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When somebody says Disney princess most think of damsels in distress with singing animals laying their clothes out for them What about today in age Maybe Cinderella had birds brushing her hair for her however princesses such as Merida and Rapunzel certainly do not need such assistance and are off escaping towers and using a bow and arrow The princesses have evolved into empowering females to look up to and they no longer portray the stereotypical gender roles From the 1940s to today the evolution of the Disney princesses is astonishing To start off from the beginning the first era of the Disney princesses is called the Classic era Cinderella Snow White and Aurora sleeping beauty are all classic princesses All of these characters portrayed stereotypical gender roles that were accepted in the 40s and the 50s Traditional features for beauty were portrayed through the princesses with their flawless hair and complexion Snow White was a typical housewife cooking cleaning and doing household chores for the cottage Princesses in the classic era were looked at as objects and have a complete lack of independence These princesses always needed a man to save them and to be satisfied They were so dependant on a man that Cinderella even sang someday my prince will come Never once did they figure out their own ways to solve their problems and waited for everything to be served to them on a silver platter She would weep about her whereabouts of being stuck home and held up instead of figuring out a way to get to the ball
