Disney Expanded - What Can Disney Teach Us?

Why do you think projects like these are politically and socially important?
It's important to challenge stereotypes. The images of normalcy and beauty that the media portrays are very limited, as well and the ideals of gender and sexuality. In order to create acceptance, we need to start with our media. Why not start with more diverse character designs? "Ideal human traits" should apply to everyone, not just a limited few.

Why hide behind a man?

Genderbent Disney Transforms Classic Movie Character?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/11/gender-bending-disney-characters_n_5133573.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

Swapping Gender?
http://www.clipd.com/movies/37502/30-disney-characters-swap-genders-and-the-results-are-magical?utm_source=fbk&utm_campaign=dsk-37502-fa&utm_medium=referral&pid=null#slide/0

Disney Princesses With Beards By Adam Elli?
http://www.boredpanda.com/disney-princesses-with-beards-adam-ellis/

Disney Princesses Re-imagined As Different Ethnicity?
http://www.boredpanda.com/disney-princess-race-reimagined-lettherebedoodles/

Unhappily Ever After?
http://www.neoncantina.com/real-endings-favorite-disney-movies-messed/#.U5tX8IZgogI.facebook

Why are Disney Princesses all White?
http://sfglobe.com/?id=942&src=share_fb_new_942

Disney Princesses Dress Up as Superheroes?
http://geekologie.com/2013/10/because-its-cheating-to-trick-or-treat-a.php

If Disney Princesses Had Normal Sized Waists?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/lorynbrantz/if-disney-princesses-had-realistic-waistlines

Id Disney Princesses Had Normal Sized Eyes?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jenlewis/if-disney-princesses-had-normal-size-eyes

Re-imagined as Men?
http://uproxx.com/webculture/2014/05/disney-princesses-as-princes/

What 9 Disney Princesses Would Look Like As Guys?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/kierawrr/what-9-disney-princesses-would-look-like-as-guys-4gx1 

Turn Your Princess-Obsessed Toddler Into a Feminist in Eight Easy Step?
http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/turn-your-princess-obsessed-toddler-into-a-feminist-in-eight-easy-steps/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1 

Bruised And Bloodied Disney Princesses Remind Us Domestic Violence Can Happen To Anyone?
www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/09/disney-princess-domestic-abuse-saint-hoax_n_5567711.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063 

Historically Accurate Clothing?
http://hellogiggles.com/watch-disney-princesses-get-historically-accurate-makeover

New Disney Princess "on Tap"?

http://www.clickhole.com/article/awesome-disney-has-created-its-first-ever-indian-p-1910

Disney as "Cups"?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/dannnnnnnnnnnny/your-favorite-disney-princesses-as-lukewarm-bowls-1eatz#.hyqKrNG4qp

Realistic Hair?
http://www.boredpanda.com/disney-princesses-realistic-hair-loryn-brantz/

Realistic Bodies?
http://www.answers.com/article/19529/top-natural-dog-foods-for-large-breeds?paramt=31&param4=fb-us-de-entertainment-chr2&param1=eat&param2=57491181&param5=10152106688416186&param6=6045087526386

Disney Animal Characters as Human?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/disney-gets-humanized#.qiPmDyXa3A
https://www.distractify.com/disney-humans-1210152216.html?ts_pid=2&ts_pid=2

Disney in Same-Sex Relationship?
http://www.wittyfeed.com/story/6586/6/What-If-Disney-Characters-Were-In-Same-Sex-Relationships 

Princesses in Old Age?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/lorynbrantz/aged-like-a-fine-wine#.eiJQDn1Y0z

With No Make Up?
http://www.mtv.com/news/2239230/disney-princess-without-makeup/?xrs=_s.fb_main

Imagined As Different Races?
http://www.clipd.com/movies/34651/18-disney-princesses-reimagined-as-a-different-race?utm_source=fbk&utm_campaign=dsk-34651-fa-rtrl-15092810&utm_medium=referral&pid=null#slide/2 

Woman Uses Hijab to Model Characters
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jennaguillaume/this-hijabi-makeup-artist-transforms-into-disney-princesses?bffbmain&utm_term=.sryGVBbd5#.atN37GY4d

Disney Princesses Reimagined Years Later As Queens
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/disney-princesses-as-queens_us_5931b911e4b075bff0f3420f?utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_source=main_fb&utm_term=nosplashcard&utm_medium=facebook&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
Modern
http://www.boredpanda.com/disney-princesses-reimagined-as-modern-girls-anoosha-syed/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=BPFacebook 

Here Are All Your Favorite Disney Princesses, Ranked From Least To Most Feminist
 https://www.buzzfeed.com/beatrizserranomolina/all-your-favorite-disney-princesses-ranked-from-least?bffbmain&utm_term=.yb4KXW5rb#.aa8NMaork

TRIGGER WARNING Photographer Uses Disney Princesses To Draw Attention To Real-Life Issues
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/disney-princess-real-life-issues_us_5911f227e4b05e1ca2023a03?utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_source=main_fb&utm_medium=facebook&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

Illustrator Accurately Reimagines What Disney Movies Would Look Like If They Were Made In 2017 
www.boredpanda.com/disney-characters-today-tom-ward-studios/?page_numb=1&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=boredomtherapy

ALTERNATIVES
Bratz Dolls as "Mighty Girls"
http://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=10223 

Barbies Invade Classic Paintings To Bring Women Back Into Art History
http://www.boredpanda.com/classic-paintings-barbie-dolls-catherine-thery/

Racism in Cartoons

This young man did a great job analyzing stereotypes in cartoons, connecting them to United States historical events (ie: segregation, Civil Rights), and narrating the images he sites as examples.  Some of the examples he uses are repeats - I have the entire video clip in other posts on this blog.

 

What do imagine when you think of a woman wearing a hijab?  The images on this site http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/3QDvqk/beenidrew.com/pretty-models-in-hijaab/ challenge the stereotype.

Racism in Children's Cartoons

Not just Disney (Elmer Fudd, Dumbo, Jungle Book), but also Popeye and Bugs Bunny have/had racism.

Challenging Media - The Disney Influence

The video summarizes and offers some example the corporate (national & international) power which Disney has to influence the media, children, and society. Unprecedented control over images and messages leads to a limited world view.  As you view these videos/songs, ask yourself these questions:

• What stereotypes are portrayed?
• Do those stereotypes still exist?
• In your teaching/learning, what have you taught/learned that dismantled the stereotypes?

This video gives a specific example of the "Disney racism" towards African Americans.  These are "Jim Crows" and even have an African American accent.

This video gives a specific example of the "Disney racism" towards Middle Eastern Communities.

 

This video gives a specific example of the "Disney racism" towards Asians.

 

This video gives a specific example of the "Disney racism" towards Native Americans.

And here is a 20 minutes excerpt from the 60 minutes program, Mickey Mouse Monopoly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOxWZA5X8fY