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Re:'Brave' creator blasts Disney for 'blatant sexism' in pri... by chiph on Monday May 13, 2013 @01:53PM (#5700212)
It's that Merida (the character) is fiercely independent and as-drawn, is closer in appearance to a real girl. The "new" look trashes all that and is a retread of all the current Disney princess tropes.

In other words, she now looks like she was designed by a committee.

"Need to lose the bow - we don't want to promote weapons." "Can we change her eyes to look more oriental? We need to appeal more to the Chinese market." "Why is her dress so dull? Can we liven it up with some sparkles & gold?"

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Re:'Brave' creator blasts Disney for 'blatant sexism' in pri... by DanBC on Monday May 13, 2013 @02:10PM (#5700358)
None of those changes are particularly bothersome.

"Cinch in the waistline; cut that top a bit lower" are a bit more worrying. The new character looks deformed. All cartoon characters do, but this one more so.

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