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Hi everyone! I recently learned about the Bechdel Test from a friend and have been wanting to write this bài viết ever since. This test is, at its core, an analysis of how women are portrayed in được ưa chuộng culture. It reveals how much women tend to revolve around men in films, books, etc. To pass the test, a film (or any other work of fiction) must meet three requirements: the film must (1) have at least two named female characters (2) who talk to each other (3) about something other than a man. It seems so simple, right? Unfortunately a surprising number of films fail in at least one of these aspects. Well now it's time to see how our beloved Disney Princess phim chiếu rạp stack up when put to the test!

Disclaimer: This bài viết is not meant to bash any of the films hoặc say that they are "anti-feminist," nor do I necessarily think that this test is the best way to determine if a film is "feminist" hoặc not. I simply thought it would be fun to see which phim chiếu rạp pass the test. bạn can find a lot of info on the Bechdel Test online, including different versions and criticisms of it. I am using a slightly thêm strict version which requires the two female characters to be named.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1. Does the film have at least two named female characters?
Unfortunately not, so Walt's first full length animated feature fails right off the bat. While there are two female characters, Snow White and the Evil Queen, the latter is not được trao a name in the film. It is important to note that many những người hâm mộ refer to the Queen as Queen Grimhilde, so she may in fact have a name. However, since her name is never mentioned in the film, it fails the test.

 Fail.
Fail.


Cinderella

1. Two named female characters?
bạn betcha. In fact Cinderella sports four, not just two, named females: Cinderella, Lady Tremaine, Anastasia, and Drizella. If only the Fairy Godmother had a name this movie would have five! Still, this film passes the first part of the test with flying colors.
2. Do the women speak to each other? We wouldn't have a movie if they didn't. There's quite a bit of dialogue between the four of them, so Cinderella passes the một giây part of the test.
3. Do their conversations revolve around something other than men? Several of them do! While there is quite a bit of talk of the Prince and the Grand Duke, they also Converse about the ball itself and Cinderella's duties. Thus Cinderella is the first Disney Princess film to pass the Bechdel Test!

 Pass.
Pass.


Sleeping Beauty

1. Two named females?
Sleeping Beauty does even better than Cinderella in this regard with five named women: Aurora, Flora, Fauna, Merriweather, and the unforgettable Maleficent.
2. Do they talk to each other? Again, there would be no movie if they didn't. Most of the film is the fairies' antics, and there's quite a bit of conversation sprinkled in there.
3. Do they only talk about men? While there's a good bit of conversation concerning Phillip, the majority of what the nàng tiên talk about is Aurora herself and how to protect her from Maleficent. With that, Sleeping Beauty passes the Bechdel Test!

 Pass.
Pass.


The Little Mermaid

1. Two named females?
The Little Mermaid sports a plethora of female characters, the most prominent being Ariel and Ursula, but when bạn add Ariel's sisters to the danh sách bạn get a grand total of eight named women! That's almost as many as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty combined, so The Little Mermaid definitely passes the first part of the test.
2. Do they talk to each other? Ariel and Ursula have quite the conversation in Ursula's lair, so The Little Mermaid passes the một giây part of the test.
3. Do they only talk about men? Here is where the film that ushered in the Disney Renaissance falls short. Ariel and Ursula's conversation revolves entirely around Ariel turning human in order to woo Eric and hopefully win him so that she can remain human forever. While some might argue that the film should still pass since technically not the entire conversation is specifically about Eric, I believe that he plays such a prominent role in the conversation that the film fails.

 Fail - but this could be debated.
Fail - but this could be debated.


Beauty and the Beast

1. Two named females?
Beauty and the Beast just barely passes this portion of the test with exactly two named women: Mrs. Potts and Belle herself (unless of course bạn want to count Marie who needs to hurry up and get those baguettes).
2. Do they talk to each other? Again the movie just scrapes bởi with one conversation between Belle and Mrs. Potts immediately after Belle arrives at the lâu đài and is shown to her room.
3. Do they only talk about men? Like The Little Mermaid, whether Beauty and the Beast passes in this regard could probably be argued one way hoặc the other. Since the Beast is never specifically brought up in their conversation I'm going to allow it to pass, albeit somewhat dubiously since they are talking about how Belle has Mất tích her freedom thanks to him.

 Pass - but this could be debated.
Pass - but this could be debated.


Aladdin

1. Two named females?
As the only Disney Princess film whose princess isn't the main character, it's no surprise that Aladdin fails right off the bat. hoa nhài is the only major female character in the movie, let alone the only named one.

 Fail.
Fail.


