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I was wary about "Sofia the First" before ("Guys, she is totally Latina, even though her skin is as white as friggin' milk!"), but wow... this is not okay.
I tried the first couple episodes, but was very put off by Cinderella saying that when her stepsisters tore her dress apart after several years of abuse, she should've tried harder to understand their POV. The rest was cute, but I just didn't get into it. Sounds like I'm not missing out on much.
Nope. Nope. Nope nope nope. Nope nope nope nope nope nope nope. Nope. NOPE. NOPE NOPE NOPE. NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE.
...yeah, that is incredibly off-putting. I could maybe understand her regretting it if she had retaliated against them or forgotten them in utterly miserable circumstances and then later realized they were all screwed up by the stepmother; even then I would think Cinderella has a very generous heart. But you know Disney canon she doesn't retaliate and she's not leaving the stepsisters in bad circumstances--they lost out on the prince, big whoop, their chances were slim in the first place. (I suppose they're also out a servant, but you know, she wasn't supposed to be one...) There is absolutely nothing to regret about being upset when mistreated, or pursuing a chance to be happy when it finally appears. WTF, Disney.
Well said. Imagine if I had been young enough to be Sofia's target demographic. I bawled my eyes off as a kid when the stepsisters ripped apart Cinderella's dress. So what would happen if after I watched the movie, I saw that episode? Gee, I guess after being bullied in school for so long, if I had "tried harder to understand" the brats who made my life a fucking hell, they would've let up. There's nothing to understand. They saw a weird kid, and they decided to tease her for shits and giggles. Shame on Cinderella for using a sash and beads her stepsisters didn't give a fuck about anymore to remake her mom's dress.
I tried the first couple episodes, but was very put off by Cinderella saying that when her stepsisters tore her dress apart after several years of abuse, she should've tried harder to understand their POV. The rest was cute, but I just didn't get into it. Sounds like I'm not missing out on much.
Nope. Nope. Nope nope nope. Nope nope nope nope nope nope nope. Nope. NOPE. NOPE NOPE NOPE. NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE.
...yeah, that is incredibly off-putting. I could maybe understand her regretting it if she had retaliated against them or forgotten them in utterly miserable circumstances and then later realized they were all screwed up by the stepmother; even then I would think Cinderella has a very generous heart. But you know Disney canon she doesn't retaliate and she's not leaving the stepsisters in bad circumstances--they lost out on the prince, big whoop, their chances were slim in the first place. (I suppose they're also out a servant, but you know, she wasn't supposed to be one...) There is absolutely nothing to regret about being upset when mistreated, or pursuing a chance to be happy when it finally appears. WTF, Disney.
Well said. Imagine if I had been young enough to be Sofia's target demographic. I bawled my eyes off as a kid when the stepsisters ripped apart Cinderella's dress. So what would happen if after I watched the movie, I saw that episode? Gee, I guess after being bullied in school for so long, if I had "tried harder to understand" the brats who made my life a fucking hell, they would've let up. There's nothing to understand. They saw a weird kid, and they decided to tease her for shits and giggles. Shame on Cinderella for using a sash and beads her stepsisters didn't give a fuck about anymore to remake her mom's dress.
