Anyone who says Sleeping Beauty isn鈥檛 one of the most progressive Disney movies obviously didn鈥檛 see it, because there鈥檚 nothing more progressive than a movie where the Golden Girls adopt a princess, raise her as their own, and then hire a hitman to save her.
It鈥檚 kind of sad that time has sort of forgot how great Flora, Fauna, and Meriweather were- largely due to their ugh portrayal in the Maleficent movie. These were three fairies who pretty much stopped their lives and their magic to raise a baby who they had only just met, and considering how Aurora turned out they seemed to have done a pretty good job!
And onto that part about the prince, yeah. Prince Philip was captured and helpless and they basically bust him out of prison and give him the goods to fight for them. Just because they didn鈥檛 do the fighting shouldn鈥檛 take away from the fact that he鈥檇 be done for without them.
Maybe someday these three will get a little more love!聽
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What are your favorite trios in animation? Mine are as follows
Fry + Leela + Bender - Futurama
Sam + Clover + Alex - Totally Spies
Anne + Sasha + Marcy - Amphibia
Oh those are top tier trios for sure, Amphibia is still fresh in my mind and I have fond memories of Totally Spies and the girls, I haven't watched futarama in forever but I still liked those threes dynamic, I have a few trios that stuck in my mind
Luz, Willow, and Gus - The Owl House
Three kids made outcasts from their peers for their respective reasons, bonding and supporting each other as a found family, and getting stronger because of it, not to mention they are all POC which is awesome.
Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather - Sleeping Beauty
The ACTUAL main characters of Sleeping Beauty, three good fairies tasked with defending the Princess Aurora from a curse cast from the evil fairy Maleficent, literally raising Aurora in the process, one incessantly kind, one naive but well meaning, and one who takes NO nonsense but it is still compassionate. These three deserved their own show in all honesty. Their dynamic is gold.
Sofia, James, and Amber - Sofia the first
Two royalty by birth and their stepsister who's still learning how to handle it all, these three don't start out the best, with jealousy and pettiness getting between each other but together they learn lessons about eachother and become better people through it all. It's one of the most postive while being realistic depiction of sibling hood I've ever seen.
Ben, Gwen, and Kevin - Ben 10 Alien Force
Technically there's several version of these three but their dynamic I loved most in alien force. Ben is carefree but serious if need be, a wildcard, Gwen is the snippy brains of the group, able to plan well, and Kevin is the prickly brute strength, running in headfirst. All together they solve extraterrestrial problems, and sometimes magical ones... sorta. Sci Fi and all.
This was fun, honestly there's one trio I wanted to put here, as there close to my heart but there a video game trio so they don't qualify, this was still fun, I always like your asks, they make me think.
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I feel like the problem with a lot of Disney's live action remakes (and arguably Wish) is they're trying to appeal to a crowd that no longer exists, namely the people who used to claim that the Disney Princesses were sexist.
All the interviews tend to include, "Well she's not chasing a MAN anymore" which...almost no one sees the princesses like that, anymore. Virtually NO ONE still believes the princesses are man-chasing sexist caricatures of women.
Cinderella is now hailed as an abuse victim who stayed strong long enough to get help to get out of her situation. Anyone who says she should have saved herself is basically regarded as a victim blamer. And it's very clear in the film she wasn't looking to marry the prince, she just wanted a night off. She was the only one who wasn't in line to meet him. She didn't find out she met the prince until he went looking for her!
Snow White is now hailed for her negotiation skills, ability to calm down after extreme stress (she had a moment of panic and had to cry for a bit, but who wouldn't after finding out The Queen hired someone to kill you?), and ability to take charge of a house of adult men. And again, she was an abuse victim, this time trying to escape ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS. While she dreamed of her prince, it was secondary to her main goal of SURVIVAL. There are also entire video essays about how Snow White gave hope to people during The Great Depression.
Everyone acknowledges that Ariel wanted to be human BEFORE meeting Eric. We all know she was a nerd hyperfixating on humans, and also standing up to her prejudiced father.
