“The word ‘Disney’ alone puts smiles on many faces,” (Pederson), and I believe it to be true. Disney has the capability to bring happiness to people worldwide, and bringing the magic to life with Disneyworld and Disneyland. Disney has created a plethora of animations and films, but the all time favorite for the majority of girls are the princesses. I’ve always imagined the day I would share the stories and movies of Disney Princesses when I have children (boy or girl). Disney princesses give young girls a chance to use their figment of imagination through entertainment, positive behavior, and teach them the evaluation of women’s roles. Although princesses are good role models young girls there are cons that coincide with all the …show more content…
Most of the original eight princesses (Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, and Mulan) are based off of how a stereotypical woman should act. The reason why Snow White and Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) are not well liked to feminist is because they were created before the 1960’s. Women were not even able to go to an Ivy League school or experience equality in a working environment. The early princesses were created in based off of classics and the “status quo” for women. Women had to depend on men, but Snow white did not wait for her Prince Charming to come and rescue her. She just hoped they would find each other while she had to hide from the Evil Queen. These movies were categorized in the Classics-era where princess’s likability were 55% based off of appearance and 11% off of skills. “Beauty and the Beast” is classified in the Renaissance-era the likability for their appearance decreased to 38%, and their skills increased to 23%. The final category is the New Age (today new recent Disney Princesses movies) the likability for skill drastically increased to 40% while the appearance decreased to 22% (Hains). Young girls are able to see the evolution of women through the movies, and it relates to the evolution of women in the real