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Question to girls. Why is so cool to be a princess/fairy ?

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Karalora Since: Jan, 2001
#201: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:08:26 PM

What would Pocahontas bring to an adventure team? Well, stealth and wilderness survival.

Ariel's two standout traits are curiosity and willfulness; see what you can do with those.

If you plan to make the three fairies into the Big Good, Aurora's obvious advantage is that she knows them. But really, almost all the Disney Princesses have allies among the fairy/magical folk.

  • Snow White: the Dwarfs
  • Cinderella: Fairy Godmother
  • Aurora: Three Good Fairies
  • Ariel: The Mer-Kingdom
  • Belle: The only exception, unless there's an ongoing connection with the Enchantress
  • Jasmine: Genie
  • Pocahontas: Grandmother Willow
  • Mulan: Mushu
  • Tiana: Mama Odie
  • Rapunzel: IS magical herself

TheMightyAnonym PARTY HARD!!!! from Pony Chan Since: Jan, 2010
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#202: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:08:54 PM

I had a larger one I stripped and then ignored. It was molested by my male cousin.

It was molested by my male cousin.

It was molested by my male cousin.

It was molested by my male cousin.

ಠ_ಠ

edited 24th Jan '11 9:10:10 PM by TheMightyAnonym

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SelphieFairy Hate spinnerbait. from California Since: Mar, 2010
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#203: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:10:28 PM

I remember that i basically threw a tantrum at chuck e cheese (oh chuck e cheese you disgusting place, i don't understand why any sane parent would bring their child there) to get a barbie doll. of course, once i got it, i ripped off her clothes, cut her hair, and then lost her the next day.

OnTheOtherHandle Since: Feb, 2010
#204: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:10:32 PM

I stripped mine and switched around their heads.

Anyway, the problem with Pocahontas is that she looks...odd. Vaguely alien. I mean look at her! The Voldemort nose and really tiny mouth and really plump lips...I don't know.

Other than that, as I grew older, I disliked how historically inaccurate it was, but that's not really the main point. She's just weird-looking, and any Action Girl appeal she had was eradicated once Mulan came along.

Edit: Wow, this thread moves fast. Thanks for the ideas Kara. Yeah, it would be odd to bring in the Three Good Fairies without bringing in Aurora. To be honest, though, she really doesn't do much. The fairies pretty much steal the show, and could more than stand alone without her there. The older princesses seem harder to differentiate than the Renaissance ones.

edited 24th Jan '11 9:13:02 PM by OnTheOtherHandle

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Aondeug Oh My from Our Dreams Since: Jun, 2009
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#205: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:11:04 PM

Belle has a library. SHE NEEDS NO MAGIC.

...now I'm imagining Belle in a Disney version of Read Or Die.

TMA: Yeah. It was...yeah.

edited 24th Jan '11 9:11:20 PM by Aondeug

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TheMightyAnonym PARTY HARD!!!! from Pony Chan Since: Jan, 2010
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#206: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:12:28 PM

...now I'm imagining Belle in a Disney version of Read Or Die.

SOMEBODY MAKE THIS NOW.

Best cross-over fic ever.

Webcomic, I can haz?

edited 24th Jan '11 9:12:59 PM by TheMightyAnonym

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BobbyG vigilantly taxonomish from England Since: Jan, 2001
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#207: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:14:04 PM

I was going to say Pocahontas didn't have a Voldemort nose, but then I clicked the link and now I can't unsee it.

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melloncollie Since: Feb, 2012
#208: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:14:33 PM

I think Aurora would pretty much have the same skillset as Cinderella. She lived as a peasant, right? So she'd have to know stuff about homemaking and forests.

^ I dunno, I liked Pocahontas' face. Then again I also really like Ralph Fiennes (aka Voldemort), so.

Hey, does Nala (and Kiara) count as a Disney princess?

edited 24th Jan '11 9:15:27 PM by melloncollie

SandJosieph Since: Dec, 2009
#209: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:15:41 PM

Prehensile hair is too cool to be ignored as a trait.

TheMightyAnonym PARTY HARD!!!! from Pony Chan Since: Jan, 2010
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#210: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:16:06 PM

I was going to say Pocahontas didn't have a Voldemort nose, but then I clicked the link and now I can't unsee it.

Haaaarrryyyy Potterrrrrrrr-...

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Karalora Since: Jan, 2001
#211: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:18:04 PM

Pocahontas looks weird in some stills, but fine in others. It's not like it would matter that much in a written work.

BobbyG vigilantly taxonomish from England Since: Jan, 2001
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#212: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:18:27 PM

I suppose Esmerelda is stretching it?

