The Disney Princess

The academic world and parents to a degree are having concern that Disney princesses are "bad for girls" because they are defined by their beauty, their appearance and often misleads the development of young girls to be rescued by men rather than act on their own, hence, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, etc. Sociologist however, are more concerned with the fact that most classic Disney princesses are white and Western. In these cartoons, beauty is associated with these little girls to think the importance of it culturally, as 'beauty' is what makes a female valuable. Studies done around How Disney Princesses Influence Girls Around the World, according to Susie Neilson, intern on NPR's Science Desk, states that data points continued to show reinforcement on these stereotypes to be harmful beliefs about who's good enough and who can be considered beautiful. Often times, in media, as little kids only see White characters, characters that all people can't really relate to or connect with, this is why our world is so fragmented, withing the self, as most valuable teachings and strong foundations begin at a young age, and yet, the toxic shows, only showcasing one race, is disheartening, because children of all backgrounds grow up disconnected with themselves, their own culture, while growing up with those fallacies, in which most do not have clarity, or the skill set to discern such embedded tactics from the media. What message are we as people giving the media, when we accept these messages being deeply implanted in our children's lives? These Disney movies have to do with how people actually live their lives. This is because as fictional as they are, and do not have to be verified by reality, they are so pervasive in our culture and are shown to us as mentioned before at a young age, that they can shape our gendered sexuality selves in ways that we do not even realize. 

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