On the blog, Girl w/Pen! Natalie Wilson writes about sexism and racism in Disney’s “Tangled:” Renee of Womanist Musings points out, the glorifying of blonde hair – yet again – is problematic. She writes: “As a Black woman, I know all to well how complicated the issue of hair can be. Looking at the above [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tangled’
Can’t get past the hair
Posted in Body image, Books, Media, Movies, Sexuality, Toys & products, tagged Christian Blauvelt, Disney, Entertainment Weekly, Girl W/Pen!, Mother Gothel, Natalie Wilson, Rapunzel, Tangled on November 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Disney/ Pixar male execs stop movies starring girls
Posted in Media, Movies, tagged Ariel, Christopher Robin, Disney, Ed Catmull, Eeyore, Jasmine, Joe Jump, John Lasseter, Piglet, Pixar, Tangled, Up, Winnie the Pooh on November 23, 2010 | 21 Comments »
At first it seems like possible good news. Disney/ Pixar announces: no more fairy tales, code for princess movies. Great! No more damsels in distress who end the movie by landing a man. Now we’re going to have a slew of new movies with cool girl heroes who bravely rescue boys from peril, exuding power [...]
ReelGirl Star of the Week: Willow Smith
Posted in Body image, Cool and radical girls, Media, Most girlpower *GGG*, Music, ReelGirl recommends, Toys & products, tagged Britney Spears, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lemon Meringue, My Little Pony, Plum Puddin', Rapunzel, Strawberry Shortcake, Tangled, The Braiding Friends Hair Braider, Will Smith, Willow Smith on October 25, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Girls and hair, girls and hair, girls and hair! Toys marketed to girls– more often than not– involve hair. Very long hair. Barbie, of course, is well known for her waxy blond locks. Strawberry Shortcake and her friends Plum Puddin’ and Lemon Meringue wear stiff rectangles of hair that stretch to their knees. Even toys [...]
Rapunzel
Posted in Media, Most stereotyping *SSS*, Princesses, tagged Ariel, Brenda Chapman, Disney, Ed Catmull, feisty, Hans Christian Andersen, jaunty, John Lasseter, Kathryn Bigelow, Monsters and Aliens, Pixar, Princesses, Rapunzel, Reese Witherspoon, Steve Jobs, Tangled, The Bear and the Bow, The Incredibles, The Princess and the Frog, The Snow Queen on March 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Disney’s Rapunzel movie changes title and cast to attract boys The LA Times reports that that after the disappointing box office for “The Princess and the Frog,” Disney is drastically remaking it’s new Rapunzel movie to attract boys. It’s now called “Tangled” and co-stars a “swashbuckling” male in the lead. Tangled Some people are upset. [...]
