2. I think Disney's unwillingness to hire women cartoonists can be productively linked to gender conservatism in his movies.
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3. Disney princess often seen as product of its time. But perhaps more accurate to see as counter-revolution to early 20th century feminism
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4. In a nutshell, the Disney princess was designed to negate Betty Boop: sexy, saucy, independent working woman.
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5. Not just Betty Boop but many female cartoon characters in early 20th century were flappers and/or working women.
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6. Tillie the Toiler, Polly (from Polly & her Pals), Fritzi Ritz. Even Blondie, who was originally a flapper before she married Dagwood.
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7. Aside from being a princess, the Disney female lead is always humourless (as per Walt's "too often a woman" lacks sense of humour)
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8. In the classic Disney princess movie, female lead is stiff, humourless. Comedy comes from funny animal friends or Dwarfs.
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9. The humourless Disney princess has to be set against male leads who are allowed to be funny: Pinocchio, Dumbo, etc.
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10. To their credit, more recent animated films have had funny princesses (Brave, Frozen). That only took 60 years.
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11. The class/gender connection is also interesting. Disney complains that if he trains female cartoonists, they'll just go off & marry.
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12. Disney's remark tracks with how his princesses do in fact work at start of film (scrubbing floors, etc) but always marry at end.
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