"For the parents who say that Merida is “only a cartoon,” asking, “Why does it matter?” Danckaert says, “It’s sending a message,” which is one that puts forth a very narrow definition of beauty. “This is how children pick up cultural messages about what is important,” she adds. “Young children don’t really distinguish between reality and fantasy, and these characters are their role models.”
Above quote is from the article.... As a dad with two daughters who are not shaped like models, I can see the point of the blogger. Disney already has oodles of princesses that look like Barbie... Why not leave this one as she is?
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Some people seriously need to get a grip to reality......with everything that's going on in the world, Worrying about some freeking Cartoon getting a makeover? BFD!!!!Leave a comment:
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some people are ridiculous...i bet all those daughters of the parents complaining have princess dolls of the rest of the characters...I don't see the big deal, it's a freakin cartoonLeave a comment:
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What do they care, there Disney, they just tried to trademark a Holiday. Headline. imo the figure is fine.Leave a comment:
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The New Disney Princess
I've always thought Disney often makes questionable choices. I'm not saying this is a good or bad thing but they had to have known this was going to irk a lot of people out there.
I also like what one of the comments in the article said: "Merida officially becomes a "Disney Princess" tomorrow, but there's still no love for Princess Eilonwy from Disney's The Black Cauldron. I guess if the movie flops, they don't get into the sorority?"
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