Should the girls stop watching the Disney movies?
@nela13 (55700)
Portugal
November 22, 2018 3:40am CST
Two weeks ago actress Keira Knightley forbided her three-year-old daughter from watching the Disney movies "Cinderella" and "The Little Mermaid". It was not the only one: several mothers of the film world did the same. Keira says in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres that she finds sexism in some old Disney films and does not want it to be absorbed by her daughter. For the actress, it is not normal that the prince kiss Snow White without her permission: "You can not kiss someone who is sleeping!". 
Did you think about it when you saw the movie? Was it just me who never thought of such a thing?
My daughter loves Disney movies, I grew up watching disney movies and I think it didn't change the way I think now. As far as I am concerned I will let my daughter watch disney movies .
Did you think about it when you saw the movie? Was it just me who never thought of such a thing?
My daughter loves Disney movies, I grew up watching disney movies and I think it didn't change the way I think now. As far as I am concerned I will let my daughter watch disney movies .32 people like this
35 responses
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
22 Nov 18
Too much sensitive, I think. I thought its how you explain to them and not prohibiting them. But its a good move for an American actress to do this to her child, its still a goid thing to do.
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@nela13 (55700)
• Portugal
22 Nov 18
We should explain the all idea of the movie and let children be children.
@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
22 Nov 18
I think that the world is becoming paranoid and this is horrible. Kids are innocent and there was nothing sexist in those movies, we loved them when we were kids, adults are ruining everything. Do they think it's better to let their kids play with their phone and to watch YouTube videos? Those are dangerous!
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
22 Nov 18
I think she has a point! The prince should not have kissed Snow White on the lips but on the cheek. Would that have been better?
What about mouth to mouth resuscitation should that all be stopped also?
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@nela13 (55700)
• Portugal
23 Nov 18
Good point, what she does in a movie is not real life as well as it is the same with Disney movies.
@cintol (11261)
• United States
23 Nov 18
My grand children will always watch the Disney movies just as my kids did. I think this world needs to slow their jets and stop reading something into every thing out there anymore. Things that have been fine for centuries are now sexist or degrading or something else. I think they need to let children be children and stop pushing all this crap on them. Just my opinion!!
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@JudyEv (325815)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Nov 18
If you go down this track, you would never watch your children watch anything. I tried to limit the amount of violence my kids watched but you can't shield them from everything. And I think children soon learn that these are just stories.
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
22 Nov 18
What movies should we let them watch, then. Even cartoons have some fight scenes. For me, I will let them watch disney movies with my guidance.
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@nela13 (55700)
• Portugal
22 Nov 18
People are getting paranoid about sexism. Boys can also complain that there are too much violence in their cartoons.
@maswaithe01 (44)
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22 Nov 18
I have heard a lot of stories about Disney's princesses before like Snow white lives with 7 men, Cinderella is disobedient and Rupenzel let men into the house when mom is not at home. But my child still watches them. I think it is about what you as a parent does, more than what others do that impacts your child's life.
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@nela13 (55700)
• Portugal
22 Nov 18
It is true, what really matters is the education they receive from us 
@rsa101 (37966)
• Philippines
29 Nov 18
I think they are just over reacting to the movies. I feel Disney movies are the safest movies children can watch. Although there may be some sexism in the stories but which movies does not depict as such. Most films cartoons or not is guilty of depicting sexism in their story. This celebrities are just seeking attention I guess from their fans.
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@rsa101 (37966)
• Philippines
1 Dec 18
@nela13 I have grown up to see disney movies all my life and never felt it as sexist. The storyline maybe because they base it in the times in the past that they saw women were less than men but it also shows the girls in the story as being strong and tries their best to excel from their roles.
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
22 Nov 18
I never thought of something like that when I first watched those kind of cartoons. I only just enjoyed it and that`s all. I`m not sure about the new generations maybe they are more matured and faster than in our time. Too much technologies now even books have E-books. I guess that`s why young people learns fast nowadays 
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
22 Nov 18
@nela13 I agree with you. I don`t see any problem giving the kids the chance to see child cartoons
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@nela13 (55700)
• Portugal
22 Nov 18
@m_audrey6788 we saw It and we are mentally healthy, this movies were part of our childhood.
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@DianneN (246905)
• United States
26 Nov 18
Some people are taking this way too far! I grew up with Disney movies and books, and so is my granddaughter. Her mother and even my little 10 year old granddaughter are big on women's rights, and even they think it's absurd!!! Let your daughter watch all the Disney movies her little heart desires! They are magical!
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@Hannihar (129481)
• Israel
30 Nov 18
@nela13
I thought the prince kissed snow white inorder to wake her up. I guess I look at it differently then they do. How do your girls react when they want the movies? If they just enjoy them then let them watch or maybe pick which ones that you feel are good for them to watch.
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@Dyvette16 (4301)
• United States
24 Nov 18
I guess we really don’t see things like this until we really pay attention , I’m sure kids would not understand at a young age the right and wrongs from a Disney movie more just the character they love
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@nela13 (55700)
• Portugal
25 Nov 18
@Dyvette16 and those small things are só important for children.
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@Dyvette16 (4301)
• United States
24 Nov 18
@nela13 yes exactly , they do not see the small things
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