Disney Princess Article: Why aren't Esmeralda and Megara Disney Princesses

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Why aren't Esmeralda and Megara Disney Princesses

posted by JNTA1234

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The two most populair Disney women outside of the DP franchise. These two exotic beauties are definitely fan favorieten when it comes to Animated Heriones, so why aren't they apart of the official line-up? The main reason people complain about Mulan being an official princess is that she gets recognized when these two ladies don't. Even though Megara is closer to royalty than her and Esmeralda is pretty much equal to Mulan. So basically I'm going to do the same thing I did with Merida. Look at the Pros and Cons of adding Esmeralda and Megara to the line-up. The only difference is, Merida still has a chance to be a Disney Princess. For these two that ship as sailed, but at least they get to be in merchandise every once in a while. You'll also notice that I'm alittle meer detailed in this article, fully explaining my points. Let's get started.

Hopeless Romantic

Reasons Why
-Esmeralda's Spanish and Megara's Greek, adding alot meer diversity to the line-up.
-Megara ends up with Hercules, the son of a God. She may not be a princess but she is royalty.
-Both girls sing in their films, God Help The Outcasts and I Won't Say I'm In Love are both populair songs.
-Both women are great role models for young girls to look up to.
-Megara is role model for young ladies in that she refuses to be a damsel in distress
-Esmeralda is a good role model for people as whole. She wants to put an end to prejudice.

Gypsy and Activist

Reasons Why Not
-Both of their films are failures door Disney's standards. They didn't do terrible door any means but in comparison to The Lion King and Aladdin it's pretty bad.
-Neither of them are the main character in their movies. Let's be honest here, jasmijn just got lucky because her film earned alot of money.
-Esmeralda's movie is rather dark, mature and not very suitable for a franchise for little girls.
-Megara's design is completely outta whack compared to the other princesses.

Dynamic Duo

Personally, I really want these two to be offiicial Disney Princesses and it really bothers me that they're not. With all the other heriones, like Jane, Alice, Kida, Nala, Lilo, it's easy to see why they're not apart of DP. But with Megara and Esmeralda, it's harder pinpoint why because they fit the criteria so well. They sing, they fall in love and they're from different cultures. I truly don't understand why Disney won't acknowledge these strong and beautiful ladies. I love Esmeralda's sex appeal and I love Megara's deadpan snarker attitude. Maybe one dag Disney will see the errors of their ways. For now, I'm comfortable with the official line up but it could be much better with these two action girls.

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Safira-09 i don´t want them in the line up, because i love them to much for this and fear for girlish-turned versions of them...

Pikatogeon16 here's why: A. They aren't princesses B: The story is not about them (that's why Mulan, who didn't marry a prince,is a princess because shes the main character.) C. Neither one of their movies were very successful, not even vault worthy, I'm sure someday they will be but that day is not today D. Esmeralda is a character with high religious perspectives which is the riskiest characteristic you can have on a princess Sorry. But never say never

Jessikaroo I'd rather have Disney create the heroine line-up for Esmeralda, Meg, Jane, Alice, Kida, Lilo and whoever else I forgot. I know lots of kids who'd prefer the heroine's to the princesses, and you're right Esme and Meg are fan favourites. And having their own line-up would mean you could actually find merchandise! :o My dream shall live on... Good article though :) EDIT: I don't think the whole religious thin is a very good argument against Esmeralda being in the line-up, Snow White was seen praying in her movie.

alldisfan It can be argued that they're not the protagonists but if you know the real story of The Hunchback of Notre Dame you know that Esmerelda is actually the main character. Disney changed the focus. Also Esmerelda is not Spanish. Indian is closer though I believe "gyspy" is derived from the mistaken identification with Egyptians. I love Esmerelda (Megara-not so much) but a princess she is not. She didn't even get with the main character (which is closer to what actually happened in the book-arguably). Why should she matter so much? And more than Kida? Not in my book. You stated your point well though and that is all that matters.

