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On “Incredibles 2,” filmmakers inadvertently made a different kind of statement, that Elastigirl’s curvy body is beautiful. But after there was backlash including a petition begging Disney to take down the sexier Merida image because it sends young girls a negative message, the new Merida images were removed from the Disney site.

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“With ‘Brave’ there was a whole (national) conversation about her body shape,” says Alicia Malone, correspondent for the movie ticketing website Fandango and author of “Backwards & in Heels: The Past, Present and Future of Women Working in Film.” 'They changed Merida to look like other princesses,' she said. But then Disney temporarily gave the character a glammed-up marketing makeover online, with a skinnier waist and makeup, as part of her induction into the “Disney Princesses” collection. “Brave” featured wild-haired archer Princess Merida whose central conflict was with her parents, not with a man. But before that, in 2012, there was a tomboy heroine who became controversial.

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On the plus side, 'Moana' is brave and strong, and 'Frozen' features sisters whose central relationship is with each other. Elastigirl is a far cry from the rail-thin, one-dimensional Disney princesses of yesteryear that include a 'Little Mermaid' who literally gave up her voice and changed her body for a man.ĭisney Pixar has had mixed results in its quest toward embracing women's dimensions in animation. Sure, she does have a minuscule waist as part of her unrealistic, caricature look but the fact that Disney has welcomed - and the public has embraced - Elastigirl's curvy body type and natural-born-leader attitude (there's even a social-justice Elastigirl Persists Twitter account) shows a step in the right direction toward female inclusion on-screen. The capable Elastigirl is notable for being the female protagonist of an action movie and yes, for her thighs and booty. It’s a word that has been approvingly used to describe Rihanna (“Thiccana”) and stars including Kim Kardashian West and Christina Hendricks.Īnd now it describes an animated mother of three who skillfully drives a motorbike, flies a plane and devotes herself to her family. Indeed, “thicc” has become internet-speak for having a voluptuous lower body.