moonwishes2013
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I do not have a problem with the dress, it is her face, it is not the Merida in the movie, completely different.
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Merida's New Look
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I get the whole body structure agrument of this, and yes I think that adds to issues towards women and their looks in this country. However I think it is more of an issue of disney adding to the issue of women of different body sizes being formed into "the perfect" women more then it has to do with being sexualized. If you want to argue being to sexualized then go to your local mall and see what some parents let their teenage daughters dress like. Go ahead and see if you can figure out which ones are 18 and which ones are 14, its not that easy. All this dress says to me is a formal dress that lots of girls that are that age where to very special occasions, like weddings or very formal dances, and in this cases being marketed for her cornonation. On the whole tomboy thing, yes a tomboy girl would not where this everyday but even they get dressed up from time to time, and on that I know several girls that are more tomboys and several that are more girly girls and quite honestly on those special occasions that the "tomboys" have to dress up they do a much better job then the girly girls do. Merida's mannerism's are not changing and in my opinion outside her body structure there was nothing wrong with the look. This a big deal even for her becoming a disney princess so the dressing up in a more formal look can be achieved. Disney marketing needs to do a much better job though then just throw these changes out there. Creating backstories on why princesses like merida have to occasionally dress like this would of honestly not been that hard and at least would of given a bs believable story that some moms could go tell their young daughters.
exactly.....they probably could have added maybe a little more curves to be more exact but this look does not say sexy
Monkee Girl
Well-Known Member
I have no problem with the dress. Girls are allowed to have different dresses. This one in particular, save for the low neckline, is basically her meet and greet dress. It's pretty. But, this was not just a limited time magic thing. I am 100% positive this was going to be Merida's redesign, just like the rest of the princesses. Only problem is where people didn't seem to have a problem with Cinderella getting changed (I did), they did had a problem with Merida and fought it....and won. Now Disney is back tracking, using her coronation as an excuse. I don't buy it. I hope all these reports of them using the dress on merchandise on a short term basis is true. And I hope the other redesigns go away as well.
Victor Kelly
Well-Known Member
@Padraig
First off your comment is more crass, why do I need to give you ideas, too busy being led around by the nose like a sheep? Glitter, and low necklines are hardly a thing to be worried about for cartoons. How about the violence and sexual content children are subjected to on a daily basis by the beloved media? Music, tv, movies, cartoons, internet, magazines, all contain items of sexuality and violence, that many many many parents allow their precious children to gobble up. But when Disney tries to give their Princesses a makeover, nobody cries out foul play, but when they do it to a brand spanking new Princess, mommies everywhere are up in arms. Double standards do not sit well with me.
Tell me why a cartoon character is a role model, especially a Princess? Most Princesses are the damsel in distress, especially feminine, helpless, and submissive, yet they all exhibit generally excellent qualities of character. There are plenty of men AND women that can be good role models. Scientists, doctors, nurses, police and even those in or military. Those are role models.
So as you can see I am not ignoring any debate or shirking from it. You wanna debate, bring it. Here is my nasty supposition to you. You are unwilling to face truth and fact, you say I have sterotyped obviously you, yet you fell into the sterotype on your own. Important causes? What are you deaf and blind, and uneducated? Look around you, open your eyes. Hunger, starvation, terrible schooling, crime, war, perversly corrupt politicians, inflation, record unemployment. Are these not more important that a woman's clothing?
If not, then there is no further point addressing you because you have your head and several others buried either in the sand or in a portion of your anatomy.
So I loathe your type of comments as it offers no solution but only an escalation to the conversation, specifically troll worthy of a new member.
First off your comment is more crass, why do I need to give you ideas, too busy being led around by the nose like a sheep? Glitter, and low necklines are hardly a thing to be worried about for cartoons. How about the violence and sexual content children are subjected to on a daily basis by the beloved media? Music, tv, movies, cartoons, internet, magazines, all contain items of sexuality and violence, that many many many parents allow their precious children to gobble up. But when Disney tries to give their Princesses a makeover, nobody cries out foul play, but when they do it to a brand spanking new Princess, mommies everywhere are up in arms. Double standards do not sit well with me.
Tell me why a cartoon character is a role model, especially a Princess? Most Princesses are the damsel in distress, especially feminine, helpless, and submissive, yet they all exhibit generally excellent qualities of character. There are plenty of men AND women that can be good role models. Scientists, doctors, nurses, police and even those in or military. Those are role models.
So as you can see I am not ignoring any debate or shirking from it. You wanna debate, bring it. Here is my nasty supposition to you. You are unwilling to face truth and fact, you say I have sterotyped obviously you, yet you fell into the sterotype on your own. Important causes? What are you deaf and blind, and uneducated? Look around you, open your eyes. Hunger, starvation, terrible schooling, crime, war, perversly corrupt politicians, inflation, record unemployment. Are these not more important that a woman's clothing?
If not, then there is no further point addressing you because you have your head and several others buried either in the sand or in a portion of your anatomy.
So I loathe your type of comments as it offers no solution but only an escalation to the conversation, specifically troll worthy of a new member.
Sped2424
Well-Known Member
Unfortunately they haven't, Disney is still intent on using the new redesign on certain products they haven't changed a thing, disney stated that the cg merida will be on some merchandise and the drawn merida will appear on certain things as well always been the game plan. http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/16/disney-wont-alter-princess-redesign-of-braves-merida
coachwnh
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- In the Parks
- No
http://video.foxnews.com/v/23898403...ine-after-protests/?playlist_id=1621774019001
Not sure if anyone else saw this (or posted) but just watched this online
Not sure if anyone else saw this (or posted) but just watched this online
Mr Morrow
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@real mad hatter won't enjoy that (3.00 onwards) 
real mad hatter
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Iam cool.@real mad hatter won't enjoy that (3.00 onwards)
Pick145
Active Member
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-may-16-2013/the-princess-and-the-p-r-?xrs=synd_facebook
Even Jon Stewart is commenting on this
Even Jon Stewart is commenting on this
The Empress Lilly
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Man...five people discuss how they'd prefer Merida a bit tomboyish with a bow, rather than as a prom queen, and the entire Disney company is stopped in its tracks.
When twenty million people are crying in despair that EPCOT is being destroyed they go ahead anyway. Social media came fifteen years too late.
When twenty million people are crying in despair that EPCOT is being destroyed they go ahead anyway. Social media came fifteen years too late.
HMF
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Sigh, If it only were that simple.Man...five people discuss how they'd prefer Merida a bit tomboyish with a bow, rather than as a prom queen, and the entire Disney company is stopped in its tracks.
When twenty million people are crying in despair that EPCOT is being destroyed they go ahead anyway. Social media came fifteen years too late.
Daddymouse
Member
I think this is Disney Marketing Genius and use of social media helped. How can they get Merida's name on everyone's mind? They change her look and get press both positive and negative. "Any publicity is good publicity"
NEL
Active Member
I would wager some good money that the majority of those in " social media " that complained dont even know her name and just call her brave or princess brave. This is just another example of a non issue being exaggerated by the 24 hour news cycle because they need to talk about some type of new scandal and if there is none they will create one.
Sam Magic
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I like this one more, It has a nic combination of old and new Merida, more regal in my opinion. Thank Mickey she has her bow.Found this one just now. It feels better... better artwork, not sparkly, and she has her bow. I hope this one gets used more.
hiptwinmama
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Who the hell is this... looks nothing like Merida other than the hair and eye color.Incase your curious....
To be honest...I Find it degrading to the other lesser known princesses who haven't had a chance..Come on Disney..Elowny & Kida need to be there too..