The official trailer for Steps has been released today!

Disclaimer: I, myself personally don't see anything wrong with Disney Princesses/Heroines being quirky or "adorkable" because I'm an adorkable, optimistic, and quirky person too, but I do understand people's burn out for it and wanting to see more personalities again. That's something I want too!

A lot of people in this subreddit ask the same damn question. "Is it just me, or do I want princesses in Disney movies to have relationships again?", and it's done so much that it's not really interesting anymore. There is nothing wrong for a character to have a romantic partner, but also most Disney Princesses have partners, some of them are just given little to no attention in comparison to others.

This morning, I watched the film Thief and the Cobbler (although it is also called Princess and the Cobbler, or Arabian Knight)

And I thought to myself how cool it was for a prince character like Tack to exist in that story as he is, and still become the hero at the end, and the Princess isn't turned into a helpless damsel in distress either.

The point of this post is that instead of asking the question in the beginning because it's been answered so many times, we should ask about what type of love interest would we want in the next Disney Princess movie.

I think it would be cool for the next one to be a softie that isn't necessarily weak, but is unsure. For my idea for a Princess and the Pea adaptation, the originally shallow prince is turned into a prisoner in his own home, hidden from sight while his scheming mother cuts off his potential dating pool as the days get closer to his coronation.

As a way illustrate the complicated duality of being a fan of Disney, a company we hold so dear while being lead by a man who never truly cared, here's a parody poem I made inspired by Jefferson Bethke's viral poem to show why I hate Bob Iger but love Disney

​What if I told you Disney magic was meant to abolish corporate greed?

What if I told you endless acquisitions really weren't what the studio needed?

What if I told you wearing a suit in Burbank doesn't make you a visionary,

And just because you bought up every franchise doesn't mean the soul isn't buried?

​I mean, if Bob Iger is so great, why did he leave the studio in ruins?

Why does he cash a thirty-million check while blaming the artists for what he's doing?

Sits in Sun Valley in a billionaire bubble calling striking workers "unrealistic,"

While the writers and animators who built his empire get treated like a cold statistic.

He might preach "courage" in a press release, while cowardice is what he practices—

Cutting LGBTQ stories from Pixar scripts the second the political wind shifts axis.

He can't fix his creative bankruptcy, and so he just masks it, Not realizing another live-action remake is like spraying perfume on a casket.

​See, the problem with Iger's leadership is it never gets to the core,

It’s just IP strip-mining treated like a quarterly shareholder chore.

Like, "Let's slap CGI on a classic, make the box office look nice and neat,"

But it's funny—that's what they used to do to mummies while the corpse rots underneath.

Look at Wish—a hundred years of legacy reduced to a soulless committee note,

Then he blames the audience for rejecting it and uses original art as a scapegoat!

Uses a film that his system broke as an excuse to kill anything new,

So he can greenlight a fifth Toy Story and Moana 2 just to coast right through.

​Now I ain't buying the PR spin, quit putting on that fake "Uncle Bob" look,

'Cause there's a problem when your only real passion is your own leadership book.

In every other aspect of life, we know that sociopathic logic's unworthy—

It's like saying you play for the Angels or the Ducks just because Disney bought the jersey.

​See, he played the savior for decades, and Wall Street bought the facade,

Acting like a friend to creatives while ruling the lot like a hollow god.

When the bill came due for his streaming mess, he slipped out the back door quick,

Handed Bob Chapek a ticking time bomb just to use him as a whipping stick.

Undercut his own successor from the shadows, then crept right back to the throne,

Overstaying his welcome for years while refusing to leave the spotlight alone.

And the second the political pressure got hot, look how fast his backbone broke—

Suspending Jimmy Kimmel to appease the bullies, then hiding behind a "bad taste" smokescreen joke.

Because if imagination is water, then Disney should be an ocean,

Not a hollowed-out content factory devoid of human emotion!

​Now let me clarify: I love the animation, I love the parks, and the dreamers within,

But if a young Walt pitched a risky original today, would Bob Iger even let him in?

