What kind of lessons is your daugther learning from the Disney princesses?
Lots of little girls imagine that they’re princesses…
You might even have a little girl dressing up as one for Halloween.
But when Disney gets your little girls hooked on the princess story lines, do you know what message your daughters are picking up?
For instance:
Jeff Brunner put together a little comparison of some of the famous Disney princesses and what message little girls may be learning from them…
Cinderella 1950:
She is saved from terrible living conditions by a prince. He does this not because she’s such a hard worker, but because she is beautiful.
Ariel 1989:
This one drastically changes her physical appearance so as to become more attractive to a man. The price is that she can’t speak. No problem. She has nothing of value to say anyhow. She is saved by a prince.
Click through to the full article to read the captions for the other 4 Disney princesses.
Fairy tales are a classic version of telling stories, but at what point do you draw the line? How can you tell when your daughter is getting the wrong message from one of these “harmless” Disney movies?
Disney Princesses Deconstructed [Contexts]
