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#Disney Princess Syndrome
tumblingxelian · 13 days
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Trope - Disney Princess Syndrome
"Disney Princess Syndrome" is my personal name for the trope of a rich or powerful character portrayed as "Nice", "Good" or "Down to earth". Because they want to hang around "Normal/Real people" and want to be treated like a "Regular person" or otherwise does not think their phenomenal wealth makes them abnormal.
This trope/character concept is usually contrasted against another rich or powerful persons who flaunts their wealth intentionally, is aware they are rich and tends to be snooty, cocky or otherwise act in a manner that is more reflective of their phenomenal wealth.
Usually these characters are contrasted so that we like the former but hate the latter but weirdly… I often find myself either disliking both or liking the latter more. Largely cos they at least seem self aware of their circumstances and so come off as less frustratingly flippant or willfully ignorant.
Examples will be drawn from, Miraculous Ladybug.
I will largely avoid talking about how X character was raised, or trauma that might influence this behavior. But keep in mind people with bad home lives can often act out in ways that don't make them a "good" victim.
In ML, you have "Wants to be a normal boy" Adrien, "Wants to meet sincere people" Princes Ali, and "This is all so artificial" Musician Jagged Stone. They are contrasted against hotel heiress, Mayors daughter & smug about it Chloe.
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Chloe's a brat, a jerk & a snob to be sure, however I still somehow find her less hypocritical or deluded than these other three because at least she seems aware of her circumstances and what they mean for her VS others. Jagged treats doing a small autograph session with the mayor like its some horrible imposition and he flips out at being expected to follow trends he deems artificial. But he also drags his literal assistant with him everywhere to manage his life, keeps a pet alligator on him at all times & can be extremely rude and demanding. But it never feels acknowledged in the same way as with Chloe, because he's 'real'. Prince Ali acts like its weird for people to try and charm or otherwise please him when assigned to give him a tour for a whole event about himself. He also seems to neglect what would be fairly typical greetings for someone of his class & position despite likely being taught them. This again ties into making him seem 'genuine' but comes off as just odd. Adrien balances it best by wanting his father to be less controlling and his father is indeed controlling. But he's also only bothered by Chloe, her parents or his fathers haughty behavior if it alienates him or people he wants to be friends with. He laughs it off or otherwise tends to ignore it with staff but is meant to be better.
This isn't to say a character 'can't' want these things, or find the trappings of wealth utterly unsatisfying. Especially children who are not themselves actually rich and exist at the whims of their parents who are often functionally immune to the law.
Its more an issue with how the trope tends to be executed. Both in terms of the "Disney Princess" who wants to be "Out there" having no self awareness of their wealth, or internal hypocrisy. With this being framed as more endearing than anything, despite often coming off as entitled or selfish by accident.
Or in how the rich jerk just ends up feeling more grounded, or accidentally becomes sympathetic because they are usually an antagonist. Thus meaning they not only have to lose, but usually are surrounded by people like themselves. Leaving the impression their behavior is less to do with having the money to get away with t and more born of mistreatment.
& that as they say is that.
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the-barefoot-hatter · 7 months
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people, can't believe i have to say this, Asha and Isabella don't look alike. look at the wildly different profiles! they are just both disney brown girls with dark hair in purplish dresses
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Similarly, Asha does not look like Esmeralda
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or even really Elena
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you know who's face profile she does map over?
friggin'
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rapunzel
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the hair even parts in the exact same place!
c'mon disney, did you have to reuse this body model AGAIN? you think just because you tweaked it very slightly, we wouldn't recognize the same silhouette??
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disney, you just did Encanto, did you learn nothing about designing female characters? You also did Raya, and Strange Worlds, and Moana-
let 2010 gooo already
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yuhyeearlyuh · 7 months
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Saw another user comparing these two again because apparently all Disney fans do now is regurgitate other people’s opinions so I’m here once again to remind you that they don’t have the same face, you’re just racist.
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Disney has white characters that resemble each other more than Isabela and Asha do, and yet I never see the same levels of criticism about them.
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If you can’t tell two brown-skinned characters apart because they’re wearing the same colour, then who’s to say that you treat real poc with any more respect than that? The differences are actually quite easy to recognize but it would be terribly presumptuous of me to assume that all of you reading this were in possession of a functioning brain.
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I agree that Disney could put in a larger effort in creating more distinguishable female character designs, but I genuinely believe that any resemblance between these two just comes from Disney’s habit of stylization.
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Now in response to the other shit this person said:
Wish is a pretty boring name for a movie. Seeing as the movie itself pays homage to Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, I feel like a similar name would have been awesome. Asha and the Wishing Star. Asha and the Kingdom of Wishes. Asha and the Little Star. Something like that would’ve been cute.
I’m tired of having adorkable main characters too, but there’s still time for Asha to prove us wrong and show us the what separates her from the others.
