The Tale of Misogyny Una Ahn Y10 Mulchat Misogyny: ingrained prejudice against women
Once upon a time, there was a girl who had personal problems, like family issues, or happening to be the target of a murder. Then there was a hero who appeared out of nowhere and kissed her. Unbelievably enough, his kiss solved all of the girl’s problems. The girl is saved and they live happily ever after. Oh, a familiar story? Yes, you just heard the summary of the “Tale of misogyny” by Disney. Or you might have heard it by its other name, “Disney princesses”. Our childhoods were built upon Disney movies and characters. Their movies are overwhelmingly great. Of course, there are movies from Disney that warm our hearts. But even Disney has produced movies that may not be suitable for children; they carry quite shocking statements which could lead to discrimination and prejudice towards women. Let’s take a look at these characters. They come from different regions and have different skin colors. But there
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