Little Girls and Princesses

In class we discussed Disney and how they portray their princesses. According to the different sources we read, little girls are having attitudes because they think they should be treated like princesses. I can see where people would say Disney has princesses that have everything, so little girls want that lifestyle, too. I think that can be avoided. I watched Disney movies as a kid and I may have thought I was a little princess at some point, but I never thought I was owed the world. My parents didn't let me think that way. I think a lot of it is up to the parents to stop their child from thinking they should get everything. It should be okay for little girls to want to play dress up and be princesses. If they start demanding things and the parent tells them no, rather than giving them everything they want, the child is not as likely to have an, I’m a princess, I deserve everything, attitude. I think that the little girls will think it’s just a fun thing to be like the girls they watch on TV. Also if you watch the movies and look deeper, Disney has meanings behind their stories. If parents let their children think they’re princesses, but teach them the lessons, from the movies, they probably won’t turn out to be brats. They might actually learn some valuable things. On this website I found some good messages that can be learned, if you look past the princess part. (http://www.slideshare.net/bright9977/10-life-lessons-from-disney-movies ).  I think the other problem is us, as a society, because we look past those meanings and just focus on the pretty hair, the dress, and the perfect love life, of the princess. This sends a bad message to the little girls as well. People need to stop doing that. I don’t think it can be stopped any time soon, but I think if our generation focuses on the lessons behind the movies and teach our kids, or other kids, those lessons we can stop the bad rep of princesses. I think Disney is already trying to break that stereotype and make a change. The video we watched in class highlights specific traits that the princesses have that every girl should have. Even their new movie, Frozen, shows that you may fall for someone and it might not be the right person, but there is someone out there. It’s not the typical, love at first sight movie.  It’s a step in the right direction and I hope it changes the stereotype of the typical princess so little girls don’t think they need to be a certain way. Disney is trying to improve and now it’s up to us to help make the change.