General Disney Princess Discussion

And lucky too. When I met Rapunzel and Cinderella, I almost blushed to death like Batman. ^_^;;

Wasn't expecting that to be a page-topper. ^_^;;

Edited by Demetrios on Jul 1st 2018 at 1:22:35 PM

Bump. With some of the best fanart I've seen in a long time.

Necro-Bump: It turns out that Amy Mebberson did try to pitch Pocket Princesses to Disney as an official thing, but was stymied by the "no interacting" rule. Said pitch did get Amy in charge of the actual Disney Princess comics, and she hopes that Pocket Princesses will one day become official.

Disney’s sells pocket princess merch, doesn’t it?

Or is it just merch that uses knockoffs of the pocket princess designs?

Edited by KnownUnknown on Jul 31st 2021 at 10:35:52 AM

I do wonder if higher ups at Disney would consider Sofia and Elena to be official Disney princesses. On the one hand, they have television shows, and didn't start out with theatrical movies like those seen as official Disney princesses. On the other hand, they're the only two princesses from animated television to have somewhat of a large presence outside of that. On the other other hand, their presence was much more downplayed later on, especially after their shows ended.

Edited by jessicadicicco610 on Jul 31st 2021 at 11:25:04 AM

I often tell people my favorite Disney Princess is Star Butterfly. I'll admit, it's partially to mess with people and more often then not is met with a response of "Who?" from people who don't follow Disney TV, but I legitimately do really like the character. Favorite official princess... I'd have to say Mulan or Rapunzel.

Let It Go? Disney Princess Culture Isn’t Toxic, Study Finds

Major caveat:

Also worth noting is that the current generation isn't the one that actually experienced the Princess marketing and usage people considered outdated.

"I interviewed a bunch of kids whose first princess movie was Tangled about whether princesses can be empowered characters" is a bit iffy as a sample size given that characters like Rapunzel, Anna, Elsa, Merida, Moana, etc were specifically designed to avert the criticisms earlier characters got, and their parents are from the generation where the bulk of those criticisms came from.

What they should have done is interview adults about what they learned or didn't learn from watching princess movies growing up.

Edited by KnownUnknown on Jul 31st 2021 at 3:57:55 AM

That's a breath of fresh air. Something's not considered toxic for a change. :)

I think children are the demographic and its important to have their input, but yeah, you are right.

Bump with a fun question. Who here agrees that the Princesses look very good◊ in◊ riding clothes?

I love Aurora's and Snow White's!

The capes certainly add an elegant flair.

I know that Rapunzel's blonde hair is more popular and marketable,but I stan for the supremacy of her short brown hair.

I like her blonde hair. ^_^;;

I want more of her with long brunette hair.

That does sound nice. :)

I do think it would be good to have a non-action princess again. I know these days action girls are mandated but it would be interesting if Disney tried it again and she still is a good female role model. She doesn't have to kick butt but she is someone who strives to fight for what she believes in.

A duo of Disney princesses could probably do the trick. One of them does the fighting, while the other does the talking.

Say, I remember the leaders of one of the invading forces in the second season of Magic Knight Rayearth were like that. One of them was a fierce tsundere and the other was a classy lady.

Edited by Demetrios on Sep 5th 2021 at 1:11:28 PM

x7

To quote Flynn Rider, "I have a thing for brunettes."

It makes me wish Sofia would be considered an official Disney princess given how, while she's definitely very strong, it's more from her willpower and less physical power. She's much more about heart and when she does get into more dangerous situations, more emphasis is placed on how she thinks things through. The closest she has to physical power is from the sports she's taken at Royal Prep. Her being a more mindful princess about heart would be a good template for future princesses.

What about stylishly streaking one hair color with that of the other? ;)

Here's another good example of the already good song "You'll Be In My Heart" applied to more than one movie. :)

I saw something funny on Facebook. You know that "See people's stories" thing? They put one up for a beignet recipe... but the steps were all over the place. XD