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When it comes to the horrible life lessons from Disney movies, there are a lot of them. Some are philosophical, hitting the core of human morality, while others are simpler. Disney movies can instill these harsh and even awful lessons through fun and colorful images. From kids to online users, some of the best Disney movies and their lessons can, and should, be avoided by everyone.

A life lesson from these movies should not be taken literally. For example, if you were to take Aladdin, one of the classic Disney movies, you can see it shows an easy way of opening up a melon — crack it with your knee. In reality, it is almost impossible to do it. Luckily, their movies do what they want, and it is left to us, the viewers, to judge the lesson's application in real life. 

Want to learn some harsh life lessons from the new and old Disney movies? User adamtwosleeves asked a question on AskReddit related to this topic — “What’s the worst lesson someone could learn from a Disney movie?” With so many life lessons, upvote the ones you will try to avoid. On the other hand, if you have your own poor life lesson from these movies, share it in the comments below.

#1

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "Your toys are alive and resent you for giving them away."

user replied: "An even worse lesson from Toy Story: Kids who show creativity and imagination by disassembling toys to make new toys are evil and should be psychologically tortured."

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#4

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "Just repeatedly bludgeon someone with a cast-iron skillet, so hard that they black out. They'll be fine, don't worry. And it's funny!"

user comments: "Hey bud. I'll have you know it was a frying pan!"

BTLOTM replied: "You know it could also be... a drying pan."

heartlikeabomb comments: "We just talked about this in our staff meeting this morning (I’m a social worker) because we have a teen girl who was hitting her sister and eventually upgraded to using a cast iron skillet. Some coworkers were talking about video games but I said she probably learned it from Tangled."

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#5

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "From Aladdin, I thought melons could easily be cracked open over my knee.
Some tears and a very bruised knee later, I found that this was not, in fact, a real thing."

Puck-Ey: "This is the most specific and the most tragic."

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#6

"One or both parents need to die before kids can realize their full potential."

EarlyHemisphere replied: "I'm just gonna sit around all day."

*parent dies*

"I'd better learn how to save the entire world fast."

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ShaZam Beaubien
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Disney hates 2 parent families ... it's not depressing enough. One has to be devastated to become great.

Giovanni Potage
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fun fact: People theorize that most Disney characters moms are dead because Walt bought a new house for his mom. A week after she moved in, the furnace leaked and she died. Walt felt so bad because he felt he played a part in his mom's death. In turn, most of his characters did not have moms because he felt so bad. The other theory is it moves the movies plot along faster.

Shyla Bouche
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In her autobiography, Shirley Temple talked about a movie she did when she was around eight. I can't remember which movie, but one of the character's parents was still alive. Shirley's comment? "Finally I was only half an orphan. I was making progress."

Isabelle Lamarque
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'll tell my parents that the next time they're disappointed in me for something 🤔

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#8

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "If you have a problem, just run away from it and build your own badass castle on a mountain - forget about everyone that loves you or depends on you."

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#9

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "True love evolves from a kidnapping."

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never got that. Belle wasn't really smitten until the cheesiest part where he turns back into human form. The rest of the time I just saw a girl trying to endure an abusive, temperamental creature and try to show him the error of his ways. I guess the problem with that aspect is that you can't just change someone because you want them to, or think they should for their own good. People don't change like that. How many women and girls get in relationships with hot-headed, "bad boys" trying to change them just to end up hurt or worse.

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#11

"No, there is no such thing as princesses. No, you can't grow up to be a princess...

Oh God damnit Meghan Markle!"

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#12

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "Don't try to kill all those friendly rats in your kitchen, they'll help you cook gourmet meals."

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#14

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "If you are pure of heart you can approach wild animals. Unless you want 20 needles in the stomach don't do this."

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ShaZam Beaubien
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You also need to hang out with seven short men with psychological disorders.

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#15

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "It’s perfectly normal if you see a candelabra and a clock having an argument."

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#16

"That marriage is the end goal, rather than the start of the journey."

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Lil Miss Hobbit
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YES. All the characters are young and live "happily ever after" because they found a spouse. It's not like that.

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#17

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "That death and abandonment are real and Walt had no problem showing it to us poor kids."

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#18

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "That everything works out in the end, and that the world is a just place. Kind people don't always succeed and cruel people don't always get punished."

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The happy frog
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just because you can’t see the waves doesn’t mean the sea is still, there are always ripples, you can’t make everyone happy and no matter what there is always fighting, but the few people who you can make happy reach out and make other people feel better too, just like when one person is having a bad day they usually can get angrier easily

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#19

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "Don’t be ugly."

treemu comments: "You could shower your crush with affection and they still won't see you the way you see them. The key is to deal with it and move on."

BlushBrat replied: "And that's what a lot of people miss and Hunchback of Notre Dame. Esmeralda is used to comparing Quasimodo's character, and Frollo's character. Frollo wants to possess her, and can't fathom the idea of her choosing differently, where Quasimodo is like if she just wants to be my friend, then I'm okay with that."

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The happy frog
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t think there is such thing as ugly, No matter what every person has something beautiful about them, and it stands out, people are amazing, whether or not they think that of themselves, Everyone has at least 1000 things about themselves that is beautiful.

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#20

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "Stepmoms are evil. Marriage is hard, especially when one party already has a child with someone else, cut some slack!"

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#21

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "Not listening to your parents and putting yourself in a dangerous situation will get you a happily ever after."

