Love isn’t a word to be thrown around without cause but in some countries and even movies and shows people fall in love so easily. I chose to tell as many people as possible that I love them just to see how people would react or see if they would say it back. As I said there are people that always fall in love so quickly from my friends to young kids who do not even yet know the meaning of it. Early Disney princess movies would constantly portray this idea of love at first sight which in the real world hardly ever works out. I Chose the mall for this project because I wanted to test this one many different age groups, races, and genders. My initial thoughts were that maybe they’ll think I’m crazy or the younger generation would say it back …show more content…
to me. My results were way different with women than men especially different if they were young or old. At first thought before starting was feeling awkward of even telling people I love them it’s out of character for me. Saying “I love you” is the number one thing I barley say to anyone including my family with the exception of my grandmother. My family usually never says it either like my mother for example, when I told her I love her as a excuse for my project she said to me “ok and what’s your point” and honestly I wasn’t surprised. I even tried it on my cousin and he asked me if I was on drugs so I explained that it was for a project and he laughed and said it was out of character for me because he’s never heard me say that. After I was done testing it on my family, finally I went to the mall to test it out on strangers. When I got there I brought my friends along only because they wanted to see me embarrass myself but I went inside and found my first person. It was a middle aged woman maybe around her 30s but I went ahead and told her I loved her. At first she didn’t take me serious because she thought I was pulling some prank so she smiled with a surprised look on her face. So I continued but tried to act serious about it and eventually she thought I was crazy. At that point I felt like she became my therapist by asking me why I love her and just asking a lot questions about what love is. So I dropped the act and told her it was for school and that I’m not crazy. She laughed about it after I told her but she told me to be careful of who I tell that too even if it’s for a project. That was actually good advice because it got a little crazy after her. Afterward, I tried doing it to various other types of people while my friends were behind me laughing but it was actually becoming fun after a few.
Next, I tried doing it to older males before I went on to the younger ones but their reactions were priceless. Every older male around 30s or 40s with the exception of fathers with their kids were all hostile toward me when I told them. The two separate fathers with kids I did it too just laughed or said I love you back to me all the other males told me “get the hell away from them” or asked me if I was gay. A majority of them ignored me and walked away but the African American males’ young or old either threatened me to go away or would call me gay and laugh. White young males however, either responded the same or said I love you back to me witch was something I didn’t expect considering all the hostile males I dealt with. Older women on the other hand just either laughed or just ignored me I feel like most of them thought I was pranking them so they either responded positively or not at all. Young women however, responded by saying ok thanks just too quickly get rid of me or laughed and didn’t know what to say or saying that they can’t love me because they don’t even know me. I did get three to say it back to me but I think they also knew I wasn’t serious. Overall I did get a lot of mix reactions between males and females some better than
others. As I predicted, a lot of people thought I was weird or crazy what I didn’t expect was that anyone would say it back or would want to hit me just for saying it. After the advice I was given about being carful who I said this to I considered the males would be mad if I asked but I didn’t know to what extent. So much so that an old man I did it too wanted to fight me even after I told him it was for school, he still didn’t care. My reaction if someone did that to me would be of confusion and I would of said thanks if it was male or female but not wanting to fight them. I thought it was interesting that straight males responded way more than women even though it was a negative response. I believe that in a group, if a male has their sexuality questioned they feel compelled to dismiss any claims and turn hostile. This happen happened every time I confronted a group of African American males. From what I gathered a lot of males a serious case of homophobia to point where telling another male I love you is considered gay. Woman I think had normal responses because I would have mostly acted the same way if I was told. Both men and woman I think would have had different reactions if I got to know them a little more before I just went ahead and told them I love them. Men I think would have still gave the same reactions but perhaps less hostile. Women I think would have gave me better responses rather than not giving one at all. Overall, it was a fun experiment but regardless of the media from all the people I met love isn’t used so abrupt like how I did it, it’s something either people don’t want to hear or something that not given in the first few seconds of meeting someone.
