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Source: http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/di...ge--merida-petition-goes-viral-175251230.html
Basically, the summary is:
- The original character, Merida, is awesome, tomboyish, and was the role model that a LOT of mothers were looking for when it came to Disney figures.
- Disney marketing changes her because, fuck you, that's why.
- People are signing a petition because they
This stunt really, really pisses me off. I think she was a very, very important character, especially with today's day and age of starting girls out in a world where they can actually change their fate more readily than they were ever able before. I found this character to be extremely important and bigger than just a cartoon disney movie.
Basically, the summary is:
- The original character, Merida, is awesome, tomboyish, and was the role model that a LOT of mothers were looking for when it came to Disney figures.
- Disney marketing changes her because, fuck you, that's why.
- People are signing a petition because they
Not to mention she's lost her bow in the new version.object to what they’ve called the sexualizing of Merida’s image, in which the character now appears older, with a tinier waistline, sultrier eyes, a coquettish expression, tamed curls, and more exposed skin peeking out from a bedazzled, off-the-shoulder version of the constricting teal dress she so resented in “Brave.â€
This stunt really, really pisses me off. I think she was a very, very important character, especially with today's day and age of starting girls out in a world where they can actually change their fate more readily than they were ever able before. I found this character to be extremely important and bigger than just a cartoon disney movie.