Disney had better put a disabled princess in their next movie!

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I'm pretty sure Nonny has Aspergers.

[Anonymous]

Where does it end? Do you make a bald princess who is fighting cancer?

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Anonymous wrote:Where does it end? Do you make a bald princess who is fighting cancer?

Only if she's transgender.

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Anonymous wrote:Disney did have a main character with a disability, though not a princess. Nemo had a deformed fin that affected his ability to swim quickly. That was the reason that Marlin was afraid to let him go to school.

Really? Nobody brought this up yet.

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Fiona sure as shit had some issues.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem with this article is that the author is pinning the blame on the wrong thing. Her own NT daughter is the one who said her sister with DS can't be a princess. Disney didn't. Her response should have been to correct the older child. And as many have pointed out, Disney characters tend to come with many attributes that humans do not.

Yup.

Agreed.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm pretty sure Nonny has Aspergers.

Why b/c he wears glasses and answers the vocab questions? What Brainy Smurf too?

You obviously don't know anything about Aspergers.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm pretty sure Nonny has Aspergers.

I think so too. He's just like my successful Aspie cousin.

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Anonymous wrote:Nemo is fin-challenged.

Assuming OP meant to point out that Disney should address the possibility of overcoming disabilies with Grit, Courage, and Family Support...

It's been done. Quite well I would add (In my own opinion of course).


Of course, if there's the concept that Disney Princesses should have to go to war then THEN be disabled, maybe "Mulan VI: "What happened when she recovered and then kicked some (more) ass?"


As for the Mom not dying... Merida seems to have started to work that out...


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Anonymous wrote:There is no way for Disney to represent all varieties of girls. But they could start by not sexing up every princess to unrealistic levels. That would serve ALL girls.

And by "not sexing up" I don't mean make her look like someone who borders on being a non-person like Lilo.

Like this? I think the remade princesses look great (and I'm a guy).

http://metro.co.uk/2014/10/31/disney-princesses-are-given-realistic-waistlines-the-world-doesnt-end-4929913/

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Personally -- and I have a young disabled child -- I think this is way too literal a way of looking at kids' movies. I think having a disabled princess would be for adults, not for kids, and it would be a way for the able-bodied community to sort of pat itself on the back. Look how inclusive we are! The disabled princess would still have magical powers and do everything the other princesses do. It would not be realistic. Is her catheter going to be shown? Her feeding tube? Her diapers? C'mon. If her magical wheelchair is going to take her flying off to fairlyland, I don't think that does anyone any good.

[Anonymous]

Disabled, fat ugly amputee who is transgender in a wheelchair and conjoined twin should be the next hero. No wait, that's Glee.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, because Disney princesses so reflect reality.

I'd be happier if they'd stop killing of the moms.

THIS. Why do they do this?!

I know a guy who's pretty high up in Disney. They do it for what they call "real estate." There are only so many minutes in a movie, and if there's another parent, then they have to develop that relationship, wasting precious minutes. The need to streamline it.

Also, in lots of kid's movies/books etc the parents aren't around (orphans, etc). It's because the kids wouldn't be able to get into so much trouble if they were being supervised. And if they did get into all that trouble, people would be screaming about Disney's horrible parents as role models.

It's also the case that many, many, many classic fairy tales involve main characters who have lost one or both parents. A child under proper parental supervision is not going to be able to go off and have adventures. Disney did not invent this idea.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm pretty sure Nonny has Aspergers.

So kids with Aspergers have cornered the market on being bright and literal? Expand your mind a little.

[Anonymous]

They better create a late-40's princess with a dumpy body who smokes and drinks too much and has anxiety issues. If they don't, I'm suing.