Today, “60 percent of children who use the Internet regularly come into contact with pornography” (Hanes 1). In Stephanie Hanes’ article, “Little Girls or Little Women? The Disney Princess Effect”, she provides undeniable evidence to suggest that the culture of today’s world causes sexualization of children, specifically of females, at an alarmingly young age. This sexualization has become increasingly invasive in the past decade, so much so that parents, educators, and even more recently politicians have decided to try to counteract some these negative effects. In this article, Stephanie Hanes uses strong research with logical arguments that support this
Are the little girl 's in America being cheated of their privilege of having a childhood? Stephanie Hanes, a freelance journalist, believes so and she decided to express her opinion in the article “ Little girls or Little women ? The Disney Princess Effect”. Hanes argues that today’s society is morally ambiguous because of the sexual messages being sent to young girls. In consequence of this , toddlers now aspire to attain the pre-teen goal to be sexy at such an early age. It all begins with the influence and example that The Disney princesses give to their young fans. For the reason that the article appeared in magazines and in the USA today , the targeted audience must be
In “Little Girls or Little Women? The Disney Princess Effect,” Stephanie Hanes covers the sexualization of young girls and women in every aspect of the media that influences children and teens. She explains that girls see media figures, movies, and sports being sexualized, and how this is causing children to associate looking and acting a certain way to being ‘the perfect women’. Hanes believes the hypersexualized media is causing girls to obtain a negative body image and it’s killing their self-esteem. The author proposes what she believes society should do about overcoming this obstacle, and how people can crush the stereotypes about women; to her everyone is responsible and should aid in fixing these problems. She explains that the media
Movies produced by Disney are some of the highest grossing movies on the planet, and for a good reason. The characters are well developed, musical numbers are choreographed to a tee, and the animations (when there are any) are vibrant and realistic. Enchanted, released in 2007 (The Internet Movie Database), is no exception. What sets Enchanted apart from other princess movies of the genre, though, is the juxtaposition between Giselle, the fair maiden, and the “real world” she becomes immersed in, courtesy of the Evil Stepmother. Enchanted defies the “Disney princess” norms set by the industry by setting the film in the very-real New York City as opposed to a fictitious fairy-tale land.
Disney princesses are fun for all ages, but their target audience is young children and “as children grow and develop, they can be easily influenced by what they see and hear”. Therefore, what they see and hear in Disney movies leaves an impression on them. The first princess, Snow White, was created in a time where each gender and race had a specific role in society. Recently, many believe that Disney has come a long way in regards to gender and race since Snow White, as several multi-cultural protagonists have been introduced subsequently, and gender roles do not appear to be as stereotypical as they once were. However, many of the apparent innocent messages about race and gender in these movies, can be exposed as otherwise. Despite their mask of progression, Disney princesses still have the potential to corrupt the minds of young children through sexism and racism.
According to Giroux (1996), animated movies are a part of children’s culture. Children’s culture consists of entertainment, artifacts, myths, etc. that are based around the notion of what it means to be a child. Animated movies, particularly Disney films, encourages the child’s imagination and fantasy to be enhanced, creates a drive within them to go on adventures and helps them develop an aura of innocence. Animated films are “teaching machines” (Giroux, 1996, p. 66). Disney films teach children about specific roles, values and ideals and also take them through the world of enchantment. It helps them to understand who they are and what it means to be a part of the society and an adult environment (Giroux, 1996). Disney characters are a reflection
Disney shows and shows similar to such have taught us from a young age the concept of “happily ever after". This is a fairy-tale of absolute happiness. It is a state of feeling good all the time. In fairy tales, this feeling is usually found in fulfilling marriages, royal castles, singing birds and laughing children. In real life sometimes finding that happiness isn’t as easy as a fairy tale makes it look like. Research suggests that if you focus too much on trying to feel good all the time, you’ll actually undermine your ability to ever feel good because no amount of feeling good will be satisfying to you, that is when you become a perfectionist. If feeling good all the time were the only requirement for happiness, then a person who uses cocaine every day would be extremely happy receiving the same euphoria or natural happiness. Natural happiness is what we get when we get what we wanted, and synthetic happiness is what we make when we
In the article Construction of the Female Self: Feminist Readings Of the Disney Heroine, Jill Birmie Henke, Diane Zimmerman Umble, and Nancy J. Smith are looking at the female self and how it was developed based on two theories: Standpoint by Parker Follet and the psychological development of girls by Gilligam. That by examines gender identity especially girls and how media exposure affects them through analyzing five of Disney movies: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Pocahontas. They segmented the article into three titles: The Oxymoron of Power and the Perfect Girl where they introduced the two theories in which they built their critic on, Construction of the Female Self where they talk about the evolution in the female character from Cinderella to Pocahontas, and Construction of Self in Relation to Others where they talk about the evolution of the self in relation to others from power-over to power-with until power-to. Finally they concluded that even if the female character in Disney’s movies was changing to become more
In today’s modern age, young children are being raised by their TV screen. Reining from the original tales of Perrault and the Grim Brothers, the Disney princess line has been a staple on the screens since the 1930s (Do Rozario 1). However, these princesses have gone through dramatic changes to remain relevant to todays youth. The effects that can be influenced by the roles expressed in these types of films send mixed messages to the audience, causing them to ask themselves whether or not they should believe what the princess is expressing on the screen.
