So, um, be furious?Ĭook also reminds us that women sometimes get dressed up-and when they’re taking off their play clothes and putting on a ball gown that doesn’t mean they’re changing their interior qualities.
#MERIDA BRAVE MAKEOVER SKIN#
There’s SLIGHTLY more skin around the shoulder, her hair looks combed, and she’s wearing relatively modest dress, but with more gold stuff on it. Kristine Cook of the blog writes:Ĭertainly, this type of thing is subjective, but I’m, ah…I’m having trouble seeing the scandal here. With our petition, we’re calling on Disney to return to the original Merida that we all know and love and to keep Merida Brave!īut some feel these moms are overreacting to what they’re calling a benign makeover. By redesigning her to fit the mold of the Disney Princess line and making her skinnier, sexier and more mature in her appearance, Disney is sending the message that for girls and women to have value - to be recognized as true princesses - they must conform to this narrow definition of beauty. With Merida, girls finally had a princess role model that looked like a real girl, complete with the ‘imperfections’ that made her such a unique and appealing character. Merida inspired countless young girls by showing them that they too could go off on adventures and save the day that it’s not about how you looked that matters but what kind of person you are. Some moms are so outraged that they’ve started petitions on asking Disney to bring back the original Merida.Ĭarolyn Danckaert, co-founder of A Mighty Girl, a girl empowerment website selling books, toys, movies, and clothing for “smart, confident, and courageous girls”, launched a petition on a few days ago, and over 18,000 folks have signed on so far. They’re more like Victoria’s Secret model waves now. Yeah, those curls have definitely been smoothed a bit. So you can imagine how I feel about the news that Disney has given a keratin treatment to its heroine Merida. More specifically, I wish there were more celebration of natural curls in our popular culture. Having a curly-haired daughter has changed my feelings about hair texture in this world. They’re mourning the loss of her girlish, sporty look. Some are disenchanted and think the new Merida is too sexy for young girls. Moms are in disagreement over Merida’s new look. She has matured and looks more like a teenager on her way to a Taylor Swift concert than a determined young girl about to take aim at an archery range. And she has lost her trusty bow and arrow. Notice her curls are more wavy than springy, her waist smaller, her cheekbones higher, her pose sassier, her mouth prettier. This week, Merida was officially welcomed into Disney’s Princess’ Royal Court…after undergoing a mini makeover.
It was clear that America was hungry for a female protagonist, an anti-princess, a role model for little girls, somebody who could kick Cinderella’s butt (although Merida would never do that because she’s not a bully).īut now some moms are concerned that the girl with an adventurous spirit and independent mind might be losing some of her girl power. Merida and her fiesty ways quickly captured the hearts of children and their parents. She isn’t anything like the typical female protagonist in children’s films-a prissy, pink-wearing princess who’s waiting for her knight in shining armor to charge through the castle door. With a messy mop of springy orange curls atop her head, Merida is sporty and fierce, determined and strong, and rides on her horse through the Scottish Highlands shooting arrows. When Disney Pixar released Brave last year, the animated movie’s spunky heroine Merida was like a breathe of fresh air.
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