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Merida Disney Princess Redesign
by lennonluvr9 » Sat May 11, 2013 1:39 pm
Here's a link to the article on Yahoo:
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/disney-princess-makeover-sparks-outrage--merida-petition-goes-viral-175251230.html

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Re: Merida Disney Princess Redesign
by Now Has Guilt » Sun May 12, 2013 6:33 pm

People are particularly upset about the Mulan and Pocahontas changes, which make their faces slimmer and make their skin look whiter than it ought to be.


So the Merida change is coming after these controversial redesigns for the other princesses, which may explain some of the intense backlash. It might be the final straw for a lot of people who were upset about the other ones. Anyway, Brenda Chapman finally reacted to the change. There's a nice article here with her comments on it:
http://www.marinij.com/millvalley/ci_23 ... s-makeover
I was waiting to see what she'd say, and I wasn't disappointed

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Re: Merida Disney Princess Redesign
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Re: Merida Disney Princess Redesign
by lennonluvr9 » Sun May 12, 2013 11:02 pm
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Re: Merida Disney Princess Redesign
by ObsessedWithPixar » Tue May 14, 2013 1:15 am

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Re: Merida Disney Princess Redesign
by LQstudiesPixar » Tue May 14, 2013 1:19 am
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Re: Merida Disney Princess Redesign
by ObsessedWithPixar » Tue May 14, 2013 1:36 am

Seriously, I don't think Merida would complain...
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Re: Merida Disney Princess Redesign
by IncredigirlVirginia » Tue May 14, 2013 2:08 am
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Re: Merida Disney Princess Redesign
by LQstudiesPixar » Tue May 14, 2013 2:39 am

Okay, so regarding Brenda Chapman: I was disappointed. I thought, honestly? At first, I understood what she meant by the intentions of Merida based on her daughter. That I get, that is fine. This is where disagreed:
"They have been handed an opportunity on a silver platter to give their consumers something of more substance and quality — THAT WILL STILL SELL — and they have a total disregard for it in the name of their narrow minded view of what will make money. I forget that Disney's goal is to make money without concern for integrity. Silly me." - Brenda Chapman.
I would feel insulted if I worked at Pixar, and I'd feel bad because I wouldn't understand where I went wrong, and dying to know why. Being me, I may have tried to draw an image of her as exact as I could to CG Merida, but otherwise I would felt somewhat smacked on the cheek. I respect that she disagrees with the design, but I don't appreciate the resentment towards Disney she stated.
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Re: Merida Disney Princess Redesign
by IncredigirlVirginia » Tue May 14, 2013 2:50 am
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Re: Merida Disney Princess Redesign
by LQstudiesPixar » Tue May 14, 2013 3:02 am
I'm still not really bothered. I guess I'm just trying to stay out of confrontations, even if they are somewhat relevant like this one.
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Re: Merida Disney Princess Redesign
by Spirit of Adventure » Tue May 14, 2013 3:27 am
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Re: Merida Disney Princess Redesign
by ObsessedWithPixar » Wed May 15, 2013 12:18 am
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Re: Merida Disney Princess Redesign
by LQstudiesPixar » Wed May 15, 2013 1:04 am
ObsessedWithPixar wrote:Forgive me... I'm willing to argue my point 'til the cows come home on this one.
I think that's good. If people are allowed to say why they don't like the design, you have just as much as a right to say it's not such a big deal. There were times here where I sometimes sided with those who didn't approve of something, mostly because I thought I was supposed to. I realized, though, that I don't need to do that and I'm free to like the things that I like. I feel more positive about it too, so I will also speak up when I think something Disney-related is not bad, that's what fans are for. Heh, fans.
Just as long as we're not bugging other people, but I don't feel like you've been bugging anyone. If anyone has been a bugger, it's me, although I'm aware of always trying to have a respectful opinion. I think I've been okay on that, I hope.
I can see where some of you are coming from about not liking the design though. I'm still not upset at all, but I think I do understand the annoyance just a bit.
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