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Re:Pinocchio Dies, Bambi Gets Shot, and Other Changes to Dis... by gridlockd on Sunday October 04, 2020 @09:31AM (#24678894)
> In the remake she sings a song about female empowerment where she tells everyone off, but it turns out to be a dream sequence. Sigh.

Any "empowerment narrative" that has "be a princess" as step one is doomed to failure. Might as well drive the point home that it is all a fantasy.

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Re:Pinocchio Dies, Bambi Gets Shot, and Other Changes to Dis... by 082349872349872 on Sunday October 04, 2020 @09:50AM (#24679031)
I thought Enchanted did a reasonable job, but may be from an out-of-touch generation.

Not all princesses are royal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TQmo5TvZQY

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