Disney Princess

Snow White, the very first full length animated Disney movie came out long before my time, but I still know it very well. I can be so confident as to say I know it just as well as any of the Disney movies that have been released in recent years, maybe even better. I can also say, with great confidence, that the image of the Disney princess in movies has changed over the course of time. Why? Because America's standards have changed. Because of the differences in women's standards today, Disney has adapted its female characters somewhat accordingly as well. Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella are all older characters and are protrayed beautifully, but modestly and fully clothed. If you look at newer films the characters are a little more scantilly clad. Ok, so they're a lot more scandalous, but still G rated.In Hercules, Meg wears a bra top. In Alladin, Jasmine wears a bra top. In the Little Mermaid, which is fairly more suiting, Ariel wears a bra top. All of these modern characters, although not naked, do sport a bare midriff and need I mention cleavage! All I can say is, I agree with the little girls today, in saying that I would love to be a Disney princess! They're heroic barbies put to animation and with a little more wit. Don't get me wrong, I love Disney movies, but they do portray women in a modern image now and the modern image of a woman is based around sex appeal. What 5-year-old cares that Pocahontas shows a lot of leg? Or that Jasmine bares her tummy? You'd better believe I did. I admired these heroines when I was little, not necessarily because of this, but I think subcontiously it had already been burned into my brain, through nature and learning, that being attractive is best. Back in the day it was not considered lady-like or attractive to show much skin, but nowadays it is, which is why Disney has adapted its leading ladies to fit today's typical standards of the attractive damsel.