Keira Knightley Banned Her Daughter From Watching Disney Films Like ‘Cinderella’ Because They’re Not Empowering to Women

But this was, bitch?

Insufferable cunt.

she's a closet case she and Sienna Miller were a couple and maybe still are

She is not wrong though. If you think about those movies the life lessons they teach are pretty terrible.

That jaw, those (lack of) tits. No wonder her gay husband married her. He doesn't need to pretend much.

Keira is a scrawny titless insufferable cunt.

lack of areolas

and no waste

R7 It's only recently that Disney movies have become blatant social justice vehicles.

This is why he won.

Touche, R1.

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She’s right.

Films are entertainment, full stop. They're not a dating guide for young women. Even a dim bulb like KK should recognize that.

I am not a dim bulb, r18. You better apologize.

R18 They are entertainment, but our entertainment does shape us. That's undeniable. I'm not opposed to showing these movies to a little girl, but you do have to balance the helpless princess crap with other stuff.

Yeah it is silly to pretend that people, especially young people, aren't influenced by the media they consume.

Does she realize the song is not "Someday my prince will come" but "Someday my prince will CUM"?

Wow, I had no idea she was married witha child! I thought she was a man hater.

I think she's talented and lovely and smart and I agree that Disney is lowest common denominator trash.

Who the hell would defend an insipid piece of crap like Cinderella? KK is right. It's stupid folklore dreamed up by dumb peasant bimbos who didn't have the intelligence or resourcefulness to think their way out of terrible situations. They were so dumb, they thought their best bet was to lie around waiting for some guy to marry them out of their circumstances. These peasant bimbos were shallow twits, too. They could've hoped to be swept off their feet by a successful tailor or town smith or something, but nope--only marrying into money and royalty would do.

I love the other lessons that the story has, too--ugly people are pure evil; pretty people are virginal and pure of heart.

She's right about the Disney princess effect. People also need to be mindful of how they automatically comment on little girls' looks. Instead, comment to little girls on how smart or strong or capable they are.

I'm still annoyed with Keira Knightley for agreeing to play Colette. Colette was as French as can be, and brilliant, sensual, and sharp-witted, not a scrawny, wooden-faced dry husk of an Englishwoman.

[quote] She is not wrong though. If you think about those movies the life lessons they teach are pretty terrible.

[quote]Who the hell would defend an insipid piece of crap like Cinderella? KK is right. It's stupid folklore dreamed up by dumb peasant bimbos who didn't have the intelligence or resourcefulness to think their way out of terrible situations.

I actually think Disney's version of Cinderella has gotten a bad rap when it comes to its underlying messages and themes targeted to women.

This video gives a very thorough analysis explaining why.

Yes, the Disney Princess brand (as a concept and identity) is very disempowering to women, but as a standalone film, I never read Cinderella in that way. I always saw her as a strong character.

The gender-reversal in this version is empowering and hilarious.

Well said r24 and r26. That is why adults who worship Disney are so weird.

Cinderella is the story of a young woman who escapes an abusive home life. How is that not empowering? It always seemed to be her kindness in the face of adversity that made her worthy of a magical intervention. (In one version of the story her father wants to marry her because she looks like his dead wife, succeeds in raping her and Cinderella is then thrown out of the house by the stepmother).

I had no idea people saw it any other way. In the original story her abusers die a horrible death. They get there eyes pecked out by birds. It’s awesome. (Although not as awesome as the story where the evil qyeen has to put on a pair of red-hot iron shoes and dance around the world until she drops dead. Bitch.)

R30, I like the fate of Beauty's horrible older sisters in [italic]Beauty and the Beast[/italic]:

"As to you, ladies," said the fairy to Beauty's two sisters, "I know your hearts, and all the malice they contain. Become two statues, but, under this transformation, still retain your reason. You shall stand before your sister's palace gate, and be it your punishment to behold her happiness"

Hope she bans her brat from watching most of the crappy movies she has made (exceptions being Never Let Me Go and Begin Again)

I'd like to hear her Deep Thoughts on Disney's "Sleeping Beauty".

Does she object to it because the princess just lies there for most of the film, or will she realize that the heroines of the film are the three female fairies who spend the whole film fighting evil?

I liked Disney's live action Cinderella.

Oh god that was DULL R34

I'll stick with...

That's true R33 but the Disney machine has always pushed the Princess. How much merch for the 3 fairies have you seen in your life? I was a Disney kid, and I didn't see shit. Disney pushes "Be the Princess" and while it's not the end of the world, it's not the best message for toddler girls either.

[quote]This video gives a very thorough analysis explaining why.

I don't get my "analyses" from YouTubers. Honestly, is this how low we've sunk as a culture?

I think Cinderella is misunderstood. She was an entitled white girl who wanted to go to a party. She conned some nice old woman into making her a dress and obviously stole some wheels. When she got busted, she lied her ass off - Fairy Godmother? Coach turned into a pumpkin? Yeah, right. But Cinderella knew her audience. Her stepmother had to know she was lying, but the Prince bought Cinderella's act... and she grifted her way into the palace. Then took revenge on her enemies. #MeanGirl.

Does she invoke “agency”?

In particular, Kristin Bell, the 38-year-old actress, has some concerns that Snow White undermines what she teaches her daughters about stranger danger.

"Every time we close "Snow White" I look at my girls and ask, 'Don't you think it's weird that Snow White didn't ask the old witch why she needed to eat the apple? Or where she got that apple?' I say, 'I would never take food from a stranger, would you?' And my kids are like, 'No!' And I'm like, 'Okay, I'm doing something right.' "

The original stories on which these movies were based were meant to teach morality and Disney movies are purely intended to sell shit. Period. I don't blames parents for not wanting their kids to watch these movies, but mostly because maybe they won't get on the Disney consumer hamster wheel at an early age and want all this cheap princess shit merchandise.

As far as an example goes, kids follow the examples they see every day - not to say that entertainment doesn't help shape our perceptions - but what's most important is the direct examples and environment people set for their kids. I wonder how great weight/age/appearance-obsessed actresses are as an example to a young girl about what it means to be a woman.

why does this witch keep getting movie roles ????

R25 the folklore wasn't dreamed up by "bimbos". It was dreamed up by guys that wanted passive females.

good for her

[quote]"As to you, ladies," said the fairy to Beauty's two sisters, "I know your hearts, and all the malice they contain. Become two statues, but, under this transformation, still retain your reason. You shall stand before your sister's palace gate, and be it your punishment to behold her happiness"

Technically, Cinderella did help herself. She disobeyed and went to the ball.

Regarding Keira, what else do you expect from a luvy.

[quote] The gender-reversal in this version is empowering and hilarious.

Jerry darn near killed himself making that film. Running back up those steps gave him his first heart attack. 66 stairs in 8 seconds they say in the comments.

But she lives happily ever after!

When will these people just shut up when they're not on set? It makes it far easier to buy what they're selling when they just shut up.

R3 totally agree. Her husband pings strong, too