#aladdin

[masterhallmark]

Rant incoming

I feel like the problem with a lot of Disney's live action remakes (and arguably Wish) is they're trying to appeal to a crowd that no longer exists, namely the people who used to claim that the Disney Princesses were sexist.

All the interviews tend to include, "Well she's not chasing a MAN anymore" which...almost no one sees the princesses like that, anymore. Virtually NO ONE still believes the princesses are man-chasing sexist caricatures of women.

Cinderella is now hailed as an abuse victim who stayed strong long enough to get help to get out of her situation. Anyone who says she should have saved herself is basically regarded as a victim blamer. And it's very clear in the film she wasn't looking to marry the prince, she just wanted a night off. She was the only one who wasn't in line to meet him. She didn't find out she met the prince until he went looking for her!

Snow White is now hailed for her negotiation skills, ability to calm down after extreme stress (she had a moment of panic and had to cry for a bit, but who wouldn't after finding out The Queen hired someone to kill you?), and ability to take charge of a house of adult men. And again, she was an abuse victim, this time trying to escape ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS. While she dreamed of her prince, it was secondary to her main goal of SURVIVAL. There are also entire video essays about how Snow White gave hope to people during The Great Depression.

Everyone acknowledges that Ariel wanted to be human BEFORE meeting Eric. We all know she was a nerd hyperfixating on humans, and also standing up to her prejudiced father.

We understand Sleeping Beauty wasn't the main character, the Three Good Fairies were, AND PHILLIP WOULD NEVER HAVE BEATEN MALEFICENT WITHOUT THEM! He literally depended on them! WOMEN SAVED THE DAY! But even then, is it really such a sin for a girl to fantasize about romance and fall for someone with corny pickup lines?

We all understand Jasmine just wanted someone to treat her LIKE A PERSON. She rejected every Prince before Aladdin because they treated her like a prize. So why did they need her to want to be Sultan? How did that make her more feminist when she already wanted to be treated like an equal and have a say in her future? Is it only empowering if you want a career in politics?

We admire that Belle, despite living in a judgemental village, was kind to everyone (even though she found the village life dull), and her story teaches girls that the guy everyone else loves isn't always a good guy. What's sexist about teaching girls about red flags? And she didn't start being nice to The Beast until he started treating her with respect and kindness.

Do I really NEED to defend Mulan or Tiana? I think they speak for themselves.

Rapunzel was yet another abuse victim who just needed a little help to get out of her bad situation. In this case, she also needed to learn that she was an abuse victim, and that what Mother Gothel did WASN'T normal, much like many victims of gaslighting.

And don't get me started on the non-princess animals.

Perdita had a healthy relationship with Pongo to the point she was open to express her pregnancy fears to him, and was ready to TEAR APART Cruella's goons for daring to touch her puppies as well as adopting the other puppies. Like, she was so ferocious the goons mistook her for a hyena! She's basically that "I AM THAT GIRL'S MOTHER!" scene from SpyXFamily if Yor were a dog. She and her husband were a TEAM.....but they made a Cruella live action to turn her into a girlboss?! The literal animal abuser!? THAT'S the woman you wanted to put on a pedestal when Perdita was RIGHT THERE!?

Duchess kept her kittens calm after they had been catnapped and was classy as heck. Nice to everyone regardless of social class during a time period where that was uncommon.

Lady stood up to Tramp when she believed he had abandoned her and didn't really care about her. She found out he was a heartbreaker and was like, "Nuh uh. No. You are not doing that to me! You put me through enough."

Miss Bianca from The Rescuers was IN CHARGE the whole movie, and was willing to risk life and limb to save an innocent child. THAT TINY MOUSE TOOK ON ALLIGATORS! And she picked Bernard to accompany her because he was the only one who wasn't ogling her. And then in the sequel SHE DID IT ALL AGAIN! I wish I were as brave as her.

Like, the public haven't accused these ladies of being sexist caricatures since 2014 (Actresses and actors don't count, they're out of touch like the rest of Hollywood) yet Disney is operating under the assumption that the public still thinks that way, hence all the "sHe'S nOt AfTeR a MaN iN ThIs VeRsIOn" talk.

