this picture shows how we were stereotyped as kids in believeing that this is how men are supposed to be. All men are supposed to be strong and not fearful of anything.
this picture shows how all girls dream of being when they get older. Everygirl grows up wanting to be a princess because of the stereotypes that this is how girls are supposed to be very well kept together, pretty dresses, and hair and makeup.
shayla weems
Its crazy that there are gender frames even in innocent cartoons! I would have never thought about this at my age let alone when i was young girl! ill make sure to teach my kids that different is okay! -tay horton
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tay, I have never even noticed the gender frames at my age now! I also think it's funny how Disney movies give girls the idea about "prince charming" and "happily ever after". Don't get me wrong, I'm all for a prince charming and still waiting for my happily ever after, but some girls don't grow out of it and keep those expectations about men. Hate to say it but those girls are going to have a rude awakening! =)
ReplyDeleteSam
You're right Sam. Especially since these movies make girls feel like they will always need to be "saved." They should be learning to do things for themselves.
DeleteIts insane how there are so many gender frames in Disney. I never recognized this when I was younger but in High School I stated realizing how my beliefs were shaped as a child at that age.
ReplyDelete-Marissa Stawkey-
I've heard about how Disney movies enforce stereotypes into children, but they do way more than just that. Have you ever thought about the concepts taught in the movies? for example, in beauty and the beast, the princess falls in love with the person that kidnapped her. That is not okay, in my opinion anyways. Its teaching children that its okay to get kip napped. In the little mermaid, the mermaid makes a deal with the evil witch, it teaches kids to be sneaky and to cheat. that's just what Ive noticed.
ReplyDeleteMonique Domas
I remember I had a race and gender relations course at Washtenaw Community College and we talked about Disney movies. One of the main things we discussed was how these films gave girls terrible ideas about the way that they should behave, the way they should look, and the way that they should gain attention from people. In that class we watched part of the movie "Aladdin." What really shocked me was the scene where Jasmine was trying to distract Jafar from hurting Aladdin and she acted sexually seductive. She told Jafar he was handsome and she got in his face and was touching him and leaning toward him. It wasn't just how sexual this scene was that disturbed me, it was the fact that I didn't remember it. Aladdin was one of my favorite Disney movies of all time, I literally watched it about three times a day when I was a kid. And yet....no recollection of this scene.
ReplyDelete-Crystal Feska-