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Aug 2020
34m 52s

Why Disney Princesses Are Problematic

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Today I felt like unpacking all of the misogynistic messaging behind the Disney princesses we all loved and adored growing up! I love Disney movies so I don't want to paint the entire epic era of 90's Disney content in a harmful light... but I also have witnessed a lot of my own programmed gender role bologna that, upon further examination, realized was down ... Show More
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