Pocahontas

1. Two named females?
This film has not two but three named women: Pocahontas, Nakoma, and Grandmother Willow. While this isn't quite as many as some of the earlier Disney Princess films, it's still enough for it to pass the first portion of the test.
2. Do they talk to each other? Though Nakoma and Grandmother Willow never speak to each other, Pocahontas has a few conversations with each of them.
3. Do they only talk about men? John Smith and the settlers are a prominent topic, but Nakoma and Pocahontas have a conversation about the tiêu đề character's dream. This conversation is later continued with Grandmother Willow where the topic of Pocahontas's mother is also introduced. Pocahontas decidedly passes the Bechdel Test.

 Pass.
Pass.


Mulan

1. Two named females?
Like Pocahontas, Mulan passes this portion of the test with three named women - Fa Mulan, Fa Li, and Grandmother Fa.
2. Do they talk to each other? While their conversations are minimal since the majority of the movie takes place amongst an army of men, they do Converse during the scene where Mulan is being prepared to see the Matchmaker.
3. Do they only talk about men? Most of their conversation is about Mulan striking up a match with a good man, but since they mostly focus on Mulan herself and less on the men she needs to impress I will allow this film to pass. There is a short exchange between Mulan and Li about how Mulan is late which can also be taken into consideration. Like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast it could be easily argued that Mulan should not pass this portion of the test, however I personally think it makes the cut.

 Pass - but this could be debated.
Pass - but this could be debated.


The Princess and the Frog

1. Two named females?
The last 2D animated princess film boasts a number of female characters including Tiana, Charlotte, Eudora, Mama Odie, and the elusive Evangeline, thus easily passing the first part of the test.
2. Do they talk to each other? Yes they do! Tiana and món ăn bơm xen, charlotte have a number of conversations, and Eudora does her share of talking as well. And of course who could forget the memorable conversation with Mama Odie?
3. Do they only talk about men? món ăn bơm xen, charlotte talks a lot about Naveen and Eudora pushes Tiana to find a man, but Tiana evens the score with all the talk of her restaurant. Tiana also speaks with Mama Odie about needing to be human again. It could be argued that since Tiana is building her restaurant in memory of her father all of her conversations about it are about a man. Personally, I think that's a little far-fetched, thus The Princess and the Frog passes the Bechdel Test!

 Pass - but this could be debated.
Pass - but this could be debated.


Tangled

1. Two named females?
This movie just barely passes the first part of the test with exactly two named women: Rapunzel and Mother Gothel.
2. Do they talk to each other? They do quite a bit of talking, some of which is even set to music. It's mostly Mother Gothel giving backhanded compliments to Rapunzel, but it still counts.
3. Do they only talk about men? Nope, Mother Gothel spends a lot of time steering Rapunzel away from the outside world, and of course there's their exchange when Rapunzel realizes that she is the Mất tích princess. Therefore, Tangled passes the Bechdel Test.

 Pass.
Pass.


Brave

1. Two named females?
Though you'd expect a movie that's all about female empowerment to have thêm female characters, Brave still makes it through this part of the test with three - Merida, Elinor, and Maudie. The Witch doesn't count since she isn't named.
2. Do they talk to each other? The majority of the movie is Merida's interactions with Elinor which includes a lot of talking, although not a lot of listening in the beginning.
3. Do they only talk about men? They do talk a lot about the suitors and Elinor's desire for Merida to choose a husband, and if bạn were testing the film using only the spoken conversations it might not pass. However, I will include their communication while Elinor is a bear, which is hardly about men at all. And so the most gần đây Disney Princess film passes the Bechdel Test!

 Pass - but this could be debated.
Pass - but this could be debated.


Overall

Of these eleven films only three couldn't pass the test: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Little Mermaid, and Aladdin. This is pretty good considering the fact that about half of all films ever made don't pass the test. (Surprising statistic, I know. Don't believe me? Look it up!) From this, I'd say that the Disney Princesses do a pretty good job of being their own characters instead of being defined bởi the men present in their films. What do bạn think? Is the Bechdel Test even a good measurement of such a thing? Let me know in the comments!
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by: cruella
Hello Disney Princess Fans!

First let me apologize for being so bit late getting the bài viết up this time, and explain what happened. Along with the business of the holiday season there was a family emergency. In mid-January my Dad came down with Covid-19 and had to be hospitalized for over a week. Fortunately he's back trang chủ and doing better now. But as bạn can imagine I didn't feel much like writing, nor did I have the time while that was going on.

