Princess Culture

Media today and these so called “experts” are finding the worst in movies and picking them apart enough to where you cannot see the positive messages.  Growing up I watched all the Disney Princess movies and I never once thought of the Princesses in the way that the image below reads (taken from class lecture)

When I watched these princess movies, this is what I thought:

 Cinderella fought adversity, how she was a good person who was constantly put down by her stepmother and sisters, but never let that discourage her. She always started a new day in a positive way and hoped and looked for the best.

Belle was a sweet girl who loved to read and dream about adventures. She was a kind girl and saw the inner beauty of everyone..like the beast.

Jasmine was a free spirit and a confident girl. She loved her pet tiger and was able to see past Aladdin being a “street rat” and fell in love with him for him.

Ariel was an independent girl who loved to explore and see new things. She falls in love with a human and risks everything for love.

Snow White was also a kind hearted girl who became friends with 7 dwarfs and fell in love with a prince.

And then for Sleepy Beauty, I never really watched this one growing up, so I do not really know her story except that she was raised by three fairies and a prince kissed her to waken her.

Like most things, these movies can be skewed to however you want to interpret them and I believe that a child’s innocence will help them see what I saw growing up and still think about the princesses. As a parent, I believe it is necessary to remind your children that it is a fairytale; however, dreams do come true if you put your heart and mind to it because anything is possible if you want it bad enough.