History Recap / TheNostalgiaCriticEditorial4

* [[invoked]]ValuesDissonance: Critic notes that [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]] is a controversial figure that's being called a man-crazy whiny teenager and a poor role model, but at the time, she was considered different from past princesses because she was more headstrong and independent. He also points out how the role of the first few Disney princesses was limited by the place of women in society then, but then goes on to explain that's not an excuse for today. He also notes that Creator/WaltDisney saw WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} as a role model because she had to work hard in life waiting to get rewarded for her efforts, even in the face of such nasty characters.

* CallBack: Critic makes note of his past hate for "princess" characters by showing a clip from his ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehog'' review.

* AntiRoleModel: Critic deduces that princesses are a target for flak these days because they promote dainty and innocent behavior instead of willingness and responsibility.
** Despite the fact that the classic ones, Belle, Mulan, and others do exactly this.

* DoubleStandard: Discussed by him. A boy becoming a king? Great goal value. A girl becoming a queen? Wrong, she should be a princess!
* FlatCharacter: Critic calls [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Aurora]] this, since she does almost nothing to progress herself, even while awake.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Critic says that many girls want to be princesses and not queens is that there are so many evil queens in media and rarely any kind ones.

** {{Foreshadowing}}: He later [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS6E16 reviewed it]] six months later.
* [[invoked]]PetPeeveTrope: This isn't the first time Doug has said how much he hates [[PrincessesRule princesses ruling nations but not becoming queens]].
* PrincessesRule: Discusses his dislike of the trope in the video's second half, and comes to the conclusion that it bothers him because it suggests that girls should gain power but not ''too much'', so that they can still keep the fun of being a little girl and not have to bother with that much responsibility.

-->'''Snow White''': I could be queen.
-->'''Queen Grimhilde''': But don't you remember? All queens are evil!
-->'''Snow White''': That'll be the first thing I'll change.
-->'''Queen Grimhilde''': Fuck.

* [[invoked]]ValuesDissonance: Critic notes that [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]] is a controversial figure that's being called a man-crazy whiny teenager and a poor role model, but at the time, she was considered different from past princesses because she was more headstrong and independent.
** He also points out how the role of the first few Disney princesses was limited by the place of women in society then, but then goes to on to explain that's thus not an excuse for today. He also notes that Creator/WaltDisney saw {{Disney/Cinderella}} as a role model because she had to work hard in life waiting to get rewarded for her efforts, even in the face of such nasty characters.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: The thumbnail depicts Critic uncomfortably wearing [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle's ballroom gown]].

* NoteToSelf: When Critic notes an epiphany he had while watching ''BridgeToTerabithia'', he says he hated the film and makes a note to himself to review it in the future.

** He also points out how the role of the first few Disney princesses was limited by the place of women in society then, but then goes to on to explain that's thus not an excuse for today.

* PrincessesRule: Discusses his dislike of the trope in the video's second half, and comes to the conclusion that it bothers him because it suggests that girls should gain power but ''too much'', so that they can still keep the fun of being a little girl and not have to bother with that much responsibility.

* WholeCrossdresser: The thumbnail depicts Critic uncomfortably wearing [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle's ballroom gown]].

** He also points out how the role of the first few Disney princesses was limited by the place of women in society then, but then goes to on to explain that's thus not an excuse for today.

* [[invoked]]ValuesDissonance: Critic notes that [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]] is a controversial figure that's being called a man-crazy whiny teenager and a poor role model, but at the time, she was considered different from past princesses because she was more headstrong and independent.

* AntiRoleModel: Critic deduces that princesses are a target for flak these days because they promote dainty and innocent behavior instead of willingness and responsibility

* FlatCharacter: Critic calls [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Aurora]] this.

* [[invoked]] ValuesDissonance: Critic notes that [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]] is a controversial figure that's being called a man-crazy whiny teenager and a poor role model, but at the time, she was considered different from past princesses because she was more headstrong and independent.