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Woman Says These “Realistically Proportioned” Disney Princess Make Her Mad, And Here’s Why

The question “do Disney character designs portray realistic bodies?” is probably as old as the 95-year-old studio itself. It still is a very popular topic among up-and-coming illustrators on the internet as well. A ton has been said and drawn for and against the physiques of their cartoon characters, but recently one woman shared her own opinion about this Disney character matter and it quickly went viral, once again grabbing everyone’s attention.

Everything began after she saw Curvy Disney Pinups By Ashley Beevers. ” Do these people really think a mermaid who swims constantly would be fat?” she asked. Scroll down to read why the woman thinks Disney body proportions are fine the way they are and tells us in the comments if you agree!

Disney “body standards” has been a popular topic for a really long time now and this article was the last straw for one woman

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After seeing it go viral she shared her thoughts on the subject matter, adding more fuel to the already burning-hot debate

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Image credits: thetruebodyposi

Most people agreed with her strong words

Woman Says These “Realistically Proportioned” Disney Princess Make Her Mad, And Here’s Why

Others, however, had different opinions

Woman Says These “Realistically Proportioned” Disney Princess Make Her Mad, And Here’s Why

What do you think?

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A Ghost 6 years ago

While fat shaming is real and very valid, there is also skinny shaming. When young girls are told that "real" women have curves it's another (potentially dangerous) expectation. Real women have different body types. Animated women aren't real.

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Zori the degu 6 years ago

You said it, A Ghost! That's the real reason I think humans are dumb: they believe in looks that aren't real(not just movies, fashion models too).

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Gina O'Toole 6 years ago

As a mother of three young adult children (who viewed Disney consistently as children) may I add that wondering if children are adversely effected by slim princesses are shortchanging youths' ability to discern. They truly understand, by the age of seven, that these cartoons are FICTION. The depictions are stylized and they know it. I even overheard a conversation between my daughters and a couple of their friends about which art animation they preferred- they were in primary school.

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Hans 6 years ago

Children posses the imagination to consider a shoe box as a fully-fledged sports car. Unlike us adults they think in other categories than black and white.

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Zori the degu 6 years ago

So true, Hans. Some adults' views of the world are the only thing that could spoil Disney movies. I mean, do they think that children would instinctively look at things like being fat or not? Every culture's got different views(Ancient people for instance thought that "heavy-built" women are the best. Nowadays however, most fashion models promote a skeletal thinness) and parents are the ones to teach their children what is "good" and what is "bad". True, even some other species apart from humans tend to avoid those who are strikingly different(for instance, albino animals are rarely accepted as easily as other specimens from their kind) but we are people, we can reason that in nowadays society this is simply unacceptable.

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A Ghost 6 years ago

135points

Zori the degu 6 years ago

You said it, A Ghost! That's the real reason I think humans are dumb: they believe in looks that aren't real(not just movies, fashion models too).

32points

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Gina O'Toole 6 years ago

35points

Hans 6 years ago

Children posses the imagination to consider a shoe box as a fully-fledged sports car. Unlike us adults they think in other categories than black and white.

32points

Woman Says These “Realistically Proportioned” Disney Princess Make Her Mad, And Here’s Why

Disney “body standards” has been a popular topic for a really long time now and this article was the last straw for one woman

After seeing it go viral she shared her thoughts on the subject matter, adding more fuel to the already burning-hot debate

Most people agreed with her strong words

Others, however, had different opinions

What do you think?

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