The destructive culture of pretty pink princesses Girls the world over often go through a "princess phase," enthralled with anything pink and pretty — most especially the Disney princesses. When it happened to Peggy Orenstein's daughter Daisy, the contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine stepped back to examine the phenomenon. She found that the girlie-girl culture being marketed to little girls was less innocent than it might seem, and can have negative consequences for girls' psychological, social and physical development. Orenstein's exploration took her to Walt Disney World, the American Girl flagship store in New York City and a child beauty pageant. She details her quest in the new book, "Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture" (Harper Collins, Jan. 25). LiveScience: How did you get inspired to write the book? Orenstein: I'm a mother, and I think that when you're an adult, you don't really notice what's going on so much in the world of kids' culture. In a word, yes.
Le sexisme du Roi Lion La féminité dans Le Roi Lion L’une des premières choses qui nous frappe en regardant Le Roi Lion, c’est le sexisme banal et structurant de l’histoire. Dès les premières scènes, Le Roi Lion nous fait connaître un monde structuré hiérarchiquement, avec au sommet de la pyramide le monarque absolu, qui règne en bon patriarche sur, non seulement son peuple docile et servile (les autres animaux), mais également ses lionnes, qui jamais ne remettront en question le bien fondé de la place des hommes, ni de la place des femmes. Le Roi Lion comporte un grand total de 3 personnages féminins, contre 9 personnages masculins. La relation entre Simba et Nala nous apparaît comme étant une relation d’amitié étant jeune, qui plus tard évoluera selon le schéma classique de Disney vers un amour hétérosexuel. Et de un… Et de deux… Et de trois… cela suffira-t-il à renverser le patriarcat? Cette supériorité ouvrirait-elle des possibilités subversives? Et Nala dans tout ça? Ah, enfin! Un homme, un vrai Liam
Ranked: Disney Princesses From Least To Most Feminist It's hard to be liberated in a clamshell bikini. I just saw Brave, and it got me thinking about the grand tradition of Disney princesses. Brave is a Pixar movie, and its heroine, Merida, is a fairy-tale feminist. Now, I know ranking anything by perceived feminism is problematic, as your professor might put it, but go with me for the sake of discussion. 10. The early Disney films were all strange fables with beautiful scenery and women who made no choices for themselves; Sleeping Beauty is the apex of these. 9. Yeah, about all that sleeping… well, Snow White also conveniently falls asleep for much of this film, and waits to be rescued by a Charming (but otherwise featureless) prince. 8. Cinderella can't catch a break. 7. In my humble opinion, The Little Mermaid is the best Disney movie, but Ariel is shaky as a feminist icon. 6. Belle is often held up as the standard of the "feminist" Disney princess, but it's never been clear to me why she gets off easier than Ariel. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.
With Tangled, Disney Gets Closer to Embracing Feminism Over the holidays, I finally got a chance to see the animated movie Tangled. I not only laughed at the jokes and enjoyed the fairy tale romp, but I left the theatre with the distinct impression that Disney has taken a few more baby steps on the path to feminism. Just to be clear, I'm suggesting that Disney is getting closer to embracing feminism. They still have quite a long way to go, but it seems that the Disney corporation is warming up to the idea of letting girls have their own adventures. Indulge me, if you will, in a bit of Disney nostaglia. After a few animated films featuring animals, the next Disney princesses were Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. Don't even get me started on the evil stepmothers and witches who played prominent roles in these tales, residing on the other end of the spectrum from the innocent young maidens they sought to destroy. After having either enchanted or enraged two generations of women, Disney decided to see what they could do with the next generation.
