Sexism in Disney Princess Live Action Remakes and How they Tried to “Fix” their Princesses

Disney has displayed sexism in their princess live-action remakes by taking the princess’ feminine characteristics and replacing them with masculine ones. The advertising done for these movies often has the approach of “fixing” the original character. This inadvertently sends the message that there is something wrong with feminine traits and women who are feminine need “fixing.” In this video, I go over how the live-action versions of Beauty and the Beast, Mulan, and Snow White are the main victims of this attitude, while Cinderella is a great example of how to keep the original character’s feminine qualities while expanding on the story and creating a genuinely strong female character.

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Works Cited:

Beauty and the Beast. Directed by Bill Condon, performances by Emma Watson and Dan Stevens, Walt Disney Pictures, 2017.

Beauty and the Beast. Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, Walt Disney Feature Animation, 1991.

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Mulan. Directed by Bancroft, Tony, and Barry Cook, Buena Vista Pictures, 1998.

Mulan. Directed by Caro, Niki, Walt Disney Pictures, 2020.

Cinderella. Directed by Branagh, Kenneth, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2015.

Cinderella. Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske. Produced by Walt Disney. Walt Disney Productions, 1950.

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Directed by Sharpsteen, Ben, et al., RKO Radio Pictures, 1937.

Snow White. Directed by Webb, Marc, et al., Widescreen, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Inc, 2025.