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As continuation from SEXist Fantasy Part 1, I will continue talking about more sexist representation in Disney movies. Keep in mind "romanticize racism" from the last post as you read this one.
I start this post off by Princess Jasmine and you tell me obviously look at the clothes she is wearing, but there is more. Princess Jasmine is already a princess, but as Pam Ryan from the article Disney's Hidden Sexist Messages states, she is tradable and she can't rule alone. Though, when she got mad when overhearing Jafar and Aladdin arguing about winning her, "How dare you? All of you! Standing around deciding my future? I am not a prize to be won!" She is in high power, her father wants to marry her off at a young age (16) and she doesn't leave her palace.
I found it very interesting how she doesn't leave her palace perhaps because of the concept "women are supposed to stay home." I am not sure if this concept is true for this case, but it is something to take in mind. Princess Jasmine falls in love with Aladdin, but he lies to get to her. All through the movies, he is lying to her and she is believing him like an innocent fool. Jasmine, wake up and get your head in the game.
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Ryan states an interesting fact how Princess Jasmine uses her feminine and body to earn Aladdin and her freedom. I believe Ryan is talking about the scene where she sees Aladdin come to kill Jafar and rescue her. Princess Jasmine is wearing a sexy red outfit, uses her body language to seduce him, and then kisses Jafar. Yuck! Jafar is old... very ancient old looking dude. Enough talking about a young princess kissing an old dude, on to the next young princess being foolish...
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Who did you think it was? I hope you were thinking Princess Ariel. At age 16, I started to make wiser choices and this is the opposite from Ariel. Ryan discusses how she changes her body for a man, signs her life away to a stranger, and bargains her voice. Woah there Ariel, calm down with giving up everything you have. Ariel portrays a very submissive female, who doesn't think so brightly.
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Ariel doesn't think brightly at all. In fact, she doesn't fight or get the man of her life by herself. Princess Ariel sacrifices her identity and her heritage for a man. She gets the man, but she had to lose everything to get there, including her tail. Bye tail and I need sexy legs to run to Eric because he will return everything I lost and not reject me. Really now? She changes from a fish to a human! That is a big change! I would stay a mermaid forever, screw Eric there are more fish in the sea. If submissive was not enough, we got a housewife coming up.
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Housewife, Princess Snow White does housework which brings happiness to the seven men states Ryan. She does all the house work and is pleased by it. Why can't a woman be more than just a housewife? I dislike how much women are portrayed as submissive and quiet because all women are not the same just like all men are not the same. We cannot and should not generalize race, culture, sexual orientation, and gender.
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Princess Snow White is quiet, fragile, and submissive, which is why the mirror, who is the man, chooses Snow White. The mirror disagrees as the Queen being the fairest one. Snow White film puts the message of women in power are "evil." This all was written by Ryan and I did not notice this at first. It was total shock to me because when I look at it now, it is true. A woman (the Queen) in power was wrongful, but this innocent, naive girl is right (Snow White). So here are the three submissive princesses, which is ends the SEXist Fantasy Part 2.
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Three princesses, who we still admire, but what have they taught us? What is something we have learned from these movies? Love conquers all?
We have learned nothing, but to put women inferior because she will do anything to get a man. Man always stands out to be superior in these movies. Aladdin is a liar, still is accepted and taken lightly. Prince Eric doesn't really do much, but be himself and gets all the ladies. Prince Ferdinand did do much anything, but she fell right into his arms. Girls are taking these princesses and highlighting them; therefore, girls are making themselves inferior and thinking they have to be like these princesses to be accepted.
What is your opinion on this? Should there be more movies on empowering
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