The Role Of Gender Stereotypes In Disney Movies

Do men and women have to express their feelings in different ways just to represent their gender? Students, teachers, representatives from media organisations and Mike Baird, it is a pleasure for me to stand at this youth forum and discuss whether ‘when we stereotype boys and girls we limit their potential’. As by standing here to deliver you my say about the topic of gender stereotypes, it is my ABSOLUTE opinion that the media are definitely stereotyping boys and girls to their potential. Today I will be supporting my view by presenting on how Disney films such as Beauty and the beast and a video of how to be like a girl will prove this statement.

Disney films tell great stories and meanings. But does it also tell us how to live our lives? By looking at the first image we can see many Disney couples who are deeply in love, however, look closely. There are no gay couples. Is this trying to tell the media that you have to fall in love with your opposite sex? As you can see the creators of any Disney film, they have characterised male and female falling in love and not gay people.
As you can see from the photo of Belle, it has been labelled that she has a long, slim neck, an impossibly a thin waist and a narrow wrist. Is Disney trying to show how girls need to look and be like to the society? Disney has also stereotyped boys and girls not only from their costume but the colours that are used in the films. By looking at all of the Disney princesses, we can see that they are wearing dresses, which are really bright and light coloured. Is this showing the media what the dress code of women should be? The princes are also dressed in suits wearing in mainly blue and black. Just because their gender symbol is blue doesn’t not mean they have to be dressed in