Why The Disney Princesses with Realistic Waistlines Movement is Nonsense

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There have been several articles circulating on the internet criticizing the bodies of Disney Princesses. The first one popped up in October 2014 on BuzzFeed and there have been many more ever since. Many people claim that the princesses weight is not realistic and projects a bad image to young girls around the world thus leading to low self esteem and eating disorders. The articles are all accompanied by photo shopped images straight from  Walt Disney films featuring "Realistic Waistlines".


So let me get this straight; in cartoons featuring mermaids, magic spells, talking animals, poison apples and fairy god mothers, you are complaining about realism and are targeting the princesses weight? Seriously?

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Lets start with the fact that these animated films are, well, animated films. They are cartoons. Secondly these cartoons are based on fairy tales. If you are looking for realism you are searching in the wrong place. I dont think going to a Royal Ball in a giant magic pumpkin is mirroring real life here. When I watched these movies as a child I never noticed Belle or Ariels waistline. I was enjoying the story, the characters and the music. If some people are blaming Princess Jasmine for their low self esteem, you completely missed the moral messages of these stories (and probably need to seek some professional counseling). Projecting your personal and political views on a cartoon just isnt healthy.  My third and last point that I want to make is, how dare someone say that thin people (or cartoons in this matter) are NOT realistic. People come in all shapes and sizes. A plus size person isnt more realistic than a skinny person. A skinny person isnt more realistic than a plus size person. We are all real people and we all look different. And thats okay!



My final thought is stop blaming cartoons based on fairy tales for your body issues. If you are truly unhappy with your body, theres a deeper reason why and you need to get to the root of the problem in order to fix it, heal and move on.

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Review Native American Indian Maiden Costume

Costume Super Center has a large variety of Native American costumes on their online store. This review is for their Native American Indian Maiden Costume currently priced at $38.24. The costume comes with a dress, headband with feather and boot cuffs. The dress is available in sizes small, medium and large and is made of polyester. It can be hand washed and air dried. The costume is made by the Franco Costume Couture company. A listing of the item for purchase can be found HERE.

I selected this dress for the Peter Pan character Tiger Lily, who is a Native American Princess from Neverland. One of the fun things about factory costumes is that you can be creative and put your own spin on things. To add a touch of Neverland magic, I decided to sew my Tinker Bell doll onto the right shoulder of the dress. I also decided to do war paint for a dramatic look. Fun note: the blue makeup I used was in fact liquid eye liner and eye shadow not face paint.

After sewing Tinker Bell in and completing a warrior paint makeup test during the holiday season, it was finally time to shoot. I ordered my dress in a size small. It fits very comfortably and is not too tight or too baggy. The dress also matches the colors as seen in the item listing. I skipped a wig and decided to use my natural hair since it is getting longer. I flat ironed it and kept the feather headband in place with bobby pins. I also added a sea shell necklace that was a gift from my father. The outfit does not come with boots therefore I used a pair of gray Uggs. Photographs were taken by Green House Photography.

I was very pleased with how the look came together and the beautiful dress, headband and boot cuffs from Costume Super Center. You can put your own spin on this outfit or any other Native American costumes available on Costume Super Center and create a unique look for Pocahontas, Sacajawea and many other Native American characters (or create an original concept). Their Native American Indian Maiden Costume gets two thumbs up from me. 

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