The other day at work an urgent and highly contestable question occupied our minds for most of the day. Passion was palpable. Tempers flared. In fact, I would say that some individuals became quite animated over the debate.
Based on the answers of the boys in comparison to the responses of the girls, I began to formulate an interesting theory or two. But additional scientific research is needed. And, dear blog friends, I need votes from more than just the female sector and my handful (on a good day) of male readers. So query your husbands. Your boyfriends. The dishwasher repairman, too.
And tell me...
"Who's your favorite Disney Princess?"
(If you're so inclined, you can tell me why, too. Your reason may (or may not) help support my theory.)
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Oh. For. The. Love. Of. All Things. Flame. Broiled. *insert exsasperated sigh here*
My Papi and I just got into a debate over who he should choose. He went with Cinderella because she worked hard, had faith, and persevered. Papi didn't take into account the Fairy Godmother mojo she had working for her though. I thought he should have chosen Pocohontas because she's brown like him, Indian like his heritage, and sort of represents his culture.
You've caused a big rift in the Infidel house, compulsive!
My hubby said Snow White- I tried to push him to Arial/Little Mermaid (she's a princess, right?)but he stuck firm with Snow White. Hope this has helped!
Thanks for the vote! Now I have 2- you and me!
EWL and toni--thank you. (But I need to know your favorites, too. )
EWL--I'm sorry for creating such a rift. But won't that be fun for you when you have to make up???
Me- Ariel (I am a Pisces)
Chup- Jasmin ("she's hot")
Snow White. She is the only modest one.
Mermaid-shells
Jasmine-bellybutton
Pocahantus-off the shoulder frock and a whole lotta thigh
Sleeping Beauty-off the shoulder
Belle-Cleavage
Secret Agent Man and I both cast our vote for Snow White.
Sorry it took me 3 comments to get it all said.
I like the Belle. Cuz she's Fraunch. And talks to dishes.
If there were a princess on Emperor's New Groove I'd vote for that one.
Tinkerbell is on my checks.
My husband votes "Cinderella because she's the one who's most modest." (Keep in mind that with all the li'l girls in our home wanting to emulate the princesses, modesty is a huge factor.)
OK, so when I finally put this all together you will all so know I work with a bunch of 20-year-olds.
But keep them coming. As before, I had no idea this could be such a fascinating study of humanity!
Paynie, What about Mulan?! Talk about modest!! And she takes no crap from the men. She is my favorite, with Belle as a second because she likes books, things Gaston is an idiot, and stands up to the Beast.
Shazzy's vote: Snow White, because she was the original, and the best drawn.
Can't wait to see the results!!
(p.s. I love said 20-year-olds.)
I think I like Belle best. She's strong, knows what she wants, smart, unpredjudice, and beautiful to top it all off. As for modest...remember "a little cleavage never hurt anyone!"
BELLE!!!!!!
Although in reality she isn't a princess until the END of the movie.
Answering for myself... well, it's a tough call. Not Ariel, and definitely not Snow White. Not Cinderella. Jasmine, Belle and Sleeping Beauty aka Aurora are all up there, though. And what about Tigerlily? If Nala was human, she'd be a babe. I can tell by her voice.
Purely in the humanoid category, though, I think my vote goes to Jasmine. Cunning, hot and exotic... plus she makes out with Jafar, my all-time favorite disney character as a kid.
If Mulan counts as a princess, then I choose her.
Otherwise, maybe Belle.
Animated: Belle
Real character: Mia Thermopolis
Me: Belle
My Hubby: Jasmine.
~rolls eyes~
Absolutely 100% Mulan
My dad says Snow White (he was the only male I could find right now)
Rob's pick: Snow White
My pick: Perdita the Dalmation
I guess I would say Ariel then!
Me: Is a toss up between Ariel and Belle
Hubby: Jasmine because of the dark skin and sultry eyes, that just spells s-e-x.
You should have seen his face light up when he was describing WHY it was Jasmine
Does Princess Fiona from Shrek count? Because she's the anti-princess (butt ugly and fat) most of the time, and yet we love her because of it. She makes you forget she's and her boyfriend are ogres...I love that.
