Well I just finished watching Mickey Mouse Monopoly and I must say I'm not surprised. The reality is the message being conveyed in all these Disney movies is the same that movies, tv shows, commercials, magazines etc., have been conveying for years now. Every since I was a little girl I've seen this in every aspect of my life. The "role"of a woman has been instilled from a young age. I remember all the tea party sets, dresses, dolls, flowers, butterflies I was forced to accept with a smile, hug and a kiss. I remember once I said to my parents that I was sick and tired of all the Barbie dolls and that I wanted a toy gun or car/truck. My parents almost fainted, how unladylike of me to even speak in the presence of adults. I still remember the boxes of dismembered dolls I hid in my closet and under my bed. I used to wear my dresses to play and climb trees just so I would ruin them. And the tea party set, well lets just say I have pretty good aim with a BB gun.
It's not just the role of women in Disney movies that offends but also the role of minorities. Until the 90's there wasn't a role for anyone that wasn't white, unless you count the animals. The closest Princess/Lead I could relate to was Belle, and Jasmine, because they had brown hair and my same name. I didn't even realize there was a royal family in Spain until I learned about the discovery of the New World. I had actually thought only white people could be royality.
I still like that movies and watch them to this day, but I understand the true meaning behind it. In the future I would let my kids watch these movies but i would try to balance them out with some positive books or films. I would also try to stay true to the original fairytale and the moral it was trying to convey. Disney has changed some of these stories so much that it loses that all important lesson authors like Charles Perrault, Hans Christian Andersen and The Brothers Grimm were trying to teach.
Although Disney has made an attempt to change the roles of minorities, they still need to work on the gender roles. If I see one more beautiful princess that is saved by a handsome prince just because she's hot I'll throw up. Women and girls should be portrayed in a more nontraditional way and not dependant on a man to l
It's not just the role of women in Disney movies that offends but also the role of minorities. Until the 90's there wasn't a role for anyone that wasn't white, unless you count the animals. The closest Princess/Lead I could relate to was Belle, and Jasmine, because they had brown hair and my same name. I didn't even realize there was a royal family in Spain until I learned about the discovery of the New World. I had actually thought only white people could be royality.
I still like that movies and watch them to this day, but I understand the true meaning behind it. In the future I would let my kids watch these movies but i would try to balance them out with some positive books or films. I would also try to stay true to the original fairytale and the moral it was trying to convey. Disney has changed some of these stories so much that it loses that all important lesson authors like Charles Perrault, Hans Christian Andersen and The Brothers Grimm were trying to teach.
Although Disney has made an attempt to change the roles of minorities, they still need to work on the gender roles. If I see one more beautiful princess that is saved by a handsome prince just because she's hot I'll throw up. Women and girls should be portrayed in a more nontraditional way and not dependant on a man to l
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