Anyway, before we get started let me give bạn a brief run down of the Meet the DP những người hâm mộ articles, in case bạn happen to new to the club and/or unfamiliar...
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She's gentle, kind, and clumsy and is Công chúa tóc xù enough to stand up to Clayton even when he has a gun -BB2010

I tình yêu how awkward yet interesting she is; I admire her bravery and empathy, and I like how she has a talent for drawing and curiosity for the jungle life. I tình yêu her relationship with Tarzan, one of my yêu thích Disney couples; her thiết kế is really pretty as well -WhiteLagoon13

Everything! She is smart, she is dedicated to her work, but I also tình yêu that her "damsel" moments are the result of her being in an unfamiliar situation, and that she learns to adjust to her new environment bởi the end of the movie. -Swanpride
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mmmm...I guess the one thing I like about her is that she really knows how to take care of herself out there. -Swanpride

She does one unique thing for a Disney princess: she is called out on her selfishness and mistakes bởi the narrative, owns them, AND works to fix the problem. She realizes her mom has a point as much as Merida herself does and learns to appreciate her. Also, she learns true bravery- not shooting arrows, swinging a sword, hoặc climbing waterfalls, but admitting bạn caused harm. That's never easy. Merida avoids some of the outdated tomboy princess tropes bởi doing all this, but...
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I tình yêu that she doesn't hesitate to stand up for herself and calls people out on their BS and I tình yêu how kind she is like when she gives a starving child some thực phẩm and tries to stop the guards arresting Aladdin và cây đèn thần -BB2010

I tình yêu how hoa nhài is very intelligent. She figured out that Ali was actually Aladdin. She is also a quick learner like when she used the stick to jump between buildings. I also tình yêu how she stands up for herself and is kind to those less fortunate than herself. -sunnyfields

I tình yêu how hoa nhài is such an independent and quick thinking character, but I also tình yêu the fact that she...
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In 2013 Nữ hoàng băng giá took the world bởi (ice) storm, it was everywhere. Let it Go played on the radio constantly, bạn couldn't go to a store without seeing Nữ hoàng băng giá merch, everyone was talking about it, many thought it was one of Disney's best phim chiếu rạp in a long time.

Then the backlash began...

People got sick of all the Nữ hoàng băng giá after a while, even now there's still Nữ hoàng băng giá all over the place and people tend to roll their eyes when someone even mentions Frozen. The thing is, nothing about the movie hoặc characters had changed, it was still a good movie with a decent soundtrack, interesting characters, and...
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on the Sixth ngày of Princess Walt Disney gave to me

Six sisters singing

five cursed friends,

four braiding girls
three fairy spells
two lucky pals
and the wisdom of an old tree.

Today is a special ngày in Germany. It is Nicolaus day, the ngày on which children (and adults with a sweet tooth) put out their shoes in the evening and find it filled with sweets in the morning. So, in this sense, happy Nicolaus ngày for everyone!

The Princess which I picked for the June is Ariel. I mean, she just had to present the summer, right?



As bạn can see the holiday I picked is midsummer. The most famous midsummer...
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1. How does it feel to be người hâm mộ of the Month?
I was người hâm mộ of the tháng once a long time cách đây and while back then it was a bit of a shock this time, it's not that surprising :) I don't mean that in a self-centered way, comparing to how active I was in the past to now, I like to think I'm somewhat well-known for a ton of users here like KataraLover hoặc sunnyfields. I'm honored to be the first người hâm mộ of the tháng since it has been brought back.

2. Who is your yêu thích princess and why?
My yêu thích princess is Mulan because I used to relate to not being good enough for my family and wanted to do something...
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I shall begin this bài viết unconventionally, bởi speaking of something personal. This năm has been very rough for me in a lot of ways. The roughness has impacted every single sphere of my life, from my finances, to my job, to my tình yêu life (which remains laughable), and to my very health. I have been really sick. I relate to the Aladdin và cây đèn thần of the 1992 film, even thêm so now, than when I first shook his hand in 1992. I relate to being constantly dirt poor, scared out of my mind, living ngày to ngày on the edge of the precipice, and skirting bởi through just the slimmest of margins. Every ngày is starting...
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 The Danish Lads
The Danish Lads
Hi guys, I haven't been doing this in a while, only this time it is the được ưa chuộng Danish rock band called Michael Learns to Rock (known bởi their abbreviation MLTR). Ready?

1. Sleeping Child

Snow White and Princess Aurora will definitely sing this song because they both sleep till they wait for their true love's kiss!

2. Blue Night

Considering that Lọ lem dance with Prince Charming during the night at the ball. It would be the perfect dance and duet for them to sing too!

3. The Actor

Aladdin và cây đèn thần would sing this song to Princess Jasmine, looking at the lyrics itself especially when Aladdin và cây đèn thần is not...
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