A feminist Disney Princess? With my struggle teaching my daughter female empowerment amidst her Disney daydreams, I was intrigued by Brave’s hype. It would be nice to see a girl character as something other than a princess, but it’s a big step and a princess can still be cool, like The Paper Bag Princess. Brave is set in a fairytale Scotland. Unlike other Disney princesses, Merida lives with both parents. Like any teenager, she argues with her mother, but no “wicked step-mother” thing is going on here. It’s refreshing to see females not pitted against one another in a movie, Disney or not. Queen Elinor would like her daughter to go through with a traditional arranged marriage to prevent a war amongst the country’s…
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