Post by Jazzy on Apr 17, 2009 15:50:57 GMT -5
The release of Tinker Bell has gone by now, and in my opinion it hasn't ruined anything for the princesses. I do think that the Fairies have more of the "personality" appeal than the princesses do. I quite like the fairy franchise not for it's merchandise, but more so for it's character. They need to do this with the princesses and they just haven't, they have all moved them like said before into this girly..damsel in distress type role.
I notice this a lot when I go to that World of Disney store at Downtown Disney in Orlando. They have a whole room of the store dedicated to the Disney Princesses but I'd say 95% of the merchandise is girls purses, princesses dresses, crowns, hair, jewelry etc. They have a little section for each princess and maybe 1 or 2 items for princesses like Mulan & Pocahontas, who I think have been given the short stick here because they don't really have the background fo "royalty" and "happliy ever after". I mean in the Bibbiti Bobbiti Boutique where kids can dress up like princesses I do not even think they offer Mulan or Pocahontas. They just dress up little girls like beauty queens with glitter and shimmer.
Sadly, I think this just works for Disney and the type of people who buy this merchandise. I mean it's cute that everyone can be a princess, but the definition of princess doesn't have to be some snotty glittery mess. It's too much in the direction of Barbie, like girls need to fit this role. I don't know I could go on forever. I just think they've taken this characters we love who in reality are head-strong,quirky, and different and made them into fake robots.
I notice this a lot when I go to that World of Disney store at Downtown Disney in Orlando. They have a whole room of the store dedicated to the Disney Princesses but I'd say 95% of the merchandise is girls purses, princesses dresses, crowns, hair, jewelry etc. They have a little section for each princess and maybe 1 or 2 items for princesses like Mulan & Pocahontas, who I think have been given the short stick here because they don't really have the background fo "royalty" and "happliy ever after". I mean in the Bibbiti Bobbiti Boutique where kids can dress up like princesses I do not even think they offer Mulan or Pocahontas. They just dress up little girls like beauty queens with glitter and shimmer.
Sadly, I think this just works for Disney and the type of people who buy this merchandise. I mean it's cute that everyone can be a princess, but the definition of princess doesn't have to be some snotty glittery mess. It's too much in the direction of Barbie, like girls need to fit this role. I don't know I could go on forever. I just think they've taken this characters we love who in reality are head-strong,quirky, and different and made them into fake robots.