But have you ever really thought about what they have to tell us about relationships with the opposite sex?
Check out the what Disney princesses teach women about attracting men, after the jump.
Jun 5th 2010 By: CA Staff
What Disney Princes and Princesses Teach Us About Relationships
While most of the fairy tale prince and princesses in comics involve either modern interpretations like "Fables," or, uh, adult interpretations like the recent art series from J. Scott Campbell, the royalty of Disney animated films -- and their romances -- have a special place of nostalgia in many people's hearts. Who can forget the magic of the "Beauty and the Beast" ballroom dance sequence, or the enchanting "Kiss the Girl" boat ride in "The Little Mermaid"?
But have you ever really thought about what they have to tell us about relationships with the opposite sex?
Check out the what Disney princesses teach women about attracting men, after the jump.
But have you ever really thought about what they have to tell us about relationships with the opposite sex?
Check out the what Disney princesses teach women about attracting men, after the jump.
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Steve Burch
While this has been going on for some time, it does seem like our children are our last frontier in colonialist subjugation. So why do we allow it?
September 20 2010 at 4:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Eddie
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I usually love the more critical articles here at CA, but this one just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It is such a simplistic reading of what these characters offer as part of an American, and even literary, narrative. You are ignoring all of the powerful women involved in these stories, and basically forcing a script that audiences might not be reading. Ariel gives up her voice, and is ultimately chastised for doing so. She is forced to learn that while it might attract attention, her choices almost causedher own destruction, and the destruction ofvthisr she cared about. Thus the story becomes a cautionary tale about the types of transormation we put ourselves through. Aurora is basically not in the movie to which she is the title character, yet Philp is a two demensional pawn in a battle that isn't about a princess, but a power struggle between powerful women (Maleficeint and the Three Good Faries). Belle is not remembered for her beauty despite the fact it's her name. Those who love the character love that she was an outsider, and someone who loved books who ultimately shaped her own destiny. I could go on, but I think my pointbis clear. Attaching these broad, simplistic meanings to these characters is a disservice to not only those who love the texts, but really to all consumers. This type of critcism assumes we are all reading the same way. You are entitled to your opinion, but to present it as some kind of hidden truth, or mystery revealed is the type of intellectual douche-baggery that distances those who canvread critically, and those who are trying to understand the importance of criticsm. It is dissapointing that CA would post this, without the deeper analysis that I have come to appreciate about this site.
June 07 2010 at 12:33 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
justiny
Yeah! It's important to read critically, dialog about cultural icons, and engage in close readings of texts in order to come to the same conclusions I have. And any interpretation I don't agree to in advance (because it challenges my own affection for the characters) to which your reading leads you is a clearly malicious attach on criticism itself!
Noting that the "strong" female characters in these movies are often the villains who, motivated by lady emotions like jealousy about who is prettier, are overcome in the end by the all-powerful, life-completing love of a man is right out!
Miles
4 replies to Miles's comment
Which movie is the princess in pink from? I recognized the other ones, but I don't think I saw the movie that had her in it. Thanks.
June 05 2010 at 12:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyFollow Us
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