I am often asked what (if anything) little boys can get out of Disney princess films. Are the themes and messages of these movies purely for little girls, or can boys get something out of them too? Plenty of Disney princess films have elements that boys will like. The capers of the mice and birds, … Continue reading 3 Disney Princess Films With Powerful Messages For Boys →

Welcome to Disney Debate! Over the next 11 weeks, we’ll discuss each of the “official” Disney princesses. Read the information and question below and then use the comments section to join the debate. Engage with people’s comments by replying to them, and add your own points by creating a new comment. Comments must be civil … Continue reading Disney Debate: Jasmine →

Artemii Myasnikov draws Disney princesses in armor. Snow White wielding a broadsword, Belle cocking a pistol, Cinderella in gauntlets. Myasnikov told Buzzfeed that he drew his initial drawing (of Snow White) because she is “the most damsel-in-distress-y princess ever,” and he wanted her, instead, to be “armed, dangerous, and in charge of her own fate.” … Continue reading Snow White Doesn’t Need A Broadsword: How The Emphasis On Female Warriors Negates The Bravery of Women →

Welcome to Disney Debate! Over the next 11 weeks, we’ll discuss each of the “official” Disney princesses. Read the information and question below and then use the comments section to join the debate. Engage with people’s comments by replying to them, and add your own points by creating a new comment. Comments must be civil … Continue reading Disney Debate: Belle →

Back in the 1970s, Australian educator Irina Dunn coined the phrase, “A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle” by writing it on the walls of two public bathrooms. The phrase would later come to be associated with feminist activist Gloria Steinem because it summed up a major tenet of the feminist … Continue reading Sorry Feminists, Love Is Part Of “Happily Ever After” — Even For You →

Welcome to Disney Debate! Over the next 11 weeks, we’ll discuss each of the “official” Disney princesses. Read the information and question below and then use the comments section to join the debate. Engage with people’s comments by replying to them, and add your own points by creating a new comment. Comments must be civil … Continue reading Disney Debate: Ariel →

In the age of modern feminism, the men in Disney princess movies have become a bit of a conundrum. What does “happily ever after” look like to a “woke” feminist princess — does it include a man at all? When Disney began to grapple with this question in the early ’90s, there was one thing … Continue reading “Someday My Prince Will Come” . . . To Agree With Me About Everything. Disney Princes In The Age Of Feminism →

Welcome to Disney Debate! Over the next 11 weeks, we’ll discuss each of the “official” Disney princesses. Read the information and question below and then use the comments section to join the debate. Engage with people’s comments by replying to them, and add your own points by creating a new comment. Comments must be civil … Continue reading Disney Debate: Aurora →

When Hans — the handsome prince from Disney’s 2013 blockbuster Frozen — turned out to be an evil psycho killer I’ll admit I was pretty shocked. In my defense, basically everyone else who saw the movie for the first time was pretty shocked too. Gina Dalfonzo, writing in The Atlantic, said Hans’ big reveal — … Continue reading Beware The Patriarchy! How Disney Villains Changed In The Age of Feminism →

Welcome to Disney Debate! Over the next 11 weeks, we’ll discuss each of the “official” Disney princesses. Read the information and question below and then use the comments section to join the debate. Engage with people’s comments by replying to them, and add your own points by creating a new comment. Comments must be civil … Continue reading Disney Debate: Cinderella →