Scripting the Way for the 21st-Century Disney Princess in<i>The Princess and the Frog</i>

Moffitt, Kimberly R.

doi:10.1080/07491409.2019.1669757

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“…Black characters are still often given secondary roles with few speaking lines (Cocca, 2016; Mafe, 2018). Black women are often given roles that emphasize their sexuality or place them in subordinate positions (Griffin, 2014; Moffitt, 2019). Black fathers and father figures are often portrayed as perpetrators of violence (Perry & Johnson, 2017).…”

Section: Racial and Ethnic Discrimination Stress Model (Red‐sm)mentioning

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Development of the racial and ethnic discrimination stress model

Wilkins‐Clark,

Gray,

Ferraro

2024

J of Family Theo & Revie

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Family stress models have been used extensively in family science for decades and have demonstrated utility in the examination of familial responses to stressors. Although these models have been applied to research on Black families and researchers have more recently considered the impact of integrated sociocultural context and reconceptualized models accordingly, current models do not fully explain outcomes associated with mundane extreme environmental stress (MEES) and the simultaneous influence of an iterative meaning‐making process. To address this gap, we extend the contextual model of family stress, by integrating the MEES concept and propositions from symbolic interactionism, family systems theory, and ecological theory. We introduce the racial and ethnic discrimination stress model (RED‐SM), a conceptual framework, to explain how the mundane extreme environment, resources, and socialization messages contribute to a meaning‐making process that influences adjustment outcomes for Black individuals. We conclude by offering suggestions for its usage in family science research.

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Section: Racial and Ethnic Discrimination Stress Model (Red‐sm)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of the racial and ethnic discrimination stress model

Wilkins‐Clark,

Gray,

Ferraro

2024

J of Family Theo & Revie

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“…Naveen's racial ambiguity is significant because The Princess and the Frog (Clements & Musker, 2009), as previously stated, was the first Disney princess film to have central Black characters (Barker, 2010;Gehlawat, 2010;Lester, 2010). It is also notable that the main characters spend most of their films as frogs and thus with green skin rather than human Black skin, which makes Disney's attempt to diversify the princess franchise a feeble one (Gehlawat, 2010;Lester, 2010;Moffitt, 2019). For Lester (2010) this could reveal that Disney do not believe a Black African American male character is worthy of being a prince.…”

Section: The Princess and The Frog (2009)mentioning

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Investigating the Gendered Behaviours Displayed by Influential Disney, Marvel and Star Wars Protagonists and Examining the Link Between Children’s Engagement with these Franchises and their Play Behaviour.

Clarke

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This thesis reports a programme of research that explored the gendered messages within influential Disney feature length animations, a Star Wars animated television series, and a Marvel animated television series. It also examined extent to which engagement with these franchises statistically predicted children’s gendered behaviour and weapon play. The first study of this thesis was a quantitative content analysis of thirty-nine Disney protagonists. The results showed that some of the ‘earliest’ female Disney protagonists were the most feminine analysed, although almost all were more feminine than masculine. The male Disney protagonists seemed to adhere to less stereotypes, and were, generally, more feminine than masculine overall. Study two investigated how gender was portrayed in Marvel’s Avengers Assemble and Star Wars Star Wars Rebels animated television series, utilising Thematic Analysis. This was important as the Walt Disney Corporation recently acquired these franchises. The results revealed that stereotypical masculinity was portrayed by the male protagonists within each series, however, the female protagonists in Star Wars Rebels seemed more genuinely valued than the female superhero in Marvel’s Avengers Assemble. The third study of this thesis utilised parent report methodology to investigate whether engagement with the Disney, Marvel and Star Wars franchises statistically predicted children’s level of gendered behaviour and weapon play, as well as whether parental mediation and exposure to television violence moderated any established relationships. The results indicted that although each franchise did predict gender stereotypical behaviour and weapon play, there were some unexpected gender differences in the relationships. It was concluded that the producers of Disney, Star Wars and Marvel media should be made aware of the relationship between the gendered messages within their content and children’s behaviour. Additionally, parents and children should be educated on this topic, with the aim to reduce the relationships that were found. Chapter seven summarises the results of each study and considers the implications of the current findings.

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The Renewal Era (2009–2013)

Mollet

2020

A Cultural History of the Disney Fairy Tale

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Scripting the Way for the 21st-Century Disney Princess inThe Princess and the Frog

Cited by 14 publications

References 23 publications

Development of the racial and ethnic discrimination stress model

Development of the racial and ethnic discrimination stress model

Investigating the Gendered Behaviours Displayed by Influential Disney, Marvel and Star Wars Protagonists and Examining the Link Between Children’s Engagement with these Franchises and their Play Behaviour.

The Renewal Era (2009–2013)

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