changing perceptions of women on the portrayal of Disney princesses. These films taking into account the earliest film and certain popular characters that have represented a shift from being the coy damsel in distress to a woman who plays an active role in determining her own destiny. The portrayal of the Disney princess has changed in accordance with the development of women in society over time (1937 to 2013) from demure and traditional to
Logos creates a sense of urgency in the reader’s head that they need to monitor their child’s behavior. One of the credible sources Hanes uses is from a University of Central Florida poll, which found that, “50 percent of 3-6 year old girls worry they’re fat” (*). Hanes argues this statistic could be stemmed from the Disney Princesses image. The princesses have a particular shape and size that has created a standard for body image. The author uses these facts to show her audience that if parents continue to allow their children to view these images, their child will desire to be just like the Disney Princesses.
The Princess and the Frog is about a hardworking and humble girl named Tiana who dreams about one day owning her own restaurant. There’s a twist to this when she meets Prince Naveen when he is in the form of a frog because of the shadow man Dr. Facilier. Since she has a nice ball gown on when they meet, Naveen mistakes her for a princess and thinks that if he kisses her, it will break the spell and he will turn back into a man. This doesn’t happen, however. Instead, Tiana turns into a frog and this starts an adventure as they travel to find the voodoo priestess who can break the spell.
GRSJ 224 Paper Proposal: Analyzing the Stereotypes in Cinderella The original “Cinderella” or “The Glass Slipper” by Charles Perrault is a popular fairytale about a girl that transforms from rags to riches and has a happy ending with a prince. Controversially, this tale enforces stereotypes about women. An example includes the female protagonist being dependent on a male character to have a happy ending, This version also highlights physical attractiveness in the female characters over personality traits. Not only are these stereotypes harmful to childrens’ perception of how women are, but it is also detrimental to themselves since they may think it is how they should behave. As stereotypes are inaccurate to reality, including them in storytelling
Alasia Carter Molly Goodson English Composition 1 April 16th, 2023 “The Princess and the Frog”: Evaluation of the Disney Film "The Princess and the Frog" is a 2009 Disney animated film. The film is happening in New Orleans during the 1920s and shows the story of Tiana, a young woman who dreams of running her own restaurant. She kisses a prince who has also been transformed into a frog by a voodoo doctor, but her dreams fall apart when she is changed into a frog. To end the spell, they go together through the Louisiana Bayou. As they embark on a journey through the bayou, they encounter a number of colorful characters and learn valuable lessons about hard work, determination, and the power of love.
The Little Mermaid which was produced in 1989, was the first Disney movie to challenge the traditional gender roles, for the fact that Ariel wanted to explore, and was more independent and assertive in her desires than the earlier princesses of the 1930’s and 50s films. Also the prince in The Little Mermaid went against traditional gender roles as well, simply because he was more affectionate and loving than his prince counterparts in other Disney films. “Both the male and female roles have changed over time, but overall the male characters evinced less change then the female characters and were more androgynous throughout.” (Descartes & England, pg.566). Disney movies have been for a long time a strong media target for children, and can serve as a way to address stereotypical gender roles (Leaper, 2000).
Amanda Putnam’s essay, “Mean Ladies: Transgendered Villains in Disney Films”, is a compelling piece on gender portrayal and views in Disney films. Putnam opened the essay with a personal anecdote about her daughter. Her daughter wanted a Disney movie without a “mean lady”, as in most Disney films the villains are scary, evil women. The real life evidence strengthened her claim that children are noticing the characterization of female villains in Disney films. The antidote was brought fill circle when she referred back to her daughter in the final paragraphs of her essay.
On the other hand, in the Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, their also may be a negative effect on the girls specially as shown in the Sleeping Beauty that the princess is very blonde and she is very skinny too and has a very melodious voice. So this may be a negative effect on those girls who are not skinny, blonde and don’t have a melodious voice. The girls who don’t has these qualities will force them to think that to get a prince, get married with a prince or to become a princess they must look blonde, they must have skinny body and sweet voice and who don’t have these qualities they will get upset, will be tensed about themselves that they cannot get married with a prince as they are black, fatty and don’t have sweet voice. So there must be equality
Disney, why is it so attractive to children? Parents thought of this question before, but didn’t find any answer. Many young children grew up watching Disney television shows, films, and even buying Disney cartoon characters. For instance Walt Disney began his company to share love and spread fun for both children and adults. However when gender equality, oppression, and advertising become an issue and fear over the population over those years, Disney has been hit with various claims of taking the difference between male and female, focus desires, and attracting children with amazing advertisements.
onally, but even globally. What unites children from all over the world, despite all their differences, is that they most likely know about stories like Cinderella, Simba, or Tarzan. Even now, years after we last listened to the well-known songs, they still bring back old childhood memories. But what do we actually remember? “Oh, I come from a land, from a faraway place, where the caravan camels roam.