Who’s Your Disney Spirit Animal? We all grew up with Disney films and have a slew of wonderful female role models to guide us through life’s tough road to our own very own happy ending. Lucky for all of us mostly-white, heteronormative ladies, we can still learn lessons from these fine women of the animated screen. I present you with my favorites – see if you can spot who you identify with most (note: your mother has to be dead if you want to be a princess)! The Princess – You’re not really sure why you got a happy ending, but you’re also not the most stable person since you spend your free time making tiny clothes for tiny animals. That Other Princess, Who’s Not Really a Princess But Calling You That Is Better For Marketing Products With Your Image On It – You like to read, even though you’re a girl. The Sushi Princess – You have zero self-respect and are kind of boy crazy, to the point of stalking. The Ethnic Princess – You resent your privilege and are ready to shed it the first time you don’t get your own way.
Mulan (1998) : féminisme et patriarcat chez Disney Sorti 3 ans après Pocahontas, Mulan est également (comme signalé ailleurs sur ce site dans l’article consacré à Pocahontas) une tentative de lutter contre les accusations de racisme, de sexisme et d’ethnocentrisme. Mulan est-elle une tentative plus réussie que Pocahontas ? Sortir de l’ethnocentrisme selon Disney Après avoir été souvent accusés d’ethnocentrisme, les studios Disney ont créé plusieurs héros « exotiques », c’est-à-dire n’étant pas d’origine européenne (Aladdin, Pocahontas…). Cependant, s’il est progressiste de montrer d’autres contrées que l’Europe et les Etats-Unis, l’image qu’en donne Disney n’est pas forcément innocente. La Chine, conforme à l’imaginaire collectif occidental Mulan s’inspire de la légende de Hua Mulan[1] dont les origines et le contexte historique sont incertains. Le film présente donc une image de la Chine idéalisée selon l’imaginaire et les références du public occidental. La Chine vue par Disney… L’ennemi, ce barbare Déconstruction et apprentissage du genre
Pixar’s Female Problem: Please Stop Asking Me, “What About Jessie?” Pixar’s Female Problem: Please Stop Asking Me, “What About Jessie?” Awhile ago I posted some art for Pixar’s upcoming film Brave, its first with a female protagonist. And, naturally, I pointed out that Pixar has seemed almost perversely incapable of creating a female protagonist and how utterly offensive that is since they’ve made films about Anyway, among the comments someone inevitably asked “What about Jessie? What about Sally in Cars?” I started to answer and then realized this deserved its own entire post. Let me begin with this: if a studio as innovative as Pixar made 12–that’s TWELVE– films with female protagonists and a few had perhaps 1 or 2 strong tertiary characters were who were male and maybe 1 in 10 male characters with ANY speaking parts at ALL wouldn’t you think that was a teensy-weensy bit disproportionate, minimally a failure of imagination and maximally openly hostile in its dismissal of boys and men? This is where the blog post becomes out of date. OOOOOH!
Disney Princesses, Capitalism and Feminism ENTERTAINMENT - Disney princesses don't slay dragons, play sports or go to university. Higher academics, athletics don't seem to be on their list of things to do. Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan and newly added Tiana and Rapunzel... they have all perfected the art of being the damsel in distress. Even the bookish Belle, the runaway Jasmine and the resourceful Pocahontas... they all are beholden to having a man rescue them. Girl power? As a franchise Disney has done very well at selling clothes, toys, dolls to your kids. You may laugh when your daughter says she wants to be a princess when she grows up, but what is she really aspiring to? There's also the health issue... all the Disney Princesses are anorexic. Fairy tales have been around for centuries, little girls have always liked pretty dresses, and its no surprise little girls like them. Why not buy something that is good for your daughter's health and education?
La princesse comme modèle de la féminité au profit de l'homme 1. : sa sexualité naissante représentante une menace pour une autre femme, elle est donc tuée. Son unique atout, sa beauté physique, est ce qui la sauve à la fin. 2. La Belle au Bois dormant : fiancée dès la naissance pour consolider une position politique, elle est tout de même tuée par une autre femme. 3. 4. 5. 6. Conclusion : Mesdames soyez belles et taisez-vous, c'est tout ce que l'on attend de vous. Ces contes sont anciens et d'inspirations diverses : 1. 2. 3. 5.