- Introduction
- Disney princesses have transition to the modern women teaching children that they can strive for the dreams
- Talk about first time at Disney-wanting to be these people
- Whether we knew what they stood for or not
- Shift to modern feminism-pacific
- “destabilizing” men’s standard of society with the belief of universal womanhood
- Distinct genders
- Sexuality
- Revealing clothing
- Strong and empowered women
- Women can create their own definition of beauty and role in society
- “destabilizing” men’s standard of society with the belief of universal womanhood
- Equality among multicultural women
- Ethnicity
- Class
- Sexual orientation- https://www.pacificu.edu/about-us/news-events/four-waves-feminism
- Modern Disney Princesses
- Young children look up to these people as role models-they are realistic models of good women in society
- Merida- https://www.bustle.com/articles/107099-fact-merida-from-brave-is-disneys-most-feminist-princess
- Shows how forced stereotypes can influence a relationship
- Not every person is meant for the same womanly role
- When something went wrong she did not let someone else fix the problem
- She went and fixed it
- No relationship
- Refused the makeover for her coronation
- Shows how forced stereotypes can influence a relationship
- Tiana-bustle
- Comes from a life where she has to work two jobs to achieve here dream
- Economic independence
- Stability in a job
- Wants to own a restaurant
- Names the restaurant after herself
- Knows her worth
- Women of color
- Feminism in this generation has also to do with disparity among different ethnicities
- This focuses on someone of minority struggling achieving their dreams
- Feminism in this generation has also to do with disparity among different ethnicities
- Comes from a life where she has to work two jobs to achieve here dream
- Merida- https://www.bustle.com/articles/107099-fact-merida-from-brave-is-disneys-most-feminist-princess
- Young children look up to these people as role models-they are realistic models of good women in society
- Elsa- http://www.thefeministwire.com/2014/10/slamming-door-analysis-elsa-frozen/
- Opportunity to make mistakes
- Love of sister rather than suiter
- Does not make her in to be more powerful than she is
- Humanizes her
- Dhows her mental health issues-coronation
- Does not need to be the perfect person-LET IT GO
- Humanizes her
- Puts on sexy outfit and does not care what anybody thinks
- Eyebrow raise
- Frees herself from the trap that her powers put her in
- Does not need a man’s helps
- Accepts who she is
- Rapunzel-bustle
- Runs away from the life she is terrified off
- Knows she is worth more than that life
- Self-defense-not afraid to hit others to protect herself
- Makes her life happen
- Does not need Flynn to achieve her dream
- She was already in the process of making it happen when he came along
- it is not a problem that she found love, but it was not a central theme in the movie.
- The real world
- Not everyone can be royalty-need to be the best they can be
- Fulfill our fantasies-achieve our dreams
- Why now?
- After Hillary Clinton won the DNC nomination female empowerment was at an all-time high
- Women felt like they could do anything
- When she lost many women felt like there was a setback in the advancement of women-feminism
- Donald Trump has been filmed saying anti-feminist things
- This is should not prevent anyone from anything
- We need to continue to encourage young girls to strive for their dreams
- Backgrounds do not define how far someone can go-princesses express this message
- Malala
- Grew up under Taliban
- Shot in the head
- Continued to preach for education
- Now at Oxford
- Simone Biles
- Gymnastics
- Grew up in foster system
- Was adopted by her grandparents whom she now calls mom and dad
- Maryam Mirzakhani
- STEM
- Breast cancer spread to the bones
- Still pursued her dreams-achieved the fields medal in math
- Dying cannot stop her
- From Iran-while she was given awards any time you grow up in a country that is not a pro equality for gender there are hardships
- Proving background does not define you-able to do whatever you want
- Still pursued her dreams-achieved the fields medal in math
- What does this mean for the future
- We need these people because they are the future
- When we limit the ability of those not born into privilege you are limited the ability
- Invest in stem
- No matter the background-these people will one day save your lives
- We need these people because they are the future
- Breast cancer spread to the bones
- STEM
- Grew up in foster system
- Gymnastics
- Continued to preach for education
- Shot in the head
- Grew up under Taliban
- We need to continue to encourage young girls to strive for their dreams
- When she lost many women felt like there was a setback in the advancement of women-feminism
- Women felt like they could do anything
- After Hillary Clinton won the DNC nomination female empowerment was at an all-time high
- Not everyone can be royalty-need to be the best they can be
- She was already in the process of making it happen when he came along
- Does not need Flynn to achieve her dream
- Invest in entertainment
- Arts/sports/movies
- One day when you are exhausted and tired-you will need someone to entertain you
- They are our future
- We need them to know that they can do whatever they want
- Lead by example
- Conclusion
- Disney has adopted its princesses to represent the modern women showing that although royalty may not be possible, they teach people to try to achieve their dreams
- While it is fun to fantasize our fanaticize can be through achieving our dreams
- For me one day I will be wearing a lab coat saving millions of people
- It all started with the inspiration of one doctor inspiring me to pursue my dreams as a little girl
- For me one day I will be wearing a lab coat saving millions of people
- While it is fun to fantasize our fanaticize can be through achieving our dreams
- Disney has adopted its princesses to represent the modern women showing that although royalty may not be possible, they teach people to try to achieve their dreams
- We need them to know that they can do whatever they want
- Arts/sports/movies
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