HuffPo ReDraws Disney Princesses With "Realistic" Waistlines

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circ dick soleil: Sep 27, 2012; by zen death robot

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/30/disney-princess-real-waistline_n_6076634.html

quote:

What if Disney princesses had realistic waistlines? Well, they would look pretty fab. No doubt about it.

Buzzfeed's Loryn Brantz decided to digitally edit six famous Disney ladies -- Ariel ("The Little Mermaid"), Pocahontas ("Pocahontas"), Jasmine ("Aladdin"), Belle ("Beauty and the Beast"), Aurora ("Sleeping Beauty") and Elsa ("Frozen") -- to show what the cartoon heroines would look like if they had more realistic physical proportions. After all, since these characters are supposed to represent people in films made for children, they should probably look more like real people, right?

"As a woman who loves Disney and has dealt with body image issues, it has been something I've always wanted to comment on, particularly after seeing 'Frozen,'" Brantz told The Huffington Post in an email Thursday. "While I loved the film, I was horrified that the main female character designs haven't changed since the '60s. The animation industry is historically male dominated, and I think that contributes to how these designs became so extreme in their proportions � their necks are almost always bigger than their waists!"

Calling to mind the argument for a more anatomically correct Barbie doll, others have also highlighted the impractical proportions of Disney's princesses by comparing them to real-world bodies.

Last year, artist Meridith Viguet got some press for a tutorial she created on how to draw a Disney-friendly version of a princess. Disney's animated female figures, she noted, typically have long, slender necks; "demure" shoulders; B- or C-cup breasts and "soft but very defined" waists. But don't look for hips, because Disney princesses tend not to have them, Viguet pointed out in her tutorial, using Meg from "Hercules" as an example. "[H]er curves DON'T come from having really round hips, but from connecting the top of her legs (which are at their widest) to a slim waist," Viguet writes of Meg.

A real woman, however, has a thicker neck, wider shoulders and a less defined waist with actual hips.

"As children we may not realize these images in the media affect us, but they definitely do," Brantz told HuffPost. "Media outlets with the opportunity to change the way women are viewed and view themselves should start taking responsibility. It only took a couple nudges of a line to make those princesses' waists less extreme, and they still looked beautiful and magical."

What are they doing to our childhood? To our society? As goons, it is our duty to stand up to this.

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NecroMonster: Jan 4, 2009

still would

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:11

The Taint Reaper: Sep 4, 2012; by Shine

Fat girls are angry that guys would still pick fake girls over them.

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:12

Fog Tripper: Mar 3, 2008; by Smythe

gently caress HuffPo

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:12

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# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:12

Four Score: Feb 27, 2014; by zen death robot; Lipstick Apathy

well thanks huffpo for pointing out how uncannily inhuman my childhood idols are in retrospect

I approve of this clickbait

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:13

The Taint Reaper: Sep 4, 2012; by Shine

I AM A CAT LADY BOOHOO NOBODY LOVES ME IT IS THE FAULT OF THE ANIMES!!!!

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:13

Nutsngum: Oct 9, 2004; I don't think it's nice, you laughing.

Truly another pulitzer worthy article from the geniuses of the huffingtonpost

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:13

Funky See Funky Do: Aug 20, 2013; STILL TRYING HARD

Why not just post this is the specific thread it's supposed to parody? :gas:

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:13

funeral home DJ: Apr 21, 2003; Pillbug

I feel bad for huffington post advertisers. I bet they feel like they threw that cash down the drain right now.

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:14

circ dick soleil: Sep 27, 2012; by zen death robot

The Taint Reaper posted:

I AM A CAT LADY BOOHOO NOBODY LOVES ME IT IS THE FAULT OF THE ANIMES!!!!

It's not clickbait because I'm angry about it.

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:15

Digiwizzard: Dec 23, 2003; Pork Pro

and whats the deal with those giant eyes. thats hardly realistic

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:15

Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

more like Photoshopped

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:17

GORDON: Jan 1, 2006; by Fluffdaddy

Thank god they finally did that.

