Hear me out: All Disney princesses are the same. Sure, they have a multitude of talents and they come in a wider array of colors and backgrounds these days. But at their core, they're all goody too shoes with hearts of gold and charm and spunk and any other cute, 5 cent adjectives you can think of. They have these can do attitudes and big dreams and their strong wills. I'm bored with them.
I want a controversial Disney princess. I want a princess that punches you in the face for looking at her wrong. I want a Disney princess that isn't quirky in a "cute way," I want a straight up goofball. Make us a princess who's a jerk. They're all too nice, and it's gross.
I love Disney for the wonder and the musical numbers. I'm not here for the princesses, and thinking about it now I don't think I've ever been. When I was asked to pick a Disney princess as a kid I always said Jasmine because she looked the most like me, I didn't think she was kick ass or really cool, I thought she was an idiot because King Ali definitely looks like Aladdin, but that's a different story.
The point is, I don't think the "perfect" princess makes a Disney story. It's the great music, the fantastic worlds, and the stories that they tell and most of the time that has nothing to do with her. All the Disney princesses are vanilla ice cream with a different topping, and asking for one that actually has a personality to her doesn't seem like a whole lot to ask.
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