Summary: Female Stereotypes In Disney Movies
K. P. Meyer did some research in an online journal of Feminist Family Therapy to find out why female stereotypes are presented in Disney movies. She concluded that the appearance is more valuable than intellect females, who are women that are helpless and in need to protection, needing to be married. It also teaches overweight women are not beautiful. In the Little Mermaid, Aerial wins Prince Erik over with her body, and in this movie the evil Ursula states all Aerial needs is her pretty face and her body language. During Beauty and the Beast, Belle is mocked for her intelligence. Disney movies has taught young women to change who they are for a love interested. Once again, Aerial went from a bold young girl to a submissive one, when she travels
to where the people are and wins Prince Erik. Disney portrays that men need to be taken care of by women. Snow white takes care of seven men who cannot take care of themselves. Another stereotype taught from Disney is that men are saviors. In Rapunzel, she is saved from the tower by a man. In the Lion King, Simba returns to his pride to save, what is left of his father’s pride, which is shown to be mostly females, A scene in this move, Nala tells Simba that he is “their only hope” signifying that a man can only save females. Hercules stereotypes that men must be hot, buff and white. During the movies, Snow White and Cinderella, the women are forced to do chores such as cooking cleaning. Disney had changed over the past years, coming out with movies such as Frozen. Young girls see that Queen Elsa learned to love her special gifts no matter how different they are from society.
to where the people are and wins Prince Erik. Disney portrays that men need to be taken care of by women. Snow white takes care of seven men who cannot take care of themselves. Another stereotype taught from Disney is that men are saviors. In Rapunzel, she is saved from the tower by a man. In the Lion King, Simba returns to his pride to save, what is left of his father’s pride, which is shown to be mostly females, A scene in this move, Nala tells Simba that he is “their only hope” signifying that a man can only save females. Hercules stereotypes that men must be hot, buff and white. During the movies, Snow White and Cinderella, the women are forced to do chores such as cooking cleaning. Disney had changed over the past years, coming out with movies such as Frozen. Young girls see that Queen Elsa learned to love her special gifts no matter how different they are from society.