There's Giselle, of course, but she's kind of a parody. Ish.

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melloncollie Since: Feb, 2012
#213: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:19:33 PM

Esmeralda... Princess of the Gypsies? [lol]

No idea about Giselle. I haven't seen that movie.

Karalora Since: Jan, 2001
#214: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:20:04 PM

Maybe Esmeralda, Megara, and various others could be cameos instead of main characters.

(Should we move this to Troper Covens?)

edited 24th Jan '11 9:20:36 PM by Karalora

SelphieFairy Hate spinnerbait. from California Since: Mar, 2010
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#215: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:20:15 PM

actually giselle WAS going to be a disney princess and they were going to use her animated form in the marketing/merchandise. except they found out that would have to pay royalties to Amy Adams for using her face so they decided against it.

edited 24th Jan '11 9:21:01 PM by SelphieFairy

Aondeug Oh My from Our Dreams Since: Jun, 2009
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#216: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:20:42 PM

Yeah. This is off topic...

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BobbyG vigilantly taxonomish from England Since: Jan, 2001
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#217: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:23:29 PM

It is rather off-topic, isn't it? I haven't been very good about this today. Sorry about that.

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OnTheOtherHandle Since: Feb, 2010
#218: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:35:54 PM

I'll make a thread in Writer's Block.

Edit: here it is.

edited 24th Jan '11 9:39:47 PM by OnTheOtherHandle

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GlennMagusHarvey Since: Jan, 2001
#219: Jan 24th 2011 at 9:46:17 PM

Selphie Fairy: i dunno, when someone calls you a "princess" isn't it kind of implying you're special in some sort of way? Princesses are beautiful, graceful, wonderful, kind, etc etc. And depending on your opinion, she's also supposed to be strong in some mental way too.

The "princess" archetype has many properties:

  • beauty
  • fancy clothing
    • lots of formalwear
  • fancy accessories
    • crowns and tiaras
  • wealth
  • display of wealth
  • elegance
  • power over some people
  • obligations to family
  • superior status, as royalty
  • snobbishness/"rich bitch"

Mr AHR: At least Tiana was a pretty good princess. Make sure your little girl sees that movie, pvt.

Sadly, I don't think you're talking about a motorcycle-riding, dual-pistol-wielding sharpshooter mage.

Aondeug: and only liked the toilet in my doll house because it was a toilet and I thought it was neat.

Suddenly, I think more highly of your tastes. And lowly at the same time.

Bobby G: Actually, there's really no shortage of Disney villains. Hook, Gaston, Barbossa, Mc Leach, Cruella de Vil...

Gaston would be curiously apt, if we're going for a sort of "battle of the sexes" theme, though he is the hero of nothing but a bunch of YouTube Poop videos at this point.

And he STILL gets game overs on Lefou's Quest IV.

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TheGirlWithPointyEars Never Ask Me the Odds from Outer Space Since: Dec, 2009
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#221: Jan 25th 2011 at 8:41:00 AM

^ Oh yeah, that's the article I was talking about several pages back. Good to have a link. smile

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kashchei Since: May, 2010
#222: Jan 25th 2011 at 9:26:58 AM

"I really, really wanted some Olympic figure skating Barbie for some reason. She was like the only one I ever wanted EVER. Mom said no because I destroyed the others. BUT I WANTED HER."

I had that one. Honestly, I always thought she was gross. The way her joints worked required her to have thicker ankles and thus look more realistic, so instead of looking curvy like other Barbies, she just looked like an anorexic hag.

And better than thy stroke; why swellest thou then?
neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#223: Jan 25th 2011 at 2:35:31 PM

"Gaston would be curiously apt, if we're going for a sort of "battle of the sexes" theme" - GMH

What do you mean?

pvtnum11 OMG NO NOSECONES from Kerbin low orbit Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
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#224: Jan 25th 2011 at 5:49:10 PM

My wife tried to explain this whole concept to me, as she's the oldest out of five girls and thus pretty familiar with the whole princess cool-factor thing, but I think her logic lost me a few turns back.

My daughter didn't seem to care or notice the entire conversation, though, she was too busy playing soldier. The fiberglass suspension shell from an old steel-pot helmet is just the right size and weight for her.

EDITS: I kant spel

edited 25th Jan '11 5:49:59 PM by pvtnum11

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SandJosieph Since: Dec, 2009
#225: Jan 25th 2011 at 5:53:00 PM

For me the creepiest Disney Villain was Judge Doom. The eyes still creep me out. And his plan to renovate Toon Town as a freeway. DX


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