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Depiction of Men and Females in Disney Disney is a billion dollar market that is hiding things between the innocence of their characters. As kids growing up we don’t realize what these shows are telling us or showing us but as we get older and watch these movies and shows we see the bigger picture and the way these Disney characters are represented. I don’t believe many people know what the big problem with Disney is, but I do believe that more parents need to take into account what they are having their kids watch and grow up with. Females get very depicted in Disney, the main character’s that are “bad” or “good”. Usually the “good” girl characters are made to be very attractive. They usually have big breasts, very thin waistline, long …show more content…

For example, “ what we often don’t talk about when discussing Disney’s representation of men is the converse of Disney’s damsel in distress trope. Disney’s men often claim the spotlight even when the story being told is not theirs. Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty are all movies titled after their female characters and yet it is men who are thrust into the role of heroes” (Leek). In Disney shows also shown in the documentary “ Mickey Mouse Monopoly” the females usually always use their bodies to seduce the men to do what they want them to do or distract them. This depiction of females is very wrong due to the fact that younger kids watching these shows look up to these characters as a figure that they should be when they grow up. Showing younger girls that you have to have a skinny waist to be attractive and that it’s okay to seduce guys to get what they want in life. For example, “arguably, young children’s self-image is influenced by how they perceive their identities in texts both verbal and visual. Hence, media that girls are exposed to at a tender age play a major in shaping their gender ideologies” (Hairianto). I don’t believe disney is showing little girls a great representation of what they should be like. As for the men it’s just the same, the “good” men are always the most good looking guys with, white skin, blonde hair, and incredibly big muscles. It is incredible to see how the females in these types of shoes only go for those guys,

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