Research

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-       Cinderella

“Leave the sewing to the women”

This shows the ideology that women are domestic and do stereotypical jobs such as cleaning, washing etc. No mention to men doing domestic tasks. The female mouse says this to the male mouse when the male offers to do Cinderella a favor (sewing)

-       Snow White

When in the dwarves house Snow White she says, “You think their mother would clean!” Even though Snow White is a girl herself, Disney have made her sexist towards her own gender as this is teaching girls they should be clean and domestic and according to her women should stay at home.

-       The Little Mermaid

Ursula – “What I want from you is your voice.” This is teaching young girls to just be pretty and silent and that what they have to say does not matter, as long as they look nice. By this, Ursula is saying that girls do not need intelligence and that it is not important for them and that a pretty face is all that matters. Ariel gives up her voice and by accepting Ursula’s deal, it is teaching little girls that they must change for men – even if they have to give something up. This leads to Ariel choosing to give up being a mermaid and chooses to be a human and leave her family to be with her “true love.” This shows how everything about a girl is seen as superficial.

-       Beauty and the Beast

In this film, Disney are romanticizing domestic abuse towards women and by Belle staying with the beast, it is showing younger people that it is ok to be in an abusive relationship. This once again is showing that men are the dominant ones in relationships and that women should accept that. This teachers younger girls that their identity does not matter as Belle is dominated by the beast.