Disney is a brand synonymous with magic and fairytales – their princesses play a huge role in that mysticism. In the debate considering which one is the best, we can examine the message of the corresponding film, the princess’s aesthetic, and the audience’s reception to their film. In comparing the princesses: Belle, Moana, Elsa, and Mulan, all post-modern Disney princesses – Moana is the best.
What do you want to be when you grow up? When I was five years old my dream was to grow up and become one of the Disney princesses. As Princess Aurora said, “They say if you dream a thing more than once, it is sure to come true”. Unfortunately, I grew up and did not become a Disney princess, however, they still played a big role in my childhood as they do with most young girls. There are many controversies about the effects Disney princesses have on young girls, so should they be exposed to one of Disney’s most iconic images when they are so vulnerable?
This chapter provides an overview of past researchers knowledge sharing and insights. It will introduce a framework for the study of identity portrayal and identity change in Disney princesses which are the main focus of the research.
My childhood was just like every other kid growing up in the 20th century. It revolved around the Disney story’s that were filled with magic and dreams. From Cinderella to Sleeping Beauty, my beloved children 's stories seem to stereotype women and be controlled by male characters. At a young age, this showed me that women are not as useful as men are. These stories set the foundation of what it means to be a boy or a girl. The ratio of men to women as main characters was so outstanding it led me to question how these stories affected how I view males and females.
Billions and billions of people in the world have had their childhood shaped by the words of a single man from a small European country. He is Hans Christian Andersen, born in Odense, Denmark in the year 1805. From “The Ugly Duckling” to “The Little Mermaid,” his stories filled our lives in the form of the faded pages on books, mother’s gentle voice next to the fireside, colorful Disney animations completed with cheerful songs, and stunning snow-blanketed movie scenes. This essay seeks to discuss this great author in the context of one of his most influential works – “The Princess and the Pea” – by first examining the context of his life, then presenting a brief summary, followed
In society today, when someone mentions the word "Love" and are referring to love between two of no relation, it is guaranteed that at least half the people surrounding you will shudder. Whether it be through observation or experience, people have come to learn that Love is far from being the ideal state in which one should live in and, for that matter, many choose to stay away from it. It is known to break hearts, to hurt feelings and, believe it or not, it truly is not always happily ever after. Yes, Love does have its positive points. It is thrilling and exciting when you're in love, it is sometimes even euphoric but the argument here is not whether Love is good or bad for you. The argument is that it has as many cons to it as it does pros. One is not eternally happy when they are in-love. There are negative aspects to it as well. There is deception, blindness, vulnerability, as well as naïveté. It takes plenty of effort to work at a relationship. Love can be one-sided, miserable, even merely intoxicating. The percentage rate of suicide due to love being rejected, not forbidden, is extremely high. This is part of reality and it has been accepted by some of the population, yet there are some people that still believe it is a dream world. Are the descriptions of love in Like Water for Chocolate, The Princess Bride, and Tristan & Iseult the ideal perception of what real love today is truly about, or are viewers being deceived by a faulty image? When examined, Like Water for Chocolate, Tristan & Iseult, as well as The Princess Bride each exemplify the idea of forbidden yet always transcendent love, thus deceiving readers and viewers into the fallacy that "Love conquers all" and placing a distor...