January 29, 2010
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Disney morals suck
There are three main themes in Disney movies: 1) Beauty. Beauty in Disney movies is treated with extremely high regard. A character who is beautiful or handsome can always be relied upon to be good, and the ugly are just as certainly working against you. The only occasional exception is for the odd, usually overweight father figures, but even they are plain at best, never hideous.
Not only is beauty an indicator of how good you are, it’s also extremely valuable. Ugly, evil characters are envious of the beauty of our heroes and try to steal it. Once our naive princess walks directly into the trap anyone else could have seen coming a mile away, it is her beauty that eventually saves her, usually by attracting a strong strapping male figure. The prince falls in love instantly, occasionally while the princess is unconscious, clearly indicating that her personality is not a contributing factor.
2) Good & Evil
