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Dispatches from the War on Women:
The Disney conspiracy

Let’s see how Disney diminishes female power in 4 easy
steps.

(1) Change the title. Once called The Snow Queen, the movie
is now called Frozen. Using the same tactic as when Disney switched
the title of Rapunzel to Tangled to hide the female star, it’s
become extremely rare for a female to be referenced in the title of
an animated movie for children.

(2) Change the story. In the original story, the girl
rescues her brother. Now, she rescues her sister, keeping the trope
of a damsel in distress and preventing a girl from saving a
boy.

(3) Create a male co-star. Just as Flynn Ryder’s role was
expanded to equal Rapunzel’s in Tangled, Disney invented Kristoff,
a mountain man, to share the screen with the heroine.
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You know what really creeps me out? Thousands of years ago,
conquering armies smashed the idols of their victims and stole
their stories, an extremely effective tactic to destroy a community
and steal its power. Christians did this to pagans, but of course,
this act is all over history. Just like the goddess morphed into
the Virgin, girls are going missing under the guise of celebration.
Right now, in 2013, Disney is stealing and sanitizing stories. It’s
an annihilation. How long before we all forget the original story?
Will our children ever hear it?