A very stupid thing...

Going back to the subject of where people get their ideas from; I touched on my hunch that Disney movies kids grew up on hasn't helped them with the blow of reality.

CHARACTER EXAMINATION:
Ariel, the Little Mermaid: wants to have greater things and ends up with a stupid prince, who “loved whoever had that ‘voice,’” no matter how wonderful Ariel was. For this she gives up her world, her family, her fins. This we will call stupid devotion.

Belle in Beauty and the Beast also wants greater things and ends up with a rotten (oh, maybe he’ll change…) prince who at first worked on being nice to her only to break his curse. For this she gave up her plans and dreams of journeying in the world. Again, same diagnosis. Stupid.

Lastly, Aladdin: the princess in this story also gives up her dreams of venturing into the world, independently when her beggar-turned-prince takes her on a magic carpet ride. He fact that he is going to “show her the world” when he’s never seen it himself is null and void.

If you’re thinking these ‘fair tales’ do not apply to real life, think again! You have to keep in mind that billions of girls and boys who see these films are going to grow up believing this romantic nonsense and dreaming dreams that most likely turn into nightmares.