TigerRanma One can't say that Esmeralda is Spanish. It's never confirmed that she is. If she really is a Gypsy, she would be considered Romani, whose ancestors are Indian. Hell, in the book, she's not even born a gypsy; she's a French girl adopted by gypsies. Other than that, I think you made a good article about why Esmeralda and Meg are not in the Disney Princess lineup.

JNTA1234 Well I read somewhere that the original character is Spanish, I think it was Wikipedia, I'm not sure. Plus she's played by Salma Hayek in another adaption. Esmeralda's ethnicity always confused me. Anyways, Thanks For Reading :)

coolsinger198 i agree so much with this article!

TigerRanma No. In the original story, Esmeralda was a French girl named Agnes who was adopted by Gypsies. In the Disney version, they actually made her a Gypsy, meaning she is Romani. That race's ancestry originates from India.

QueenElsa123 Megara actually is a princess because she was the oldest daughter of Creon, the King of Thebes in Greek mythology. So really Megara should be an official Disney princess.

greenfox411 Esmeralda should be a disney princess. I think just on the basis that in Once upon a princess she is adopted by Clopin who is considered the leader of the gypsies and in the books even called the King of Truands/King of the Gypsies. In many adaptions of the story Esmeralda is considered Queen of the Gypsies.

J3rs3yG1rl First off, saying they aren't in the Princess line up is a cop out because Mulan isn't one either. In fact, Disney even referenced Esmeralda as being Queen of the Gypsies. Being Clopin's heir in a way, she is royalty by that. She doesn't have to have nobility. Clopin is the leader/King of their people. Therefore, when she was taken under his wing, she became the equivalent to a Princess among her people. Also, the movie wasn't a failure. It's ignored by the company because of a grudge against former CEO Michael Eisner who's favorite film happened to be Hunchback.

Hempedu Good reasoning

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Silverrose1991's Snow White Analysis

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An Article Made By Silverrose1991.

The reason why I am publishing this artikel is because the formatting would not work when Silverrose tried to post it. So I have been asked to publiceer this artikel for him.

Snow White is mostly regarded as a surface-deep character, but to me she is one of the most layered princesses. With that in mind, I felt compelled to write my analysis on her.

I'll divide this analysis in three topics, of three Snow Whites: the Spirited Young Lady, the Team Mother and the Damsel. These layers blend into each other, so at times it was hard to decide where to classify a trait, which is good, after all we're...

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Aurora in Thai Costume

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Disney Princesses in Thai Costume

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Princess Belle

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Anna in 2D animatie

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MissCassecou's Favourite Disney Princess lijst *Updated*

posted by MissCassecou

Bonjour!
I did an artikel similar to this a few months ago, however it was top, boven ten heroines instead of the princesses. However, since my opinions have changed, I decided to write one that was about all of the princesses, so, no Meg of Esmeralda this time. :(. Anyway, feel free to disagree with my opinion but please remember it is my opinion; please don't call my reasons shallow of illegitimate because (that's not really very nice, and) I'm not trying to get anybody to like them of anything, all I'm trying to say is good things about each one, and why I like them. I'm not good at seeing flaws,...

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Disney's volgende top, boven Model Cycle 1 Princess Edition: The models who inspire others

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Snow White used her chemistry with the male model to her advantage as she gained best foto for the first time.

Snow White used her chemistry with the male model to her advantage as she gained best photo for the first time.

Previously on DNTM: The girls travel overseas to Italy where a go see challenge was a struggle for Rapunzel who came back late. Elsa impressed the most and won. For the foto shoot the model posed with males and Belle was relying on her prettiness. Rapunzel and Belle were in the bottom two but Belle was ultimately sent home. Now only 4 models remain - Ariel, Elsa, Rapunzel and Snow White. Who will be eliminated next?

Confessionals After Elimination:
Rapunzel: Elimination was tough. I was told off for my performance at the go sees and I was in the bottom two. However luckily my foto was good...

