When we were little kids, we all watched the Disney Classics, and probably read the many versions of Grimms Fairy Tales, but the most prominent story that sticks out in my mind that relates to my gender the most is Cinderella. For those of you who have not heard this story, at the beginning of the story she is happy with her father, and he gets married, and Cinderella gets two evil stepsisters, who are jealous of her beauty. When her father dies, they make poor Cinderella become their servant, and she is also treated very badly by the wicked stepmother. Now, in reality, I highly doubt that anyone would be enslaved by their own family, but still this makes us want to sympathize with Cinderella even more. She goes to a ball, with the help of a fairy-godmother, and loses her glass slipper, prince later on finds out that she is the girl who fits the glass slipper, and they get married and live happily ever after.
Now who wouldn't want a bunch of mice making you a dress, and a fairy god-mother on hand to help you? I think that every girl always dreams of finding their prince charming, just like cinderella did, and we all like to hear that good wins out in the end. We all want to dress like Cinderella, act like Cinderella, and be just like Cinderella. You don't see any kids dressing up like the villain on Halloween do you? No. This is because we all want to be feminine and believe that if we just sit there and wait for somebody to help us, like mice or a fairy godmother,then everything will tun out just as it should, and we will all live happily ever after. This is not a bad thing, seeing as it is mostly for the enjoyment of children, but still I would like to see one Disney Princess be ugly. Cinderella has beautiful blonde hair, and boobs, and the perfect gown, and she's just gorgeous! Anyway, the point is that stories like these are trying to make girls want to act like this, and to believe that if you believe in your dreams, just like in the song Cinderella sings "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes," then you too can find your happy ending.
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I also chose to write about Cinderella for my blog. I agree with you about how this story makes young girls want to dress up like Cinderella and be a princess. They want to model themselves after her with her blonde hair, skinny body, and pretty clothes so they can get their prince charming. It makes them feel like the only way they can get a boy to like them is by their physical appearance, not what their personality is and what is underneath the mask. I also agree with you about how on Halloween almost no one dresses themselves after the ugly villains in stories. Most of the time, kids dress themselves up as the good looking characters or the heroes.
Also, I think Disney stories like these have another impact on young girls. In this story, the girl is saved from her evil step sisters and step-mom by the Prince. This could make the young girls think that the way they can be saved is by marrying a handsome prince.
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