Disney Movies: A Case Against Fairytales
A Case against fairytales
-Sami 7A We all grew up hoping to be the princesses who met the dreamy prince and lived ‘happily ever after’ like in a fairy tale. People debate over whether or not Disney fairytales are beneficial for children. Like Arielle Schussler the author of the piece “A case against fairytales”,I am against fairy tales. In this essay I will argue on why kids should not be taught Disney or original fairy tales.
Firstly, I believe that fairytales are atrocious for little kids, for the subject of body image. Body image is a major controversy when it comes to Disney movies. Beautiful locks, ‘perfect’ eyes, ‘perfect’ nose and thin waist are what most all of the Disney princesses look like. In the Disney original movies the bad guy, for example the stepsisters in “Cinderella” are portrayed as ‘ugly’, while in the original version they are known as beautiful, and delicate. In the Disney version of “Cinderella”, it suggests the prince did not look towards the stepsisters because they did not look ‘perfect’. This further proves that Disney movies suggest viewers to have beautiful looks, and skinny to posses the power for a prince or anyone to fall in …show more content…
Did you know that in the Disney version movie of “Sleeping Beauty”, Princess Aurora is there for only sixteen to twenty minutes. Most of the movie was more about how prince Phillip fought a dragon in a lava pit, more than about the princess Aurora who the story was really about. Disney made it seem like Aurora slept gracefully while prince Philip was out fighting evil witches and dragons. A girl should be taught to take up arms on their own and not to wait for some guy in a white horse to save her; girls should not be portrayed as a damsel in distress, but be taught that girls are strong and can be their own hero, that they can do anything if they
-Sami 7A We all grew up hoping to be the princesses who met the dreamy prince and lived ‘happily ever after’ like in a fairy tale. People debate over whether or not Disney fairytales are beneficial for children. Like Arielle Schussler the author of the piece “A case against fairytales”,I am against fairy tales. In this essay I will argue on why kids should not be taught Disney or original fairy tales.
Firstly, I believe that fairytales are atrocious for little kids, for the subject of body image. Body image is a major controversy when it comes to Disney movies. Beautiful locks, ‘perfect’ eyes, ‘perfect’ nose and thin waist are what most all of the Disney princesses look like. In the Disney original movies the bad guy, for example the stepsisters in “Cinderella” are portrayed as ‘ugly’, while in the original version they are known as beautiful, and delicate. In the Disney version of “Cinderella”, it suggests the prince did not look towards the stepsisters because they did not look ‘perfect’. This further proves that Disney movies suggest viewers to have beautiful looks, and skinny to posses the power for a prince or anyone to fall in …show more content…
Did you know that in the Disney version movie of “Sleeping Beauty”, Princess Aurora is there for only sixteen to twenty minutes. Most of the movie was more about how prince Phillip fought a dragon in a lava pit, more than about the princess Aurora who the story was really about. Disney made it seem like Aurora slept gracefully while prince Philip was out fighting evil witches and dragons. A girl should be taught to take up arms on their own and not to wait for some guy in a white horse to save her; girls should not be portrayed as a damsel in distress, but be taught that girls are strong and can be their own hero, that they can do anything if they