Essay On Disney Culture

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What Growing up in a Disney-Flavored World has done to Society: A Research Paper
Young girls sit in front of the television watching Disney movies portraying picture perfect girls who are rescued and swept off their feet by a handsome knight in shining armor. While some believe these movies are perfectly harmless, research proves differently. Disney culture has negatively affected society by causing self-esteem issues, establishing gender norms in movies like Sleeping Beauty, and by setting unrealistic expectations, such as those seen in the similar “fairy tale” endings of The Little Mermaid and the movie version of Pride and Prejudice. If one has a bit of background information on this topic, he or she can make up his or her mind on the issue.
The definition of a fairy tale is “a made-up story usually designed to mislead” (Merriam Webster 2015). This is exactly what Disney has done; they have shown separation anxiety, depression, and unrealistic weight expectations in their movies (Waltson 2015). Scholars have created a new diagnosis known as Princess Syndrome, that makes the child show conceited behavior and imitate princesses (Waltson 2015). This shows that Disney has gone too far with unrealistic …show more content…

Disney has shown us that there is supposedly a prince charming waiting for each person in the world, but this is not true. Nearly fifty perecent of first marriages in the United States end in divorce, two-thirds of second marriages, and seventy-five percent of third marriages (Epstein 2014). This is because of unrealistic expectations given by Disney. Disney has caused failed marriages all over the world by telling girls how successful romantic relationships are made and maintained. For example in The Little Mermaid, Ariel finds Eric and they get married, but that is not how it really happens in life. Disney continues giving children unrealistic expectations in The Little

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