tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13898990.post7254168062117738766..comments2023-10-30T07:40:58.357-07:00Comments on Comic Book the Blog: Brave - is Merida a Disney Princess?Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559608539292903404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13898990.post-71701354639942174312012-07-20T08:17:13.119-07:002012-07-20T08:17:13.119-07:00Merida totally counts. Where is it written that y...Merida totally counts. Where is it written that you have to have less than two parents and a suitor and be in specific danger to be a Disney Princess. This is Disney's way of creating a princess character that is a better role model for the modern girl. If we are going to start qualifying based on the Original Four, then we have to include "helpless" as a trait as well. In that case, Jasmine, Tianna, Mulan, Belle, Ariel and Rapunzel (who was not helpless only inexperienced) are out as well. The only qualifications that should be here are 1) is she a princess, 2) is she the lead character (if this wasn't here I would throw Nala into the mix as well, even though she's a lion), and 3) is she in a Disney movie.tsbscotlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13898990.post-70714320952339159552012-07-06T05:45:10.318-07:002012-07-06T05:45:10.318-07:00Psst, Mulan had both parents and a grandmother. ;)...Psst, Mulan had both parents <i>and</i> a grandmother. ;) She's a frequently a sorely forgotten 'Princess' though, and her mother was much more of a background character than her father or grandmother (voiced by Marni Nixon!).<br /><br />I believe Aurora has both parents as well, but like Rapunzel, they appear only at the beginning and end, and she's instead largely raised by the three Good Fairies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928903471158317433noreply@blogger.com