How You Could Help Create the Next Disney Princess
The days of all-thin, all-white, all-perfect damsel-in-distress princesses are slowly coming to an end, and it’s about time. Turns out that anatomically speaking, aspiring to look like a Barbie or even a Disney princess will leave you with smashed insides, so it’s a good thing DoSomething.org is starting a campaign to change that.
They’re starting with Disney princesses because “portraying Disney princesses as self sufficient and complex can lead to other similar representations of women in media.” Also, young women who grow up with role models who are known for more than getting saved by a prince may be inspired to change the world.
Princess Tiana, Princess Merida and Queen Elsa were steps in the right direction. If you want to tell Disney what you or your kids look for in a strong leading lady, you can download a template from DoSomething.org and share it all over the web with the hashtag #RealPrincess. Be sure to log in and submit your drawing to the campaign site for a chance to win a $4,000 scholarship.
Our #RealPrincess would be a tech CEO who makes all of her own food, which she grows from her garden, and DIYs anything and everything. Create your own and share it with us!
(images via @down_with_earth, @chiliechii, @say_ruh_oh_tool, @jessgrafius143 and DoSomething.org)