The live action remakes are trying to attract an audience that doesn't really exist much, anymore, and back when it did exist, was comprised mainly of people who didn't actually watch the films. The Disney princesses are no longer seen as sexist, and feminine qualities are no longer seen as weak or undesirable.

[cinematv]

ALADDIN (1992) dir. Ron Clements, John Musker

[somethingstrangeisherehehe]

[stydixa]

LINDA LARKIN AS PRINCESS JASMINE ALADDIN (1992) Dir. Ron Clements & John Musker

[disneyfemslash]

[Image Description: Digitally composited and colored coloring pages of various Disney ships. The first image is Ariel and Moana. Moana is holding her breath, swimming towards Ariel, who is holding her hand out towards and smiling at Moana.

The second image is Jasmine and Aurora. Aurora is sitting on a carpet, with a basket and food next to her. She is reaching out and up to Jasmine, who has a hand on her heart, reaching towards Aurora as well.

The third image is Merida and Rapunzel, with short brown hair. They are riding horses together. Angus, Merida's horse, is rearing up and Rapunzel and Maximus are running forward. They are both smiling.

The fourth image is Aurora and Rapunzel, with long blond hair, kneeling on the floor. She has a hand on her heart and is reaching towards Aurora. Aurora is holding up her dress, leaning towards Rapunzel, smiling. End ID]

Disney femslash edits/manips based on some coloring pages I scanned a little while back! 🫶👑💗

[didanagy]

ALADDIN (1992)

dir. john musker and ron clements

[disneyvillainsdaily]

My GOD they just can't hide such great lines in this game, it's unfair

Cruella De Vil and Jafar - Disney Villains Cursed Café (2025)

[kawaii-90s-nostalgia]

[mysteriouslystrangeyeti]

Where does Twisted fit into this?

Something Wicked got that other attempts to copy its formula didn't is that there really is a lot of shady elements regarding the Wizard that just get glossed over in the original Oz books. I once read an interview where Gregory Maguire stated that Dorothy should have doubled down and told the Wizard "No, listen to me: you are a bad man" instead of just accepting his "I'm a good man, just a terrible wizard" statement. Even if the original novel the musical is based on dials up how vile he is, it's clear that there is a lot of overlooked details about him in the Baum books. The problem is that everyone kind of just goes "Who else but the Wizard?" in later installments and the Wizard just gets to go "Oh gee, guess I kind of was a stinker" despite the fact that he literally hid Ozma away so there would be no one to contest his claim to the Emrald City's throne (though he lucked out thanks to retcons getting rid of his involvement).

Contrast this with, say, Disney's Maleficent (which was said by one of the producers to be Disney's attempt to cash in on Wicked's success), where King Stefan is basically an entirely different character in backstory and motivation. Or even something like Once Upon a Time which really runs with the idea that all the villains in the setting have sympathetic motivations (to the point that it's a twist when some of them are revealed to just be awful people). These latter works have to work overtime to add in details that weren't in the source material; personally, I enjoyed both works, but it isn't quite the same as taking what's already in the original text and expanding on it, if you get what I mean. (Meanwhile, Oz the Great and Powerful just glosses over all the Wizard's misdeeds by reinterpreting him as a hero and was also admitted by the screenwriter to be an attempt to make a Wizard of Oz origin story to rival Wicked. You tried, man.)

[goldberry-edition]

Disney princesses in their historical costumes

by eneteeme

[evelynshugos]

ICONIC DISNEY CASTLES

[nokkiart]

I wasn't planning on doing anything for Disember 2024, but when I saw that today's theme was Robin Williams, I decided to touch up this piece I made back in March. This quote of his has always stuck with me.

[naughty-salsa]

[somethingstrangeisherehehe]

Mozenrath, Aladdin and Cassim in the Ghibli artstyle (I tried, not sure how well it turned out)

[romancemedia]

Inside Look into the Disney Princess Castles

[cinemapix]

ALADDIN (1992) dir. Ron Clements, John Musker