Frustrated Dad Updates Daughter's Disney Books
As children, many of us had an inseparable connection to Disney tales. These tales, on the other hand, may have a detrimental effect on girls because they perpetuate problematic gender stereotypes, according to some people.
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For the sake of his daughters' lives and the times we live in, a father is becoming viral on TikTok and the news for updating their Disney books. An avid TikTok user, known as @dcaspers in the state of Minnesota, documented the process and posted it online for everyone to see.
For example, he reimagined traditional fairy tales like Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-white, and the Little Mermaid in ways no one could have predicted. His acts, on the other hand, have caused a division on the internet and created a passionate debate.
When the parent tried to change gender stereotypes into something more equal and realistic, many praised him, while others thought he was suppressing famous works. In one of the alterations made by the Minnesota dad, Cinderella marries Belle from Beauty and the Beast.
As if that wasn't enough, The Little Mermaid and Rapunzel both graduated from Harvard with honors. Instead of baking and exchanging sweets with Prince Naveen, Princess Tiana makes nachos for herself.
This father is revamping Disney princess books for his two daughters to make them more recent.
1. Merida is baking cookies and requests assistance. The Boys Say No. Regardless, she gives them cookies. Sorry, Boys, but if you want a cookie, you must first clean up the kitchen.
In this updated version, before offering the lads cookies, Merida insists they help her clean the kitchen. The father's hacks made him very famous on TikTok.
To date, he has garnered 2.4 million likes on his channel, and he has a 48.4k following.
2. Rapunzel Enters A Contest, Bakes A Pie, And Wins... Her Boyfriend Approves. Rapunzel Dreams Big And Wins Top Of Her Class... Now He Bakes Her A Pie
In the updated version, Rapunzel has bigger aspirations and she achieves her goal.
3. Cinderella is forced to clean, cook, and is bullied... and believes that a man is her only savior. Cinderella Stands Up To The Bullies And Takes Control Of Her Destiny
Cinderella fights back in this revised edition, and she now has authority over her destiny. Many people were blown away by the project and the "fairy godfather," literary transformations, hailing him as the "best dad ever" and admiring his struggle against gender stereotypes for the benefit of his two daughters.
Others, on the other hand, were suspicious, fearing that the father's quest for gender equality had gone too far. Some online users are concerned that by changing what we do not like in books, the father was creating a bad precedent.
Others noted that the father's changes might not reflect how the characters in these scenarios would behave.
4. Cinderella Attends The Ball And Meets Her Prince Charming. Now Adding Diversity to Disney. Cinderella Attends the Ball and Meets Her True Love!
Cinderella danced and fell in love with her prince charming in the Disney classic. Cinderella fell in love with her true love in the reworked version.
5. When the Beast was depressed, Belle bakes brownies. Belle worked all day and stopped by the store to get something.
Belle bought Oatmeal Creme Pies for Beast after an arduous day of labor in this modified version. She reminded Beast that she is constantly on a restricted budget when he was taken aback.
She should not be obliged to take care of the house just because she is a woman. A couple should discuss responsibilities based on working hours outside the home, as well as any additional responsibilities that may affect schedules and workloads.
If both partners work full-time, the domestic tasks should be fairly distributed. Unfortunately, statistics show that even when working, women still do more housework than men.
On a practical level, developing a task plan and distributing chores based on their interests and talents may be advantageous if a couple is committed to an equal degree of collaboration.
6. Ariel transforms her body, abandons her friends and family, and now bakes for him. Ariel orders a pizza instead of baking. She finds her new love on Tiktok as the Prince eats his pizza with a fork.
In this fixed version, instead of baking, she orders pizza and while he was eating, she finds true love on Tiktok.
7. In what world is just holding a dustpan seen as caring? Doc is a wise man who cleans the whole house himself.
In this rewritten version, Snow White and her pals reside in a house that is meticulously cleaned by Doc, who is wise and compassionate. Gender views are not only about duties.
They are a sexist symptom. Both parties are not equal in such a partnership. No woman should be forced to perform two full-time jobs, one paid and one unpaid, while her capable husband sits at home doing nothing.
In today's environment, caring for a house and/or children is a full-time job in and of itself, and such responsibilities must be shared. Families frequently rely on two salaries, and women have the right to pursue career aspirations, which their spouses should support as part of a balanced partnership.
8. She bakes cakes and cookies for her prince and also feeds him. Sorry, Prince, but you must make your damn nachos.
In this updated version, She made a pan of nachos and told her prince charming to make his own because she didn't want to share.
It is neither healthy nor secure to be financially dependent on a man. Both spouses must have equal chances and share duties.
Working habits have evolved along with the economy in recent decades, and outmoded sexist views must also alter. The role of a woman, like that of a man, is to be wherever she wants to be.
Her male relatives or husbands are not her obligation to pick up or care for. The couple must make a mutual choice if she wishes to stay at home so the family can manage on one paycheck.
Mutual respect, shared accountability, and a fair and equal allocation of responsibilities are still essential.