Most girls grow up with the Disney princess movies among their all time favorites to watch. Starting at spongey ages before they can even begin to comprehend the world around them, girls are sat down in front of these movies, and surely soak up a good amount of the subtle (and some not so subtle)…
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The very first of the Disney princess movies, making its debut in 1937, Snow White was also the first technicolor full length film released in English, making it draw even more attention than expected by its creators. This movie circles around a beautiful princess driven into hiding from the jealous queen, who will stop at…
Cinderella
The idea of servitude offered in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is bumped up a notch in Cinderella. Snow White was rather intentional in her work for the dwarves. It is true that she used it as an exchange for a place to stay, but she willingly offered up her services to them, where…
Alice in Wonderland
Sort of an honorable mention, there is still plenty of food innuendo in this movie. Shortly after Alice falls deeply into a fantastical world, she is prompted by food and drink to “eat me,” and “drink me.” After she does each of these things, the mouthful proceeds to inspire a radical physical change in her body. This…
Sleeping Beauty
I’m not sure about you, but stress eating is a definitely part of my life, and it shows up big time in this movie with one of Princess Aurora’s fairy godmothers. Merryweather, the fairy in blue is shorter and heavier than her counterparts, Flora and Fauna. She also has more tenacity and enthusiasm in general. She seems…
The Little Mermaid
In The Little Mermaid, we can begin to see real concrete ideas about body image take shape. In the movies prior, any criticism of women was not overtly related to their weight. Building off of Merryweather’s case, which had only indirect messages about food and weight, Ursula the Sea Witch is heavier than…
Beauty and the Beast
When you think of Beauty and the Beast, one of the first scenes that comes to mind will probably be, “Be Our Guest,” the fantastic musical number centered around a dinner for Belle. This might lead you to believe that this movie finally values the hunger of its protagonist, but with a closer look it’s not…
Pocahontas
Comedic relief through animals eating shows up first in Cinderella, and reappears with a bang in Pocahontas. Meeko the raccoon and Percy the pug are the animal companions of Pocahontas and Governor Ratcliffe respectively, and they both have insatiable appetites. These two animals develop their hungry reputations individually before they meet in the movie…
The Princess Diet 