The Disney princesses are very good role models. Most little girls love to dress up as Disney princesses and there is nothing wrong with that. In the article, “Little Girls or Little Women? The Disney Princess Effect”, Stephanie Hanes argues that the Disney princesses are bad for young girls. She argues that because young girls grow up in a Disney culture they are growing up and maturing faster. Disney princesses deserve to be celebrated for all that they teach young girls.
Hanes does not suggest that little girls should not watch Disney movies growing up, she suggests that Disney should broaden the princess’ role. She gives 2 examples of this, the first is that Disney must advocate for more color choices, other than pink. The second example …show more content…
If the study was done in 2017, the result would be different. The study is also invalid because it claims that the girls dressed in swimsuits did not do well because they were wearing swimsuits. There could be many reasons why they did not do well, one being is that they felt uncomfortable doing math in swimsuits. This study also claims that the girls in swimsuits are not smart, but the girls in swimsuits and the girls in sweaters were both at the same university so that means that they are both equally smart. The second argument that Hanes states is that girls are listening to music that sexualizes them. Yes, there is music that is demeaning to young girls, but there is much more music that is empowering to women. For example, Beyoncé sang the lyrics, “Who run the world? Girls!”. Another song by Christina Aguilera has the lyrics “you are beautiful, in every single way”. Lady Gaga’s song, Born This Way, also has the lyrics “hold your head up, girl, and you’ll go far”. These are just a few examples of song lyrics that are good influences on young girls, there are many more songs like that. The last argument that Hanes says in that paragraph is that a girl’s value comes from her sexual appeal. This is wrong because when sick people go to a hospital and get a female doctor they do not say “I do not want this girl doctor because she is ugly”, usually people are impressed that there are many female …show more content…
This article has important information on how a parent can keep their child’s from getting too attached to Disney princesses. The article, “The 'princess Industrial Complex' Is Inescapable - Is That Bad for Girls?" by William Cummings explains how princess culture is a magical part of childhood, but parents have to be smart about how they handle their children. Because afterall, it is mom and dad who are there for their kids, not Anna and Elsa (Cummings). Even if young girls did want to dress up like a Disney princesses, it is not because they think it looks “sexy”, young girls do not even know what sexy is. They want to dress up like the Disney princesses because they want to be like the Disney Princesses, and there is nothing wrong with
Hanes does not suggest that little girls should not watch Disney movies growing up, she suggests that Disney should broaden the princess’ role. She gives 2 examples of this, the first is that Disney must advocate for more color choices, other than pink. The second example …show more content…
If the study was done in 2017, the result would be different. The study is also invalid because it claims that the girls dressed in swimsuits did not do well because they were wearing swimsuits. There could be many reasons why they did not do well, one being is that they felt uncomfortable doing math in swimsuits. This study also claims that the girls in swimsuits are not smart, but the girls in swimsuits and the girls in sweaters were both at the same university so that means that they are both equally smart. The second argument that Hanes states is that girls are listening to music that sexualizes them. Yes, there is music that is demeaning to young girls, but there is much more music that is empowering to women. For example, Beyoncé sang the lyrics, “Who run the world? Girls!”. Another song by Christina Aguilera has the lyrics “you are beautiful, in every single way”. Lady Gaga’s song, Born This Way, also has the lyrics “hold your head up, girl, and you’ll go far”. These are just a few examples of song lyrics that are good influences on young girls, there are many more songs like that. The last argument that Hanes says in that paragraph is that a girl’s value comes from her sexual appeal. This is wrong because when sick people go to a hospital and get a female doctor they do not say “I do not want this girl doctor because she is ugly”, usually people are impressed that there are many female …show more content…
This article has important information on how a parent can keep their child’s from getting too attached to Disney princesses. The article, “The 'princess Industrial Complex' Is Inescapable - Is That Bad for Girls?" by William Cummings explains how princess culture is a magical part of childhood, but parents have to be smart about how they handle their children. Because afterall, it is mom and dad who are there for their kids, not Anna and Elsa (Cummings). Even if young girls did want to dress up like a Disney princesses, it is not because they think it looks “sexy”, young girls do not even know what sexy is. They want to dress up like the Disney princesses because they want to be like the Disney Princesses, and there is nothing wrong with