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Warren DeMontague

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16. Only thing is, this blog post is 8 monts or so old.

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Tue Apr 3, 2012, 03:18 AM

Apr 2012

The blogger is only dimly aware of the newest pixar movie, Brave, which while containing a "Princess", apparently has absolutely nothing to do with her "finding a man" or other tired princess cliches.

Full disclosure, I haven't actually seen it, and it's entirely possible

(as has been written about at length subsequently, in particular this Time piece which seems like it was cribbed from the blog post)

that this WAS Pixar's long-overdue attempt at addressing this very point, but perhaps they deserve some credit for better late than never.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1217209/

Plus EVE could completely kick Wall-E's ass, which ought to be worth something.

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Pixar’s Female Problem: Please Stop Asking Me, “What About Jessie?” [View all] Neoma Mar 2012 OP

are they talking about a cartoon Skittles Mar 2012 #1

And yet no one notices any of it... Neoma Mar 2012 #2

If your looking for animation with strong female leads.... daleanime Mar 2012 #3

Toy Story is the story of a BOY and his toys. ejpoeta Mar 2012 #4

Well, the post is about how ALL Pixar movies have male leads. Neoma Mar 2012 #6

Let's not even get into the Smurf and Smurfette thing. MADem Mar 2012 #5

They only added her later too. Neoma Mar 2012 #7

And there's only ONE Smurfette. One blue gal, and a few dozen blue guys? MADem Mar 2012 #8

It is 2012 now, not 1982 snooper2 Mar 2012 #10

Those 'old' 1982 Smurfs just--and I mean just--put out a brand new movie last year. MADem Mar 2012 #11

Well it's the Smurfs, they aren't going to add 99 Smurfette's to balance it out LOL snooper2 Apr 2012 #12

I was an aging adult when they first came on the scene. MADem Apr 2012 #13

The Smurfette was also created by their enemy Gargamel to sow division between the Smurfs. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #14

How horrible!!!!! MADem Apr 2012 #15

On the side topic of female 'toon hero's... Alpha and Omega tech_smythe Mar 2012 #9

Only thing is, this blog post is 8 monts or so old. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #16

Already mentioned that in the blog though. Neoma Apr 2012 #17

Right, but, like I said, at the time that was written there was only a slim sliver of information Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #18

You mean besides her being a princess? Neoma Apr 2012 #19

Yes. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #20

Unless they make 11 more movies in a row, with female leads... Neoma Apr 2012 #21

I agree 100%. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #22