What it Means to Be a Princess It has been stated that of all film studios to produce princess movies‚ Disney has the claim on this particular market (Whelan). From Snow White‚ Cinderella‚ and Aurora to Rapunzel‚ Tiana‚ and Merida‚ there has been a progression in the way Disney portrays the females in their movies. In the beginning‚ Disney studios went along with the beliefs from the period that women should be frail and in need of a man to come and rescue them. By the last few movies‚ however
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flat and immense/ And the heat is intense” which replaced the original verse‚ “Where they cut of your ear/ If they don’t like your face” (Giroux‚ 105). Not only were these lyrics violent but they were truly an example of the worst kind of racism. Aladdin depicts the Arabic world and its people as exotic‚ humorous‚ and violent. The American cartoon portrays all Arab men as either street thugs‚... in the film and begins the movies “depiction of Arab culture with a decidedly racist tone” (Giroux‚ 104)
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movies where the princess in distress is rescued by the handsome strong prince or male figure‚ the male is White. This is found in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs‚ Cinderella‚ Sleeping Beauty‚ Robin Hood‚ The Little Mermaid‚ Aladdin‚ Pocahontas‚ and Hercules. Although Aladdin takes place in an Arab town‚ the main character and
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misrepresented and at the same time underrepresented. In addition‚ Villains in the movie are notable darker than princess Jasmine and the main character Aladdin and other characters that audiences were supposed to resonate with. The ‘good’ characters were set apart with American and British accents and white physical features including lighter skin. Aladdin is one of those movies everyone grew up watching. Already at a young age‚ we are exposed to these images and we have no choice about accepting or rejecting
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stop so less girls feel obligated to be like them. Another factor of Disney’s bad influence towards kids is the ethnic stereotyping found in these films. The Disney movie “Aladdin” has many negative stereotypes of Arabs. For example‚ the movie portrays the “bad” Arabs with thick‚ foreign accents‚ while princess Jasmine and Aladdin speak in standard American English and have very light skin tones. Because children are sensitive to accents‚ they will end up making the claim that all Arabs that don’t
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GENDER ROLE PORTRAYAL AND STEREOTYPING IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE As part of the growing process of children‚ reading of different types of children’s literature helps them in developing the much needed communication and language skills (Fitzpatrick‚ 2009). However‚ whether fortunately or unfortunately‚ that is not all this literature does for these young minds; it either shapes their minds positively or negatively according to how it draws to them the picture of gender roles and differences in the
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the apparent racism included within Disney’s animated films‚ and he writes‚ “One cannot help but wonder what is ‘wholesome’ about the overt racism Disney displays toward both African Americans in the notorious racist The Jungle Book and Arabs in Aladdin‚ the retrograde gender roles at work in The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast‚ the undisguised celebration of antidemocratic governments and racism (remember the hyenas‚ who sounded like poor blacks and Hispanics?) evident in The Lion King‚
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Stereotypes Stereotypes are generalizations and overgeneralizations about the member of a group; sometimes being positive‚ more often negative‚ having a resistance to change (Ziebarth‚ 2009). “The Disney organization does not create the stereotypes‚ they simply reflect them” (What about Women in Disney Movies?‚ 2008). Disney movies‚ however‚ are filled with stereotypes‚ ranging from social stereotypes to racial stereotypes. Although Disney movies are filled with an abundant amount of different
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the joy that Disney Studios puts into their movies. Whether its Aladdin or Beauty and the Beast or even Frozen‚ Disney has warmed people’s hearts for decades and made everyone’s life more enjoyable. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to watch it live? For many Disney movies‚ that is possible. Many movies have been made into musicals and plays for people to enjoy. For instance‚ many of you may know the popular Disney movie‚ Aladdin. This is one of the most watched Disney movies. In fact‚ it was
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