Sadly, it wasn’t the sassy Scottish lassie who won her own freedom with archery and willpower who took the stage at the coronation. Merida was crowned as Disney’s 11th official princess last Thursday at Disney World. Worse, it disappointed a chunky little red-haired girl I babysit for because it put her princess dream back out of reach. But they did remove it from their website.The newest, most feminist-forward Disney princess, Merida of the animated film " Brave" asks, “If you had the chance to change your fate, would you?”ĭisney corporate answered with a resounding “No!” when it stuck to gender-typed tradition and converted the disheveled, feisty, normally-proportioned, self-reliant archer to a slimmer, glitzy, doe-eyed version, sparking a petition by outraged fans. not just a pretty face that waits around for romance."ĭisney has yet to issue an apology for the sexier princess, and has said in an official statement that there were no substantial differences in the recreation. Merida was created to break that mold - to give young girls a better, stronger role model.
but, subconsciously, they are soaking in the sexy 'come hither' look and the skinny aspect of the new version. "When little girls say they like it because it's more sparkly, that's all fine and good. "I think it's atrocious what they have done to Merida," Chapman told Marin Independent Journal. By the time Disney gave in, the petition had garnered more than 200,000 signatures and was available in English and Spanish.Īnd it wasn't just soccer moms and angry feminists signing - even Brenda Chapman, writer and co-director of "Brave," thought the makeover was a bit much.
The demands to remove the sexier Merida began when a petition entitled "Disney: Say No to the Merida Makeover, Keep Our Hero Brave!" surfaced early last week. Hold onto your tiaras, Disney fans here's what happened.ĭisney recently pulled the 2-D illustration of Merida on their princess website after public outcry that the image was too sexy as compared to the original 3-D version. As if plus-sized models and fat-phobic CEOs weren't enough to satisfy our controversy appetite this week, there's more news infuriating women everywhere right now: Disney's sexy makeover of their newest tomboy princess, Merida from "Brave."
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