Comments | kwritten: [meta] Tangled + Frozen and parental abuse

kwritten

[meta] Tangled + Frozen and parental abuse

Dec 30, 2013 23:20

This is just a note to express my love for two of the newest Disney Princesses: Rapunzel and Elsa

( I get really emotional about Rapunzel and now Elsa as well... actually my two favorite Disney princesses that ever were )

gold glitter tears, tmi: kelsey lives, disney, tw: abuse, meta, my biases are questionable

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happyg_rl December 30 2013, 21:19:43 UTC

LOVE LOVE LOVE

everything about this is completely correct. The part where Rapunzel is going back and forth between feeling free and feeling guilty is my favorite part because it's so relatable. (see: moving back and forth every year to make parents happy)

Also, I noticed that you mentioned the troll/magician/priest and referred to Frozen saying he was the one who told the parents to instill fear in her. Maybe I misunderstood, but I was sure that he meant she should learn how to use it and thus learn how to control it. I'm fairly certain he even said "her greatest enemy will be fear" (or something to that effect). So basically everything he told her parents to do, they didn't. (Examples of parents believing the way they raise their child is completely correct and never ever at fault).

Feeling the overidentification feels right along with you

kwritten December 31 2013, 07:16:10 UTC

(I'm aware of your life baby)

Maybe I misunderstood, but I was sure that he meant she should learn how to use it and thus learn how to control it.

They told her to hide it from her sister and erased her memory. He may have mentioned that fear would be her undoing - but I was pretty sure that he was advocating hiding over revealing. The trolls were pretty /upset over Elsa's powers - and as a child, that fear from magical creatures would stick and make her more afraid of herself. They never once said: "DAMN GURL BUT YOU ARE POWERFUL AND AWESOME" - they treated her like something was wrong and needed to be hidden/contained.

It was all pretty cryptic - but the vibe in that scene was very much "put that shit away" and not "damn you're awesome" and that's not what she needed at all.

So... idk.

Also - can we just agree that Elsa is obviously a little queer baby and should be getting all the lady kisses?

happyg_rl December 31 2013, 09:31:27 UTC

well obvs

elphiexelsa shipper for life

kikimay December 30 2013, 23:18:48 UTC

I still have to watch Frozen, but I loved Tangled and I agree with pretty much everything you say.

kwritten December 31 2013, 07:16:58 UTC

Frozen is pretty great overall. Let me know what you think when you see it?!

kikimay December 31 2013, 10:16:39 UTC

I will!

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Really great insights in this post throughout, too.