2 thoughts on “Can the Tale of Sleeping Beauty be Feminist?”
Natasha Khourysaid:
This blog is great for so many reasons! The first and most simple is the layout; categorized in 3 themes of relevance that make it easy to maneuver. The analysis of characters in original versions was very interesting – especially comparing the Queen in Sun, Moon and Talia to the wicked stepmother in Snow White. Speaking of villains, you mention aspects of the tale that are so not feminist and that includes making powerful or assertive women of the stories the villains. Villains are always characterized as powerful and ugly women, dehumanizing important aspects of any strong woman. Also, the analyses and breakdown of each tale is both helpful to understand and an interesting analysis because it was not covered in class. I especially enjoyed the “lessons” because it points out very degrading aspects such as the Queen in the Disney version basically being only useful for bearing children, consent, and needing a man. All valuable topics to point on because these themes are not something we want to instill in young girls idolizing the characters in these films. All in all such a great job!
You guys looked at Sleeping Beauty from so many different angles which really gives a holistic view of the Disney fairytale. One of the posts that I found most interesting was the racial critique. I have not seen the movie in a very long time, and admittedly when I was less educated on feminism and other cultural issues. It had not dawned on me when I last watched the movie that the “evil” or “bad” side was so closely associated with dark colors. I think that oftentimes in fairytales like these, it is not the outright diminishing of someone or a group of people, but the subliminal of underlying tones and insinuations that are the most harmful. When viewers are unaware of the ideas that they are thinking and carry on to real-life, they are less likely to know how to correct them. You all did an awesome job on this blog. It is very educational and I feel more knowledgable about the fairytale Sleeping Beauty. Great job!
This blog is great for so many reasons! The first and most simple is the layout; categorized in 3 themes of relevance that make it easy to maneuver. The analysis of characters in original versions was very interesting – especially comparing the Queen in Sun, Moon and Talia to the wicked stepmother in Snow White. Speaking of villains, you mention aspects of the tale that are so not feminist and that includes making powerful or assertive women of the stories the villains. Villains are always characterized as powerful and ugly women, dehumanizing important aspects of any strong woman. Also, the analyses and breakdown of each tale is both helpful to understand and an interesting analysis because it was not covered in class. I especially enjoyed the “lessons” because it points out very degrading aspects such as the Queen in the Disney version basically being only useful for bearing children, consent, and needing a man. All valuable topics to point on because these themes are not something we want to instill in young girls idolizing the characters in these films. All in all such a great job!
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You guys looked at Sleeping Beauty from so many different angles which really gives a holistic view of the Disney fairytale. One of the posts that I found most interesting was the racial critique. I have not seen the movie in a very long time, and admittedly when I was less educated on feminism and other cultural issues. It had not dawned on me when I last watched the movie that the “evil” or “bad” side was so closely associated with dark colors. I think that oftentimes in fairytales like these, it is not the outright diminishing of someone or a group of people, but the subliminal of underlying tones and insinuations that are the most harmful. When viewers are unaware of the ideas that they are thinking and carry on to real-life, they are less likely to know how to correct them. You all did an awesome job on this blog. It is very educational and I feel more knowledgable about the fairytale Sleeping Beauty. Great job!
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