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:17

mazzi Chart Czar: Sep 24, 2005

It'd be better of they showed the realistic ones first, so the skinny ones look really weird.

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:17

cthulusnewzulubbq: Jan 26, 2009; I saw something
NASTY
in the woodshed.

give jafar a realistic sexuality next

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:17

I am Toni Lippi: Aug 16, 2004

i guess

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:20

Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

Jasmine always has looked weird as gently caress though

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:22

Fish Cant Hold Gun: Jul 2, 2015; by Ralp

yes, the mermaid looks much more realistic now

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:22

etalian: Mar 20, 2006

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SD-455: May 15, 2009; by Lowtax

Fog Tripper posted:

gently caress HuffPo

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:22

Bethamphetamine: Oct 29, 2012

Finally, a realistic mermaid waistline.

I was very upset at the unrealistic mermaid body type touted by Disney.

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:22

circ dick soleil: Sep 27, 2012; by zen death robot

etalian posted:

Now I'm really angry.

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:23

STABASS: Apr 18, 2009; Fun Shoe

fatwashing

gently caress, weightwashing

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:23

Secks Cauldron: Aug 26, 2006; I thought they closed that place down!

Pocahontas still looking good.

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:23

flerp: Feb 25, 2014

that was a good article and a good post thank you op

:gas:

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:24

Homo Depot: Jun 27, 2007; Studs on sale!

Ariels a fish creature not a human.

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:24

circ dick soleil: Sep 27, 2012; by zen death robot

Ripoff posted:

I feel bad for huffington post advertisers. I bet they feel like they threw that cash down the drain right now.

Why?

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:24

Dead Precedents: May 5, 2005; Precedents come and go, but death goes on forever.

etalian posted:

Please pay no attention to my awards and ukelele

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:25

burritolingus: Nov 6, 2007; by Ralp

Yeah I saw this on Facebook ages ago when people were still posting "artist redrew Disney characters YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT THEY DID" (usually: change race to darker) but hey good try anyhow you fuc king rear end in a top hat.

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:25

Digiwizzard: Dec 23, 2003; Pork Pro

circ dick soleil posted:

Why?

the advertisers specifically earmarked that money for listicles and told them not to do the disney waistline article but these huffpo clowns just couldn't resist

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:26

J-Spot: May 7, 2002

This is old news. Today they're drawing the Disney princesses with period stains to remind us that menstruation isn't shameful.

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:27

gay sewer monster: Jan 18, 2015; Can't post for 2 years!

I want to brutally murder Cavan Sieczkowski, the man responsible for this, with heavy rocket fire.

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:27

circ dick soleil: Sep 27, 2012; by zen death robot

Funky See Funky Do posted:

Why not just post this is the specific thread it's supposed to parody?

That thread is about videogame characters redrawn with "realistic" waistlines. This one is about Disney princesses redrawn with "realistic" waistlines. There's an obvious distinction.

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:27

gay sewer monster: Jan 18, 2015; Can't post for 2 years!

circ dick soleil posted:

That thread is about videogame characters redrawn with "realistic" waistlines. This one is about Disney princesses redrawn with "realistic" waistlines. There's an obvious distinction.

'The gently caress.

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:27

Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

J-Spot posted:

This is old news. Today they're drawing the Disney princesses with period stains to remind us that menstruation isn't shameful.

what the

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:28

boom boom boom: Jun 28, 2012; by Shine

Those Disney Princesses are also drawings. That's a terrible standard to set, making little girls want to be drawings

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:28

circ dick soleil: Sep 27, 2012; by zen death robot

J-Spot posted:

This is old news. Today they're drawing the Disney princesses with period stains to remind us that menstruation isn't shameful.

Jesus loving Christ.

# ? Jul 23, 2015 03:30

a hole-y ghost: May 10, 2010

J-Spot posted:

This is old news. Today they're drawing the Disney princesses with period stains to remind us that menstruation isn't shameful.

Huh. They have the old version of MS Paint which still has the "spray can" tool.

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NASTY
in the woodshed.

circ dick soleil posted:

Jesus loving Christ.

those are funny as poo poo

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