If not,Belle. Because she can read, rolls her eyes at gaston, she looks past the ugly in the beast, she's a nurse...(the wolves in the woods),
I've gotta go with Mulan myself, although I'm not sure she's in the Disney Princess collection. But she's tough, smart, modest and not afraid to play with the boys and win.
This answer is both foul and not acceptable in polite company, but it must be posted.
Azucar: I have a funny question for you.
Other Half: Ok...
Az: Not that you could even name them, but, could you tell me your favorite Disney Princess
OH: Let's see, there's Belle, Sleeping Beauty, Mulan, Jasmine, Snow White, Pocahontas...
Az--interrupting: HOW on EARTH do you KNOW that?
OH: Student Teacher Supervisor has an F@#$ing poster in her [high school] classroom with all of them.
AZ: I totally forgot about that. That's so stupid. Which one do you like the most?
OH: I'd screw Pocahontas.
AZ: Why? Because she was 12?
OH: Exactly and that would be so wrong. Stupid #@$%@# princesses.
Then we both laughed evilly, because we understand each other like that.
As for me: There is a reason I have all boys so far, I can't like a.) Disney b.) The Princesses. So my not fun, but totally true answer, is none of those objectified pieces of post-feminist trash because they make me want to gouge out the eyes of the marketing department that tries to sell faux-femininity to my sisters. They make me angry. En serio.
Can I say none? They are all slaves to the man. Ariel is a whiner who gives herself up entirely to please a man, Belle has that ugly yellow dress, Snow White is a dirty hooker (living with seven dwarves! You would NEVER allow your daughter to do that. Modest my booty.), Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty have the sole purpose of looking pretty and not disturbing anyone who is strong, and Mulan and Popahonkas are just REALLY boring movies. If I had to choose, I think it would be Pocahontas, simply because my friend, Ben-with-a-voice-deeper-than-James-Earl-Jones, referred to her as "That Indian Whore."
Don't worry, I haven't indoctrinated the Jooj yet.
Carina, I love you. I would burn my bra with you any day, except for the way it lifts and separates is very comfortable. But you know what I mean.
(Did I not tell you the passion would be palpable?)
So, the '60 were about sticking it to the man...and by the new Millenium the man had become a singing princess?!
That is a hotty hot-bed going here. But I feel you're on to something. When you publish this theory, don't be surprised if it's said that you resolved the age-old conflict between men and women so that now understanding abounds. I'm being clever, yet perfectly serious.
I know nothing about men and work with all women. But my favorite princess is Belle because she reads, dreams of grander things, and can lift a 1-ton Beast like he was an iddy-biddy little feather!
When I posted my answer (fiona) I typed then deleted that my husband would NEVER pick her. Then when he got home and I asked him which princess was his favorite he said, "Shrek's chick, hands down."
I don't quite know how to take that.
First W said that I was his favorite princess. *sigh*
Then he said Mulan, because she was "Mulan: Ass-Kicking Princess."
The passion is palpable!
Well, I would have to say: none of those objectified pieces of post-feminist trash because they make me want to gouge out the eyes of the marketing department that tries to sell faux-femininity to my sisters. They make me angry.
But since that has already been said. I choose Belle: French, brunette, nice, smart, cleavage - everything I've wanted to be or have. I forgive the ugly yellow dress.(And I've never met a worthy priesthood holder who didn't appreciate a little cleavage)
I didn't have time to ask any of the men in my life who they like princess-wise...I'm too busy trying to please them with my faux-femininity so they will take care of me.
Welcome goslyn!
Thanks all for your comments. (Feel free to keep them coming.)
Stay tuned for the results!
We havae this discussion at our house at least once a day. It begins with either my 4 or 2 year old asking each member of the family, "Who's your favorite princess?" (They also ask grandparents, aunts & uncles, people at church, etc.)
Answers:
2 -year old boy- Snow White. When I asked him why he said "because that's my favorite color."