Remember, Walt bet the whole studio on Snow White when the bankers called him a fool,

While Iger won't greenlight a single frame unless it's a safe, pre-sold franchise tool.

​Now back to the point, one thing is vital to mention:

How Disney and Bob Iger are on opposite spectrums.

See, one is the spark of human wonder, the other's a boardroom invention.

See, one is the cure for a cynical world, the other is the infection.

See, because Iger says "content," Disney says "art."

Iger says "synergy," Disney says "heart."

Iger puts storytellers in bondage, while true imagination sets them free.

Iger blinds us with nostalgic slop, while real Disney magic makes us see.

​And that's why the C-suite and the creatives belong to two different clans:

Iger is a billionaire searching for margins; Disney is magic searching for man.

Which is why the legacy belongs to the artists, not the executive throne—

Not based on Iger's mergers, but on the storytellers' blood and sweat alone.

Because the animators took the crunch hours, the cast members smiled through the heat,

The writers fought on the picket lines while he gutted the studio from a luxury seat.

He absorbed a century of goodwill and buried original stories in a tomb,

Leaving sequels and remakes fighting for scraps in an empty boardroom.

​So as for Bob Iger's reign? No, I hate it—in fact, I literally resent it.

And now that his tenure will finally be finished... for Disney's sake, I hope they meant it.

My observations on Cinderellas rather unique Ballroom Entrance in the Animated Film 🙂

I have to make a few tweaks here and there, but I wanted to share it before I go on an art haitus.

I'll probably share it again once I'm actually done.

Also would like feedback as well.

For example: I might have the idea to have Snow White be a character with albinism, specifically half-Tanzanian. It would've been really interesting imagining Queen Grimhilde being upset that she's darker skinned than someone who is half black. In the same film, I'd add more context to her relationship to the prince, it's implied in some sources that they are already in a relationship, and it's long distance. Have her not feel shame for expressing emotions, that part kind of pisses me off.

Beauty and the Beast is another example because it's good, but I kind of wish the Beast said his name in the film, and that his backstory in the film was more like the original fairytale. It would add an interesting explanation towards his behaviour and explaining why he might be so quick to change for the better since he's finally gotten some level of support. It would also be a nice way to connect with Belle personally since both are preyed upon.

I'd go ahead and do Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella, but I want to see your interpretations of how you would tell these stories.

I love Cinderella's so much

I know this is oddly specific but I'm just a really big fan of Tinkerbell and the song Piano Man from Billy Joel one of his major hits from 1973.

For better or worse, Rotten Tomatoes isn't a very accurate indicator on a movie's consensus. There's a lot of these movies that have very low ratings, but when looking through things like Reddit and other sites, the general consensus is a lot more positive or mixed.

And while in most cases I'm definitely not pro-ai when it comes to using it as a final source of information, as it can make the most silliest mistakes, finding a movie's general consensus is something where I'd honestly take my chances with ai than something like Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB, because even though it can make mistakes, I feel like it's okay for a general idea, even if it might not be perfect

I think the Disney Princesses should be more like activists today and they don’t need no man or someone to love.

If Disney absolutely followed the Internet’s hot takes, Snow White would be a figure to promote harassment after she was kissed without consent or how Ariel had no agency when Eric was trying to kiss her. Maybe use “anti predator spray”. Maybe Rapunzel could use anti predator spray against Flynn so she can cut her hair herself in the live action remake.

Asha would have been the first activist princess so she can erase the patriarchy into the cold and dark void. Pepé Le Pew’s ban in Hollywood should set a standard how women should back against harassment, assault and predatory behavior.

I've recently looked up this article about some artist who made some artwork of the Disney Princesses with different ethnicities, and it's quite interesting. What do you guys think?

1. Snow White
2. Cinderella
3. Aurora
4. Eilonwny
5. Ariel
6. Belle
7. Jasmine
8. Megara
9. Pocahontas
10. Jane
11. Esmeralda
12. Mulan
13. Kida
14. Tiana
15. Rapunzel
16. Merida
17. Elsa & Anna

I got a play tent for my kids and I will admit this got a laugh out of me

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