King Magnifico isn’t a twist villain, he’s been openly stated during some interviews to be the villain in Wish, and is heavily-inspired by Disney’s golden age of villains as well. Disney’s twist villains have done so much damage that even the simple-minded believe that any presence of an antagonist is “spoiling a twist villain” LMAO
I believe that we should all support Wish in hopes that Disney will continue to branch out into new art styles and experimental visuals. If it does poorly, and they fall back into the style of 3D animation we’ve been getting since 2010, I’m blaming everybody that talked shit about this movie.
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dearreader · 2 months
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nothing stronger than girls and they’re bond to whichever disney princess they’ll defend with a axe and a gun
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lelet-draws · 5 months
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Sorry, but I hate how Disney just decides to make everyone look like Rapunzel instead of modeling characters that actually look distinguishable.
Like seriously there are so many beautiful women out there:
Really dark skinned women
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Albino women
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Women with vitiligo (I added this guy too because he looks sick)
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Women with unconventional (yet beautiful) facial features
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Women with noses that don’t fit in the beauty standards:
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Women with acne, feckles, birthmarks, scars, etc
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Women with different eyebrows (or none!)
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And there is honestly so much more I could add, but this post is getting long, it is a shame Disney doesn´t want variety. If you take a look at their concept art, there is some creativity, like Asha´s original pointy chin, but then they just ignore it and change the final draft to look like Rapunzel.
At this point representation isn´t even the main problem, cause if it depends on Disney they will make princesses of all etnicities that can be capitalized but all will look like frickin Rapunzel.
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Belle
Last year, for one of my classes, we had to write about how a female character impacted us and I wrote about Belle from Disney's Beauty and the Beast. We were supposed to write about what female characters were represented well and which were not and how we felt about those characters.
When I was a little girl, the first movies I immersed myself in were Disney’s animated movies. The majesty of the fictional worlds and characters, the intricate details of each line sketched and the richness of color in every cell was my first taste of film artistry. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast was the introduction to my love affair with movies. I saw myself in Belle, a bookish girl with her head in the clouds outcasted by her village due to her open mind and intelligence. I loved Belle because she felt that she did not belong in her environment and wanted to escape to somewhere different, somewhere more exciting and interesting than her ignorant, provincial town. As a little girl who was neurodivergent and had a sensitive heart, I adored Belle’s confidence and her self-acceptance. She set strong boundaries with those who did not respect her such as Gaston and the beast. Many women have diminished Belle’s character to a meek woman with stockholm syndrome which I strongly disagree with.
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The 2017 remake attempts to remedy this by casting Emma Watson. Watson’s Belle is devoid of all warmth and kindness and replaced with a bland and emotionless character. She is only feminist as a consequence of the town’s obvious sexism rooted in the fact that she’s a woman who reads. The villagers’ were previously portrayed as ignorant small-minded people in a small town who did not understand Belle’s dreams or aspirations. In this portrayal, the villagers are reduced to a shallow, misogynistic hate mob, lacking any nuance in their attitudes towards her. Watson claimed in many interviews that she wanted to make Belle more active by inventing a washing machine and refusing to wear a corset, neither of which added to her character. These shallow attempts to make Belle more “feminist” remove her relatability and lack the nuance in Belle’s original character that made her so loveable in the first place. 
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When researching stockholm syndrome, the key components for developing the disorder are harboring positive feelings for their captor, feeling a strong emotional bond to their captor, and defending their abusive behavior. However, the criteria provided is what is required to develop what can be considered to be stockholm syndrome, and are not symptoms of the condition. Spouting this argument is damaging because it’s rooted in ignorance and lazy argumentation featured on the internet. Stockholm syndrome is a survival strategy where captives heavily identify with their captors, spouting their captor’s agenda, and changing their identity, and ideological beliefs to support their captor. However, stockholm syndrome is not recognized as an official mental cognitive condition and is not featured in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) mainly due to lack of research.
 I found that Belle does not exhibit any symptoms listed. The primary symptom is a severely uneven relationship in which the captor dictates what the prisoner can and cannot do and additionally that the captive is held under threat of physical injury or death. As someone who has seen Beauty and the Beast over a hundred times, I understand why the term could be applied to this film, but it can easily be debunked. Belle sacrifices herself to save her father. She makes the proposition of staying at the castle and the beast agrees to let her father go. However, I am not implying that the beast’s behavior is excusable nor that Belle asked for any kind of abuse. After making the agreement, the beast dictates her autonomy including demanding that she goes to dinner or else she will not eat. However, Belle sets boundaries with him immediately. She refuses to go to dinner with him or to spend time with him. When asked to give him a chance, she refuses and claims she wants nothing to do with him. She therefore disobeys his orders and sneaks down to the kitchen to eat by herself. 