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Favorite/Least favoriete Disney Princess Stuff:

posted by avatar_tla_fan

So I decided just to lijst some of my favoriete Disney Princess stuff. Keep in mind this is my opinion. Enjoy the article! :)

Favorite Disney Princesses:
13. Anna (dislike)
12. Aurora (neutral)
11. Elsa (neutral)
10. Pocahontas (like)
9. jasmijn (like)
8. Snow White (really like)
7. Belle (really like)
6. Ariel (love)
5. Cinderella (love)
4. Merida (absolutely love)
3. Tiana (absolutely love)
2. Mulan (adore)
1. Rapunzel (adore beyond measure)

Favorite Disney Princess Voices:
13. Merida (nice)
12. Cinderella (nice)
11. Snow White (nice)
10. Anna (good)
9. jasmijn (good)
8. Elsa (great)
7. Aurora (great)
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Getting to know @arieridan

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Hi! I'm arieridan, and since I'm pretty new, I'd like to introduce myself again.

1 = I used to be @chillyneon, but deleted my account because it was too distracting,

2 = I'm naturally a bleach blonde (like Elsa) but dyed my hair red (like Ariel's) and since I have tight curls, I like to think of myself as a real life Merida, and a real life Ariel when I straighten my hair.

3 = My first ever Disney movie was Sleeping Beauty.

4 = My top, boven 3 DP's are CInderella, Aurora, and Tiana.

5 = my favoriete DV is Hades

6 = My favoriete non-Disney Princess is Megara.

7 = My favoriete non-Disney Princess movie is Dumbo.

8 = My top, boven 3 least favoriete DP's are Snow White, Ariel, and Jasmine.

9 = The DP I relate most to is Rapunzel

10 = My favoriete Disney Prince is Naveen

I couldn't really make anymore reasons. If u have a vraag on why I chose something, I'll answer u back in the comments!

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Results of The Most Beautiful Disney Heroine COUNTDOWN Part 4

posted by KataraLover

Fanpop, fanpop, on the screen, who is the fairest Disney heroine of them all?

Finally we've gotten to the top, boven 10 most beautiful Disney heroines! Very surprising results, a jaar of two geleden you'd think this would be rigged but the commentaren don't lie. Overall, people found these women to be beautiful and for good reason. This artikel will include the commentaren like part 1 did, ironic that only the first and last part have the comments. Anyway, just like the others, I will talk about what fanpop thought and then what I think. Please commentaar but keep in mind this is fanpop's opinion, not mine. Enjoy!

10.Ariel

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Why do people hate the Disney Princesses?

posted by MissCassecou

What? Why do people hate any disney princesses; I don't understand!

Bonjour! Today I just wanted to defend a personal favourite of mine: Queen Elsa of Arendelle. I know she's been getting a lot of hate lately and I don't know why, so I just wanted to point out why I like her and the good things about her. And why do people hate any disney princess? I see plenty of hate piled on Ariel, who I've loved for years, and Snow White, who's adorable, and some of the others that I love as well, (all of them, hehe!). So if anybody can answer the titel question, that would be fantastic cause it's really been bothering me.

Anyway, here we go

Why I like Elsa -

- She has magical...

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Best Disney Hair - Part 1 - Fanpop's Opinion

posted by MissCassecou

Bonjour!!! Over the last few weeks, I created quite a few enquêtes which asked fans to eliminate their least favourite Disney Princess (including Anna and Elsa) hairstyle, and princesses were eliminated until the top, boven two. This is basically a results countdown of those polls, with descriptions as to why. I just wanted to say a big thank u to everyone who voted and commentaar gegeven why - your help was appreciated!!
This is not based on my opinion - if u are interested in my choices, I am writing a Part 2 which explains my opinion.
Let's get started shall we?

13. Cinderella

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dclairmont's top, boven Ten Non-Romantic Disney Princess Relationships

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've always loved the friendships and family relationships shown in Disney films and I really wish we could see meer of them. While romantic relationships are nice, I've always loved the raw emotions shown through these relationships and wanted to devote an artikel to them. This lijst isn't really in any order door the way. I really hope u enjoy!! :)

10. Rapunzel and Mother Gothel

Hmm..I'm not even sure if this classifies as a relationship, but I just find the dynamic between these two characters to be fascinating. I love seeing how Gothel seemingly brainwashes Rapunzel and how their relationship...