Whether or not you’re a fan of the Disney Princess franchise (or the culture that surrounds it), you cannot deny the popularity and adoration it has earned from little girls everywhere. For little people deep in girl culture, the princess seems to be a kind of logical extension or expansion of pink, a symbolic embodiment of something they seem passionately want to identify with. And so it goes, in a world where the princess is considered the apogee of girlhood, an idea perpetuated by the media and fueled by an era of girls who have never been more empowered and encouraged to be themselves than ever before.
There is a lot about princess that is admirable, particularly her quiet strength and tenacity. From facing King Richard in surrender to forming advantageous marriages when she had no networks of her own, the damsel of Cyprus has always found a way to thrive and retain her status as an elite woman.
Mulan is a unique addition to the Princess line-up as she is the first to not be royal, noble or politically influential by birth or marriage, rather earning her status through hard work. Her story is one of empowerment and the ability to make your own way in the world, a message that has been widely lauded by critics.
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