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This idea of stockholm syndrome is pervasive through Disney’s redundant 2017 remake of their classic. To avoid allegations of stockholm syndrome, the film overcompensates for it by showing Belle attempting to escape several times, which devalues her sacrifice to save her father. The writing also declines in quality and dumbs down the dialogue assuming most don’t understand subtlety. When asked to go to dinner she yells, “you keep me as your prisoner and now you want to have dinner with me? Are you insane?” The beast is also disinterested in Belle because “she’s the daughter of a common thief,” and lacks agency when it comes to breaking the curse and therefore, the couple lacks any connection or chemistry. Even Watson stated in an interview that when researching the condition, Belle did not exhibit any behavioral traits of the syndrome. However, the film repeatedly entertains the idea through Watson’s portrayal of Belle.
In the original, Belle also disobeys the beast when sneaking into the west wing and  when under the threat of violence, Belle immediately escapes. The beast’s behavior is inexcusable and can be understood as abusive, but his portrayal is meant to be more nuanced than that. The entire point of the story is that the beast is a privileged man trapped in a monster’s body due to his selfish and childish nature. The story demands that in order to be loved by someone like Belle, he has to change, not Belle. He learns to control his temper, he learns to be kinder to others, he learns to be selfless because Belle demands respect. After he saves her life, Belle thanks him, gives him credit where it’s due, but she also argues with him. When he yells she quips back, “well you should learn to control your temper!” She does not even fathom entertaining his immature behavior until he treats her with the respect she deserves. She holds strong boundaries especially when it comes to men who attempt to control her including Gaston who she refuses to marry, and it’s no different for the beast. She only begins to care for him when he takes the initiative to be kind to her. It’s only when he offers her kindness does she return the favor. 
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As the story develops, and Belle’s father is in danger, he notices how concerned she is and his care for her is evident in the intricate lines on his face. He stares at the rose and contemplates the stakes, he could lose everything, but he chooses to let Belle go, proving his character evolution. When Cogsworth asks him why he would risk the curse, he says, “…because I love her.” He loves Belle not because she accommodates him or attempts to change him, but because she is an inspiration to him. Her selflessness and kindness inspires him to change by mere example, which is the reason I loved Belle since I was three years old.
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She is a wonderful character and a great role model for girls. She promotes kindness, confidence, and literacy to many girls and women. She always inspired me to be kind and to embrace and respect myself. I understand why others could misinterpret her character because of the situation she finds herself in, but she also proves how strong she is in that story. Belle does not exhibit traditionally feminist masculine archetypes but she is strong because she has an open heart and mind which leads her to forgiveness. It disheartens me to see others infantilize her and label her as a victim, because Belle never allows any man to push her into that role. Belle harbors many feminist values and it’s a shame that many feminist circles dismiss her for the feminist role model that she is. Belle taught me that in a world of sexism, self respect is the greatest weapon a woman can carry. 
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My professor responded, "Wow. That was a very thorough defense of Belle against stockholm syndrome, but you forgot to answer the question."
lol whoops.
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stljedi · 1 year
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Belle
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onceuponabookiread · 2 months
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Why are white people like this ?
Speaking for myself,
Equal parts trauma and cheese.
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sillyfudgemonkeys · 3 months
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Me: *talking about the older Disney Princess movies and how I'm re-watching them* Someone: Oh yeah, but man those older ones, the OG 3? They were horrible representation for wom- Me:
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Me: Speak not another word, lest we get thrusted back into the good year of 2014. This is why Frozen gagged y'all, cause people had that antiquated and twisted mindset of something that doesn't exist.
#we do NOT disrespect Snow White Cindy nor Aurora in my house#silly talks#SW and Cindy were parental abuse victims who still fought back and survived in their own way#and one was fucking 14 christ all mighty#and Cindy was so freaking proactive its crazy#i love the live action disney cindy but og animated cindy was just as good#they had a slightly different focus and messages but they both executed their own stuff (and shared stuff) very well#and aurora is just existing and y'all wanna drag her man#btw I love frozen and F1 is one of my top fav disney movies#but when you watch it and remember the bs mindset people had of the older disney princess during the 2010s-ish era....#....well F1's writing is elevated a lot more!#It's playing into and subverting the twisted expectation people had of the older gens and the creators/Hans trolled y'all#I was not expecting this to happen in an irl convo I was not expecting to be thrusted back into 2014 TT0TT#(btw I say this knowing I also accidentally bought into/entertained that weird mindset for a minute....#.....i was a teen and thought the headcanon/aus of 'making childhood thing actually twisted' was fun uwu#like ed edd and eddie is actually taking place in purgatory or whatever#do I really believe it? no. did I find it interesting/entertaining to explore that idea? yea#i firmly don't believe Beauty and the Beast is stockholm syndrome.....but did I find it interesting to hear about it the first time? yeah#so yeah when I bring up F1 gagging people I look at it fondly cause I was also invested in that crowed too! ...I wasn't as antagonistic#about it as some people but I did explore those ideas cause I found them fun)#anyway off topic we did Herc and Mulan last night (probs my fav disney movies besides F1 and Lion King 2)
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micah-has-fallen · 7 months
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Day 16: Favorite dysautonomia-friendly activities/hobbies.
