There are always controversies with Body Image, is anyone really happy with there appearance, why are there so many ways to change a person's appearance? In this article it talks about the distorted perception that Disney has given to today's youths. If you were to sit down and watch any Disney movie you would come to the conclusion quite simply that to be a princess you have to be beautiful, beyond skinny, exaggerated features and white. Also among other things, this to be the short list, these are all things that a young child is able to pull out of these movies and is easily able to start their own conceptions of life. These early misconceptions that these children are learning is harming them in a great way, not only intellectually but physiologically.
I've yet to understand why we allow our children to go through life thinking that if they can achieve all of these characteristics they will be taken away to a far off land with their prince charming and never have to worry. When will it be time to teach children that they are fine the way they are and that life is what they make of it? When will we take a stand to put happiness and pride in our self first and not worry about what society thinks?
I found this video that i think illustrates the misconceptions of Disney in reality i thought people may enjoy
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