4 year old girl- Belle. "Because she looks like me. She's beautiful."
Me- Cinderella. I like her attitude. She is kind and patient and there's no rebellion. I think her story sends a good lesson to our children.
Hubby- Belle. He liked the different feel of the animation when it came out....so he' just stuck with that. And she looks like my daughter.
Dang. B. took my answer. I know Fiona probably doesn't count, but she's my favorite princess ever. She's real. Although she wants to be pretty, she comes to realize that faux-femininity isn't all it's cracked up to be. And she knows how to kick a#@ in slow motion.
I have no idea what Phil's favorite is, but I know exactly what look he'll give me when I ask.
My first instinct is Ariel. I asked boyfriend, and his vote goes with Ariel as well. He was going to go with Belle, but apparently in inability to not wear a shirt puts her below the cockle-shell bra mermaid. ;)
If I had to vote for favorite comments though -Azucar wins. Hands down. Can't wait to hear your theory.
Boyfrennd also said he'd vote for Prince Eric as his favorite prince -(since Boyfrennd's name is Eric) -but then he went with Aladdin, saying that Aladdin didn't have to have a frog or a crab tell him to kiss the girl.
Oh yes. Disney princes. I have an entire theory for them, too!
Okay, I asked two male coworkers, and they each said:
Belle - I was shocked because this is the man who thinks blonde is best.
and
Ariel - He said that he goes for redheads.
It's true, Fiona is Dreamworks and doesn't count.
Phil said Ariel. "Why?" I asked. "I dunno. Because she has a good voice?" How should I interpret that?
I just asked Dh and he said
"hmmmm, uhhh, lets see...favorite princess? You mean the one I relate to the most?"
And THAT ladies and gentlemen is why I love him. He is quarter girl. He wants to RELATE to the princess... cute.
I like MADDY...she is the newest one for the movie the Frog Prince and is the first BLACK princess. I love that my daughter will have one that looks like her.. the movie will be out in 2007. :-)
I think that on one level I can realte to what Carina and Jen say, but on the other hand, they make my kids happy and when my daughter pretends she is a princess, that usually means being gracefull, kind, using good manners and being nice to her brother. There is nothing wrong with that. I love seeing them see the "magic" in it all.
I like Snow White's clothes better, but liked Ariels spunkiness. BTW...speaking of passion of arguement, many in the black community boycott Snow White and won't let their little girls dress up like her.... oh, the drama, on all levels......
Bek, it's easy for me to take a stand, I don't have daughters ;)
delurking here.
My pick is Belle for all of the same reasons she has been mentioned before.
Brunette
Literate
Kind but stands up for herself
Hated Gaston
I think she had the most beautiful singing voice of all the princesses.
Azucar you are F*@$#&*G hilarious.
Wow... there's a maelstrom in here. I'm late to the fun.
Before Mulan came out - it would've been Belle - although she ended up with a fruity looking prince. I loved the library he gave her though.
So Mulan - because it's of her devotion to family and her strength of character (she can take of herself)- PLUS...she's REAL not a pretend princess. She's a hero in Chinese history...and you couldn't get more patriarchal than back then. I swear that's why I wasn't born in those days...
I know she is not really a princess, per say, but can I get a shout out for Mary Poppins? Sexy, intelligent, good with kids, has a great retro sense of style (love that carpet bag!) and also magic. Oh, and British. That never hurts.
Belle was a victim of domestic violence. The Beast was verbally malicious towards her and showed classic signs of abuse with his brutish behaviour. That movie hits all the right warnings about it too. She stays with Beast because she thinks she can 'change' him. What the frick? No. Just no. Not a good message for girls at all.
My favorite is Aurora the Sleeping Beauty. Maybe it's only because I like her name and she gets to catch up on a lifetime of sleep. That is enviable, indeed.
This gets more interesting every day.
Keep 'em coming!
josh wins.
Daughter said, "Tinkerbell."
15-year-old son said, "Jasmine, because she tried to save herself."
Husband wisely said, "None."
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