Princesses Can Hold Their Own! *a mini rant*

[estherhead]

In Belle's defense: Finally, the Beast is loaded. For all we know their honeymoon is a 3 month trip around the world. He can afford it. She can leave the castle whenever she wants.

I was actually thinking this! Hahaha! If she had married Gaston, that's it. You do what he wants forever. She held out and found someone who would do what she wanted sometimes. So I can guarantee they saw the world.

 

[delyrium]

I was actually thinking this! Hahaha! If she had married Gaston, that's it. You do what he wants forever. She held out and found someone who would do what she wanted sometimes. So I can guarantee they saw the world.

For all we know, the Beast went back to his old ways once the curse was lifted, since the incentive for being a kind and unselfish person was removed.

 

[MsMagical]

Sleeping Beauty -- basically does nothing at all besides dancing in the woods with a guy she's just met. The rest of the time she's a prop.

This is exactly why I never let my 5 year old forget that Aurora is a dud. She is the only princess I totally refuse to give any kind of attention or support to.

And all through Beauty and the Beast, I repeatedly mention to her that a man doesn't need saving, and more importantly, it is never her responsibility to save anyone. Also, that Beast should have been a better human being and he wouldn't be in this predicament in the first place. Finally, that kidnapping or holding someone against their will (and, I believe this was a coercion) is not love... There are a lot of issues I have with that story so she doesn't get to watch it much.

But, I think the Rapunzel story would have been mostly the same without any love aspect to it. The love part is sweet but wasn't necessary to the story. Rapunzel was a good person so she would have saved any friend, not just a love interest. I think her character is strong.

I LOVE Frozen but I am wondering where the heck these girls got their gumption if their parents weren't even brave enough to own up to Elsa's gifts and really find a way to help her learn how to use them. It's the only part of the story that really bothered me.

 

[SmallWorld71]

I loved Frozen, but let's not forget that Anna decides to marry the 1st man she meets outside of the castle walls. Sure, that didn't work out since he revealed his true self. But, her approach to love at first was no different than Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel or Jasmine. She just happened to pick a bad egg.