The Little Girl vs. The Princess

I do not have an issue with the idea that society is shaped by the media it consumes. In fact, I 100% agree with that statement, however, why is it that every time there is a problem in the world, we turn to media as the cause? I feel that Disney is getting a lot of flack for doing such bad things to our society when we should look at all the good they have done for us. First we must take into consideration that Disney films are 89% of the time based on old European fables and stories written when people didn't concern themselves about being politically correct. In recent years, Disney has worked hard at trying to make sure all corners of the globe have a Disney Princess to call their own. We say that Disney princesses are in good shape and that this gives little girls a false impression of what a woman looks like and then in the same breath say that our country has an obesity problem. I support the idea of having a Disney princess who is more natural looking than the ones we have seen in the past, but I do not think that there should be an issue with the princesses having a good figure, either. We should remember that these characters are fictitious and allow children to dream that one day they could be a princess and be rescued by their prince charming. Diversity is important, but it should not become our main concern. When we begin picking at every detail in the things we love, soon we chisel away everything we loved about it. Since the first cave paintings on the walls, people have been represented in art and yet we have survived with a positive body image or not.