Although Elsa is not the only character with disability in the Disney canon, she is the first princess 1 to be designed with disability in mind, and one of only two human characters with visible disability to make the cut at all since Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996).
Anna's parents rush her to the sacred realm, where discussions with the trolls reveal that Elsa was born with her powers/ depigmentation and deafness, rather than them being due to illness or accident. Grand Pabbie troll heals Anna but removes her memories of Elsa's magic.
Rapunzel: Rapunzel has signs of Stockholm Syndrome, a syndrome in which a hostage starts to feel sympathy for their captor. Mother Gothel has kept Rapunzel imprisoned to a tower for the majority of her life, and the two have become close.
The original Disney Princess line-up consisted of Snow White, Cinderella, Tinker Bell, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Esmeralda, and Mulan. Tinker Bell was removed soon after; she would go on to headline the sister franchise Disney Fairies. Esmeralda was also removed.
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Why was tinkerbell removed?
However, Tinker Bell was removed so she could lead her own franchise as a Disney fairy, and through that, she got to star in a couple of movies. Other characters were considered to be part of the Disney Princesses franchise but didn't make it, as were Enchanted's Giselle, Tarzan's Jane, and Frozen's Anna and Elsa.
When the Disney Princess franchise was created in the early 2000s Tinker Bell was also part of the original line-up, but she was soon removed along with Esmeralda as it was decided that they didn't suit in the brand.
Cinderella demonstrates dysphoria that is precipitated by the untimely death of her father [00:02:25] and perpetuated by the abject emotional abuse of her step-family.
Believing this to be his true love, he finds and kisses her. The Princess then wakes up, the spell being broken by their first kiss. She is then swept off her feet and rides into the sunset with her Prince Charming. Snow White can be classified as having Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Although Elsa's disability is encoded as a magical ice power, the language the film uses to talk about her condition maps on to the experiences of people with physical, mental, and intellectual disabilities in recognizable ways.
Ariel from āThe Little Mermaidā has been headcanoned as autistic, because no one who sings a song about wanting to not just learn about an interest, but literally be in that world, is neurotypical.
Elsa is never properly identified as asexual or aromantic, something that would help immensely to increase visibility and awareness. Considering Disney's record with LGBT characters (remember the underwhelming 'gay moment' in Beauty and the Beast?)
The schizotypal disorder is shown through Olaf. He most definitely has magical thinking; he āloves the idea of summer and sun and all things hotā even though he is a snowman. Although he has no issue with meeting people, he does have awkward social cues. He thinks it is acceptable to say āI've been impaledā and giggle.
Disney Princess Syndrome. Often seen as a comorbidity of Peter Pan Syndrome, the Disney Princess Syndrome often appears as the inability to help oneself when presented with a new task or when faced with an unexpected problem.
Snoopy's counselor first grouped together all of his symptoms, presentations, and history related to social isolation and solitary preferences into the theme āLack of social interests, social interactions, and verbal communications due to Autistm Spectrum Disorder.ā The counselor then grouped together all of Snoopy's ...
What disorder does Belle from Beauty and the Beast have?
The original Beauty of Beauty and the Beast did suffer from Stockholm syndrome. She developed feelings for the Beast under duress, alone and unsupported, rather than through genuine connection. However, as the story has been altered for modern audiences, elements of Stockholm syndrome have all but vanished.
In her initial film, Ariel is referred to as having a āmost beautiful voiceā multiple times. She is known throughout Atlantica for her immense vocal prowess. Her temporary disability of muteness is more noticed by characters later.
I'll startā Belle is obviously an Inattentive ADHD queen. I rewatch the opening scenes so many times with the āher head buried in a book/in the cloudsā part, and end up in tears everytime. Maybe also Mulan with her taking notes on her arm, running into things, constantly lateā¦
What each character represents is up to every viewer, as there are many versions of the same theory, but something that most agree on is that the ageless SpongeBob himself is a possible representation of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), as he's hardly ever still and his attention span is quite short, ...
According to Sara Franks-Allen of ScreenCrush, Meg was excluded from the official Disney Princess franchise due to Hercules' underperformance in theaters, describing her as a "forgotten Disney princess".
Technically a queen through being married to "king of the jungle" Tarzan, Jane was considered for the list, and even announced in the official Disney Princess magazineābefore Disney realized her yellow dress made her too similar to franchise stalwart Belle.