We understand Sleeping Beauty wasn't the main character, the Three Good Fairies were, AND PHILLIP WOULD NEVER HAVE BEATEN MALEFICENT WITHOUT THEM! He literally depended on them! WOMEN SAVED THE DAY! But even then, is it really such a sin for a girl to fantasize about romance and fall for someone with corny pickup lines?
We all understand Jasmine just wanted someone to treat her LIKE A PERSON. She rejected every Prince before Aladdin because they treated her like a prize. So why did they need her to want to be Sultan? How did that make her more feminist when she already wanted to be treated like an equal and have a say in her future? Is it only empowering if you want a career in politics?
We admire that Belle, despite living in a judgemental village, was kind to everyone (even though she found the village life dull), and her story teaches girls that the guy everyone else loves isn't always a good guy. What's sexist about teaching girls about red flags? And she didn't start being nice to The Beast until he started treating her with respect and kindness.
Do I really NEED to defend Mulan or Tiana? I think they speak for themselves.
Rapunzel was yet another abuse victim who just needed a little help to get out of her bad situation. In this case, she also needed to learn that she was an abuse victim, and that what Mother Gothel did WASN'T normal, much like many victims of gaslighting.
And don't get me started on the non-princess animals.
Perdita had a healthy relationship with Pongo to the point she was open to express her pregnancy fears to him, and was ready to TEAR APART Cruella's goons for daring to touch her puppies as well as adopting the other puppies. Like, she was so ferocious the goons mistook her for a hyena! She's basically that "I AM THAT GIRL'S MOTHER!" scene from SpyXFamily if Yor were a dog. She and her husband were a TEAM.....but they made a Cruella live action to turn her into a girlboss?! The literal animal abuser!? THAT'S the woman you wanted to put on a pedestal when Perdita was RIGHT THERE!?
Duchess kept her kittens calm after they had been catnapped and was classy as heck. Nice to everyone regardless of social class during a time period where that was uncommon.
Lady stood up to Tramp when she believed he had abandoned her and didn't really care about her. She found out he was a heartbreaker and was like, "Nuh uh. No. You are not doing that to me! You put me through enough."
Miss Bianca from The Rescuers was IN CHARGE the whole movie, and was willing to risk life and limb to save an innocent child. THAT TINY MOUSE TOOK ON ALLIGATORS! And she picked Bernard to accompany her because he was the only one who wasn't ogling her. And then in the sequel SHE DID IT ALL AGAIN! I wish I were as brave as her.
Like, the public haven't accused these ladies of being sexist caricatures since 2014 (Actresses and actors don't count, they're out of touch like the rest of Hollywood) yet Disney is operating under the assumption that the public still thinks that way, hence all the "sHe'S nOt AfTeR a MaN iN ThIs VeRsIOn" talk.
The live action remakes are trying to attract an audience that doesn't really exist much, anymore, and back when it did exist, was comprised mainly of people who didn't actually watch the films. The Disney princesses are no longer seen as sexist, and feminine qualities are no longer seen as weak or undesirable.
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[ID: the Gotta Be One of My Favorite meme, an image of a man standing in front of a car, looking to his left, and holding his folded hands up to his chest.
The top of the image has text that's been edited to say "Shout out to physically affectionate m/f platonic friendship fr 馃馃徔" And the bottom text says "Gotta be one of my favorite genders."
Throughout the meme are 14 images include:
Hooty stretching around Lilith for a hug from The Owl House
Vanessa and Finral from Black Clover high-fiving.
Steven and Peridot from Steven Universe sitting together in the cockpit of the gem drill.
Nobara and Yuji from Jujutsu Kaisen holding hands.
Jesse putting a hand on Lake's shoulder in Infinity Train.
Sprig on Anne's head from Amphibia.
Luz resting her head on Hunter's should from The Owl House
Ochako grabbing Tenya's shoulders from My Hero Academia
Willow and Gus from The Owl House linking arms
Jaune hugging Ruby from RWBY
Douxie putting his hand on Claire's shoulder from The Tales of Arcadia
Gray patting Lucy's head from Fairy Tail
Norma and Barney hugging from Dead End Paranormal Park
Bow holding Adora's face from She Ra and the Princess of Power
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