#merriweather

[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.

[charmsponies]

[typefacetournament]

ROUND 1 - BLUE GROUP

Propaganda under the cut.

Computer Modern: "A font family that's widespread in STEM academia, since it's the default font family of any LaTeX document", "It’s the perfect font for mathematics, physics, and science! It just looks so nice, like if TNR had a glow up and didn’t hate itself."

Merriweather: "Prebby :)"

[pretty-little-fools]

[cocopudu]

did a redesign of G1 merriweather as my official tumblr debut ☆ c:

[destinylordoffreaks]

So a while back, I went to a flea market and bought a used my little pony G1 Merriweather. Unfortunately she was not in the best condition. She’s has a few small paint spots on her body. She was missing some of her hair and her tail had rust but I love a challenge, and I love restoring dolls and ponies, unfortunately my ADD got the better of me and I didn’t take a whole lot of before pictures just after pictures the only before picture I have is of the missing hair plugs on her head so here’s that 

But I’ve always been a bit on the creative side and I decided instead of just restoring Merriweather. I wanted to customize her a little see she’s supposed to be twice as fancy right and her body is just such a gorgeous design, but her hair just feels so meh in comparison, so I decided to add a pink streak to match the pink in her rainbows. I removed the rust from her tail which I did with toothpaste and soap, then I ordered some pink hair (candy kiss )from shimmer locks and I put some in the tail and then some in her head and then I used the little bit of yellow that I took out of her tail to fill in the last few spots in her head to make everything even

what do you guys think 

I know generally customizing perfectly good G1 is frowned upon by the collector community, but actually like her a lot more this way, and I don’t intend to resell her this for my own personal enjoyment 

[disneyprint]

Sleeping Beauty

1986 theatrical re-release poster

[artisticmiles]

[candiphoenixesartblog]

Rainbow Wheel Ahoy

After 12 hours and loads of suggestions, these were the 24 top suggestions (three for each color).

[hungryhungrygremlins]

A well established aloe plant will outlast you, and eat your children.

[msgoodreads]

“This closet is abandoned - it has no purpose, no name. It is the perfect place for me.”

[sabistarphotos]

February 9, 2023

Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World

[glimmette]

Things I meant to post earlier, but never got around to until now: Various G1 ponies, drawn sometime in August or September.

Part 1: Baby Leafy (the calf), Dainty Dahlia, Masquerade, Baby Lucky Leaf, Baby Woolly (the lamb), Baby Fleecy, Cupcake, Buttons, and the teeny twins Sniffles and Snookums (not to be confused with the Newborn Twins!)

Part 2: Oakly (the moose), Baby Leaper, Squirmy, Mimic, Flurry, Baby Sunnybunch, Cherries Jubilee, and Merriweather.

[typefacetournament]

ROUND 2 - BLUE GROUP

Propaganda under the cut.

Merriweather: "Prebby :)"

Century Gothic: "classy-looking, dyslexia-friendly, ink-saving and therefore good for the environment, what more could you want?", "Classic but contemporary, beautiful in all signage applications. Great curves"

[obsidianmichi]

Someone help me, she's giving "oh no, she's hot."

[cocopudu]

meet the artist cocopudu ; 2023 !! c: