Disney+from+1999-2005

(1999) "Oh Woody! HELP!!!!!" - Jessie

Toy Story 2 shows Jessie as a helpless female. She is trapped in storage and does nothing to escape. As soon as Woody shows up and wants to break free from storage, Jessie has the same desire. Woody plans the escape. Woody is the brains behind the plan for the escape. Jessie does give any help in formulating the plan for the escape. although this plan fails, Woody find another way to escape. Towards the end of the movie Buzz and Woody are free to escape but Jessie is in need of rescuing. In the first 30 seconds of the clip, one can see how Jessie is helpless. The only she is able to be rescued, is if the boys, Woody and Buzz go in themselves and save her. This is exactly what happens. The formula of man saves girl can be seen throughout many movies. The female character is represented as a helpless individual who is in desperate need of help. The males, Woody and Buzz, are shown to be the ones who have to and will save the female. People grow up thinking this is always the case. Males must save helpless females. Males are strong. Females are weak.

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(2000) [Male main character examines potential wives] "Hate your hair. Yikes. Yikes. Yikes. And let me guess, you have a great personality?" - Kuzco, //The Emperor's New Groove//

Another newer popular film, The Emperor's New Groove, focuses on a selfish emperor who is overthrown and turned into a llama. Through his trials as a llama he grows as a person and becomes less selfish over time. While women aren't generally over-sexualized or depicted as weak, the one female character that is depicted is consistently mocked for her appearance. This villaness, Izma, is an older, stark thin woman who is the assistant to the emperor, Kuzco. Kudos to this film, though, for depicting men in a semi-different way than the stereotypical. While the emperor speaks to women with no respect and insults them often based on appearance, he is not well-built or stereotypically "manly". The one "manly man" who is stereotypically built is actually a side-kick named Kronk to a woman, Izma. What Izma lacks in physical strength, Kronk makes up for in brawn, though Kronk is rather unintelligent. media type="youtube" key="iaZhG0Pi6Vo" height="300" width="400" align="center"

(2003) "Hey, look. "Esc-a-pay". I wonder what that means? That's funny, it's spelled just like the word "escape." - Dory   In Finding Nemo, the female characters are depicted being dumb and stupid. Deb, the female fish in the tank, believes she has a "sister" named Flo. In reality that "sister" is her own reflection.Here is a video that shows Deb's dumbness. She's just so dumb that she does not realize its her own reflection that is her "sister". This clip is very funny but it offers support for the belief that women are dumb. Women are so dumb that they do not even notice what is right in front of them. This becomes the dominant view of women everywhere. Dory is also shown as being dumb and stupid. Here is the scene where she and Marlin are interacting with Bruce, the shark. Dory simply does not understand that danger is upon her. Marlin, the male character, notices right away that they are in a dangerous stituation. He gasps when he sees the shark. When Dory sees the shark she gives him an enthusiastic hi. During the whole scene, Marlin has a worried look on his face that expresses his understanding that he is not in a safe environment and that he should be on his guard watching for any signs of danger. Dory, on the other hand, has a pleasant look on her face. She does not understand that the sharks pose as a major threat to her life since sharks eat fish. She is not worried about the sharks at all.

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