She disapproved of the fact that Cinderella \u201cwaits around for a rich guy to rescue her\u201d and believes women should rescue themselves.<\/p>\n
Speaking of The Little Mermaid, <\/em>Knightley said she did not agree with the fact that the lead princess gives up her voice for a man.<\/p>\n Knightley is not the only star to share their disapproval of the values the earlier Disney films supposedly promote. Actress Kristen Bell, who voiced Princess Anna in Disney\u2019s Frozen, <\/em>has stated that when watching Snow White <\/em>she makes sure her daughters know about the issue of consent regarding the scene where the prince kisses Snow White while she\u2019s asleep.<\/p>\n On social media, people have been quick to give their views.<\/p>\n Writing on Twitter, Hollie Kenney said: \u201cI grew up on them and my opinions of them have changed over time. The classic ones did have bad role models but recently they have been stronger women. I don\u2019t think kids watching them causes any harm though and it\u2019s the parents\u2019 decision at the end of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n Sally Wadhwa said she does not ban Disney films but makes sure her daughter also get positive messages about the role of women in society.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cGirls can grow to be warriors\/scientists\/teachers\/inventors. My four-year-old is like a sponge, I want her to be inspired.\u201d<\/p>\n But Twitter user Vicki Harrison Neves praised the new wave of Disney princesses such as Moana, saying they have \u201cmuch stronger characters\u201d and do not rely on a prince to save them.<\/p>\n Another parent, Charmaine Davies, claimed the idea of banning kids from watching was ridiculous.,<\/p>\n “Kids like the songs and the colours! I call my partner a handsome prince. But I still pay my bills, work and am totally independent!,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n Nicole OLoughlin believes the debate holds an important message about feminism: \u201cI also think it brings into question what type of femininity is accepted by a feminist perspective. A lot of feminists at the moment are quick to name the classic Disney princesses as anti-feminist and I really think we need to evaluate this idea.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An interview between Ellen DeGeneres and Kiera Knightley started a debate on whether certain Disney princess films portray women in a negative light. Knightley said…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1259,"featured_media":2540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4975,1],"tags":[2001,2002,637,2005,2004],"class_list":["post-2542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-uncategorised","tag-celebrity","tag-disney","tag-feminism","tag-movies","tag-princess"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/10\/unnamed_15_1.jpg\")
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