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The Problem of the Improper Princess

I grew up reading fiction about Improper Princesses; novels with one foot in the folktale boom and the other in…

Catherine Nichols

7/30/19 12:00PM

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3/28/18

Statistically, at Least 2 Disney Princesses Have Had Abortions

We need many kinds of Disney princesses, according to an extremely fun meme whooshing across the ‘net. We need a…

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Disney Introduces Its First Latina Princess With New Television Series

At long last, Disney has created a Latina princess to join its pantheon of (predominately white) royalty: Elena of…

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Disney's Taps 14-Year-Old Auli’i Cravalho to Voice South Pacific Princess Moana

Disney’s newest princess Moana has found a voice in a young girl from Oahu named Auli’i Cravalho. The high school…

Hillary Crosley Coker

10/07/15 9:50AM

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5/14/15

Disney's Movie About a White Princess of Sudan Is Probably a Bad Idea

Disney has a movie in the works about a white man who buys land in Sudan so that his daughter can be a princess.…

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After 25 Years, Do Ariel and The Little Mermaid Suck?

On Monday, Disney's interpretation of The Little Mermaid turned 25 years old. Do you still have your whosits and…

Hillary Crosley Coker

11/17/14 3:50PM

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10/22/14

Disney's New Princess Is an Ocean Explorer From the South Pacific

Disney has dropped new info about their next major animated project—Moana, about a teenaged Polynesian girl who sets…

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Blossom Doesn't Like Frozen, Either

After professing her distaste for Ariana Grande, Mayim Bialik is back with another complaint: She didn't like the…

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Here's a Disney Princess Collection for Adults, If That's Your Thing

Australian retailer BlackMilk just launched its Princess & Villains collection inspired by the ladies of Disney. To…

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Artist Depicts Disney Princesses as Victims of Violent Domestic Abuse

The artist who created a controversial series of posters depicting Disney princesses as victims of rape and incest…

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Here Are Your Disney Princesses as OITNB Characters

Some of these are intuitive (Elsa as Piper), and some are just wrong (Eric should be Bennett, not Pornstache), but…

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Artist Uses Disney Princesses in Rape Awareness Posters

An artist is using some familiar Disney princesses to send a powerful message about rape.

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More of What Happens to Disney Princesses After Happily Ever After

Forget your "happily ever after," Disney princesses.

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Artist Reimagines Disney Princesses as Game of Thrones Characters

You guys needed one more iteration of the Disney-princesses-reimagined-as-another-thing, right? This one's pretty…

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Jerks Will Never Let a Plus-Sized Disney Princess Happen

At the end of January, a Virginia teen launched a petition asking Disney to add a plus-sized princess to its cast of…

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Teen Asks Disney to Make a Plus-Size Princess

Look, I like Disney princesses as much as the next nostalgia-prone millennial. But they do tend to look like they…

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Disney's Polynesian Princess to Debut in 2018; We're Already Excited

Disney has a new princess in the works and her name is Moana Waialiki. She will be a young Polynesian sea-voyager…

Hillary Crosley Coker

1/23/14 3:45PM

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1/10/14

Artist Draws Disney Princesses As World of Warcraft Characters

Just when you think you've seen the last re-imagined Disney princess (or prince!), along comes some artist with…

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9 Things Wrong With This Disney Princess Lingerie

It's pretty clear that someone will buy any-damn-thing with Disney princess branding emblazoned on it. Hell, the…

Kelly Faircloth

1/03/14 3:30PM

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