Disney has come under fire after claims that the studio 'sexualised' Brave's Princess Merida.




On May 11, Merida was added to the Disney Princess lineup as the 11th Princess and is the first Pixar character to be included.


As part of her induction, Disney unveiled a brand new look for Princess Merida, who now appears older and slimmer while also wearing a seemingly tighter dress - something the character (voiced by Kelly Macdonald in the 2012 movie) expressed hatred of in the film.

A petition against the studio launched on the Change.org website has so far gathered over 112,500 supporters, including the film's former director Brenda Chapman. She told her local newspaper, the Marin Independent Journal: "I think it's atrocious what they have done to Merida.

"When little girls say they like it because it's more sparkly, that's all fine and good but, subconsciously, they are soaking in the sexy 'come hither' look and the skinny aspect of the new version. It's horrible!

"Merida was created to break that mould - to give young girls a better, stronger role model, a more attainable role model, something of substance, not just a pretty face that waits around for romance."


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These parents are reaching. I think she still look same. It's just a her 2d version. When are parents going to realize you are supposed to be a role model for your kids and tell your kids the right messages? Not a celebrity or a damn cartoon.

It literally looks the same. Only more of her shoulders are showing.

What about princesses like Jasmine, Ariel, Mulan, and Belle who all were portrayed as rebellious and strong? Just because they were drawn better looking doesn't make them and weaker then someone who isn't sparkly and what not.

A whole lot of fuss over one damn sparkly dress, like people sometimes

girl what?

What? Showing her shoulders and having WORSE split ends is sexual...

I think I've made my point of how moronic the people catching a hissy fit over this are in another thread somewhere.

Like how about raising your own kids for a change

This is dumb

So stupid. She looks exactly the same, save a slightly slimmer waist, shoulders showing, and some gold trim and sparklies. She's still thicker than the rest of the princesses, and certainly curvier.

Raise ya own damn kids.

Basically

she looks exactly the same, and the dress isn't any tighter. Honestly, parents are so insecure about their own parenting skills.

I don't like the new dress. Too bright, too sparkly, too decorated, too glam. Not Merida. Don't like her new hair either. Too fashion.

And the dress is in fact much tighter, with a lower and broader neckline that exposes her shoulders.



Merida 1>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Merida 2

When are clueless individuals such as yourself going to realize that children are influenced by much more than just their parents and what comes from them (parents)? Thus, some parents battle things that their children are potentially exposed to, such as cartoons and music.

She looks WAYYYYY better tbh

So what?


This is exactly what I was talking about. Selective outrage.

"Theyre negatively influencing our kids, by having her look pretty and wear a sparkly dress, We need positive things for our kids, like deadly weapons and fictional monsters"

Like, cmon.

Right. You can't ignore this aspect!

Dramatic

Dear Lord, people have too much time on their hands

Not 112,500 people getting worked up over a change in dress of a cartoon character.

I don't think sexing up is the right way to describe what's been done at all. I think they made her more feminine instead. The original Merida was designed to be a tomboy, basically. In Brave, there was a big point in her challenging her society's sense of what it meant to be a lady. Her original design reflects that better than her 2D design. She has her bow, her hair looks much more unkempt, the dress is very basic, and she doesn't look dolled up at all.

Still don't think there should be this big of a stink over it.