- I really enjoy crochet, and coloring, especially when watching a show or listening to an audiobook. Though depending on the day sometimes that much repetitive motion in the arms means I need to take breaks (that ppl are supposed to do anyways to prevent injury lol)
Day 17: Your go-to comfort show/movie during a flare
- Buckle in there’s a bunch.
Shows: She-Ra (2018), Avatar and the last Airbender, Arcane, Adventure Time, Hilda, Over The Garden Wall
Movies: Anything Ghibli, Children of the Sea, anything animated Disney, Kung Fu Panda, The Mitchell’s Vs the Machines
Day 18: Your support system
- My close friends, and my mom.
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boomthedruun · 7 months
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We need a Disney Princess with IBS
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embodies · 1 year
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’ My name is Very Fucking Confused; what’s your name? ’ / from josey to malia!
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❛   ditto.   ❜   the blue iridescence is still waning from her eyes, her skin amassing goosebumps where it meets the crisp outdoor air   :   no longer pelt but flesh.   she is unfazed by her nudity   (   hasn't quite developed that oh - so - human trait yet   )   and steps into her shed clothing with a pace that is far from hurried. her gaze stays fixed on the stranger, more frazzled by the revelation of another being,   one that speaks her tongue, than she is about her vulnerable state.
❛   i mean, ditto like same.   that's   . . .   not my name.   ❜   teeth grit, a concerted effort to align her mind and focus on the reality she's facing. he heard her thoughts. as a coyote.   responded to them.   scott, kira, stiles —   none of them had that capability.   this was something new.   she is learning change can be good.   ❛   malia.   ❜
turns out she also skipped the don't give your name to strangers memo. her brow in a constant furrow, fists clenched with apprehension, she can't resist asking. her voice is one note short of a bark.   ❛   —i guess i'll go first. how the hell could you understand me   ?   how did you know i wasn't   . . .   you could hear my thoughts.   ❜
can he hear them now   ?
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yuhyeearlyuh · 7 months
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I hate Disney so much for being lazy with their female character design… LOOK at this disgrace they basically copied Rapunzel’s face!!!!!! They look exactly the same, Disney is so lazy!!!!!!!!!!!
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I don’t even know where Rapunzel stops and Asha begins because they look so identical AND they gave her Rapunzel’s personality too. Disney is sooooo lazy and sooooo uncreative 🤮🤮 Wish is going to be a steaming pile of sh*t all because of stupid sAmE fAcE sYnDrOmE 😱😡🤬🤢😴
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deanwinchester-baby · 2 years
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Jake Grey in Devour might be the prettiest Jackles ever was
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sadienita · 3 months
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annoying things your werewolf bf does
chan: walks around the house and climbs on the furniture in wolf form. sheds everywhere. probably breaks the bed frame when he jumps up on the bed. gives you cute puppy eyes to get out of trouble. minho: scares the shit out of all of your friends. to be fair you like to play along when someone comes to visit, either freaking out about how a wolf got into the house, or acting like its a normal thing to have one around. but no matter who is coming round for a visit he will be in wolf form, hiding in a shadow waiting to scare them and make them piss themselves changbin: big dog baby syndrome. refuses to accept how big he is. wants to sit on your lap in wolf form. wants to lay on top of you. but wolves are big and heavier than dogs. You cannot carry him no matter how many times he tries to get you to pick him up. hyunjin: tries to still do human shit in a wolf body. he's walking around in wolf form trying to pick shit up and move around things in the house. he has put holes in many of your clothes and dented many an item by picking them up with his teeth. pouts when you get upset cuz he was "just trying to tidy up" jisung: howls at shit. howls at shit all the time. he goes out at night just to howl and get the neighborhood dogs to also howl. he thinks its hilarious. it will keep you up for hours. then he comes back in like nothing happened. felix: makes friends with every fucking animal?? is he a werewolf or a disney princess? he'll come in from running in the woods with some animal trailing along behind him and he always give you those cute "can they please come inside?" eyes but there's no way in hell you're letting a skunk inside seungmin: Shakes off right next to you. He will go out in the rain, just to get soaking wet and then come inside only to stand right next to you and shake all the water off his fur… onto you. jeongin: just licks you. licks you all the time. meets you when you get home in wolf form and jumps on you and licks all over your face. when you complain he'll pout and refuse to give you any human kisses until you admit you like the wolf kisses.
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aphroditelovesu · 6 months
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