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nah this had a deeper message than that. Ariel saw there were good in humans, tolerant and wanted to learn more about them. She was educating herself instead of living in ignorance and hate like King Triton did.

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#23

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "That glass shoes are cool. Who the f*ck wears glass shoes!? Somebody who wants a severed Achilles’ tendon the first time they go dancing, that’s who."

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Julie Snelling
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The version I had as a kid it was a golden slipper and the ugly sisters cut off their toes and heels to try and fit their feet in it

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#24

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "Falling in love at first sight with the first possible suitor. At least Frozen poked fun at it."

Maiclopedia replied: "It poked fun at it, but it didn't do a very good job. It was wrong for Anna to marry Hans, who she had known for 2 hours, but it was OK for Kristoff to try and save her with true love's Kiss after knowing her for... 20 hours! What a difference! I know that in the end, it was Anna's love for Elsa that did the trick, but I always found that part funny."

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#25

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "If you meet a fat dude who is claiming he's a Demigod in the middle of an island in the middle of the goddamn sea, at least 50% of the time you're gonna get killed."

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#27

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "Just keep dreaming and wishing, it will come true. I like that Princess and the Frog took that idea and added the concept of working toward your wishes/dreams too."

Ellausy replied: "I love this movie, severely underrated. It shows how hard work is necessary for life to prosper, even when your circumstances are not the best. And that sometimes, you don't have to do it all alone, good friends and hard work make things so much better.

I find that the more modern movies don't rely on this wishful thinking as much as the older ones."

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Henry Russell
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*dark side of me turns off for this comment* my dad says Tiana is his favortie disney princess because she was the only one with a job

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#28

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "Stay with an abusive arsehole long enough and he'll eventually stop being a monster."

start_the_mayocide replied: "The real lesson of this movie is at the beginning. The witch cursed everyone for something one person did. The lesson being is that collective punishment is real and will happen to you if you associate with the wrong people by chance. All those servants in the castle were cursed for having a job and associating with the Beast. It wasn't their fault but were cursed and the only way to lift the curse was to hope that an a*shole fell in love."

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Confused Deer🦌
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the funny thing is that the story of beauty an the beast was supposed to show how bad arranged marriage is but Disney ruined it.

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#29

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "You can tell someone is a villain by their facial hair."

Pakushy comments: "Well, there is that one style of mustache..."

spyfox321 replied: "I mean. Can you actually trust someone with a goatee? I think not."

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#30

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "That spaghetti is a romantic food."

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ShaZam Beaubien
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly, as little girls, how many of us would have loved this being our first date? It was so romantic! I always practiced slurping my spaghetti ... one day hoping for my 'tramp".

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#32

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "The Lion King: you can take someone’s job if you throw them off a cliff."

Saucy_Totchie comments: "I mean Scar was technically in line for the throne. Mufasa is dead and Simba, Mufasa's only heir, was nowhere to be found. Crown then just falls to Scar."

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#33

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "Wild animals are your friends. You can pet them with zero consequences."

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ShaZam Beaubien
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's living with 7, moody, short guys. Snow White doesn't make the best decisions.

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#34

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "Aladdin: If you want someone to fall in love with you, pretend to be somebody you're not."

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The happy frog
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They fall in love with the fake you, if they don’t love you for who you are they aren’t worth it

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#35

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "Everyone in a castle has a different shoe size."

Silver_Yuki replied: "If you read previous editions of Cinderella there is a reason for this.

She was locked away in a dungeon by her stepmom with a bunch of rats who ate her toes off, so her shoe size was way smaller than everyone else in the realm."

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#36

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "To expect the general public to burst into song at any moment."

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is this bad? We should be bursting into songs at times.

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#37

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "That every girl has a man waiting for her, and the man is the only one, that can complete her life and create a happy ending."

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#38

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "That if you want to learn English, all you have to do is listen to the colors of the wind."

PukefrothTheUnholy replied: "Oh, you listen with your heart to learn English, not the colors of the wind. You paint with the colors of the wind. And sing with all the voices of the mountains. I watched that movie way too many times because it has the best music."

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#39

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "As a woman, you need a man in order to escape servitude or capture."

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Songbirdcaon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, he didn't recognize her at all! She had to have a pretty dress and glass shoes. Is that saying men are blind if you don't look good? In other words, dress up, look nice, and a man will notice you. Proving Prince Charming is shallow.

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#40

"If you have a crush on someone, they're worth risking your life for."

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#42

"That the world is divided into absolute good and absolute evil.

So many of our problems, as humans, come from our inability to relate to people from other cultures or different political viewpoints."

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#43

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "That fish are friends, not food."

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anyone else wondering why a Finding Nemo quote is paired with a Little Mermaid picture or is it just me lol.

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#44

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "I thought that if my singing voice was pretty enough that all the pretty birds would come around."

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#46

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "Violent outbursts and anti-social behavior, not the best foundation for a healthy relationship, Belle."

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OutspokenHBW
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, she had no respect for him until he stopped that c**p. As for the hostage situation, I got nothing.

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#49

These 49 Life Lessons From Disney Movies Are Both Awful And Funny At The Same Time "A man you’ve never even talked to, only admired from afar, is worth selling your soul to the devil for (no Ariel, no)."

LeafyQ comments: "Ariel already wanted to live on land long before she ever saw Eric. She sang 'Part of Your World' about all the things of human life that fascinated her, not about Eric at all. I’m 100% sure she’d have made the deal even if she’d never seen him."

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