Top 10 Most Feminist Disney Ladies

these women certainly aren't damsels in distress if it weren't for this girl you would still be in the Horned Kings dungeon welcome to Ms mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 most feminist Disney ladies young women women before we begin we publish new content every day so be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos for this list we're ranking characters from Disney and Pixar movies who display a variety of feminist trees we're excluding live-action films so unfortunately characters like mrs. banks won't make the cut number 10 Rapunzel tangled here comes the smolder this is kind of an off day for me this doesn't normally happen it pretty much goes without saying that as the years have gone on Disney has created more and more independent female characters while the iconic princesses of the house of Mouse's early years may have been waiting for a man to come save them their modern heroines are much more self-sufficient case in point Rapunzel from tangled you know how the story goes the beautiful girl is trapped in a tower and needs a dude to come set her free in this contemporary adaptation of the classic tale Belle Rapunzel can really hold her own with a strong head of hair on her shoulders number 9 Pocahontas Pocahontas while this film's depiction of the titular Native American icon is far from historically accurate no one can fault Disney for the compelling character that they created like you but if you walk the footsteps of a stranger you'll learn things you never knew you never knew while the love story between Pocahontas and John Smith is central to this film it doesn't end with the happily ever after that we were expecting this is the path I choose father what will yours be not only does Pocahontas defy the men in her life time and time again insisting that she be able to choose her own path but she also chooses her community over romance in the end I'm needed here number eight Tiana the Princess and the Frog Tiana is definitely best known for being the first african-american Disney Princess but it's important to remember that she's also a great representation of a feminist woman rather than dreaming of the day her prince will come Tiana dreams of starting her own business she is a great example for young girls who are used to seeing women portrayed on screen as only hoping to find love step aside mister watch and learn she helped to usher in an era of female Disney characters who were so much more than their romantic subplots he never lost something that was really important issues and neither will number 7 Elsa frozen unlike most other Disney Princesses Elsa from frozen has no romantic plotline at all good girl this have to be she's focused on much bigger problems like avoiding turning her entire kingdom to ice she also helps her sister Anna avoid the typical trappings of a romance gone wrong you can't marry a man you just met you can if it's true love Anna what do you know about true love her signature song of let it go is one of the most successful Disney Tunes in recent memory and is all about ditching people's expectations of you and just being yourself no matter what that looks like what's more feminist than that number six officer Judy Hopps Zootopia whoever heard of a bunny being a police officer stupid carrot farm and unfunny Zootopia can be interpreted in many ways as it's clearly a social commentary veiled as a fun kids movie they really did hire a bunny you are even cuter than I thought you'd be you probably didn't know but a bunny can call another bunny cute but when other animals do it Judy Hopps attempts to climb the ladder in a career path dominated by species who are more physically imposing than her but the thing that goes unsaid is that she's also one of the few women in her field in fact the whole story could be representative of women in the workplace if you replace prey with women this seems like a pretty feminist movie ironic right and the more we try to understand one another the more exceptional each of us will be but we have to try number five Belle Beauty and the Beast I wanted if you've been part of the dialogue about bail that was stirred up with the release of the live-action adaptation of this Disney classic you know that she can be a bit of a polarizing character well you shouldn't have been in the West Wing well you should learn to control your temper whether she's a feminist has been called into question because of the way she reacted to the beasts treatment of her she is clearly meant to be portrayed as a woman who is unusually intelligent and is discriminated against for being different than those around her she is also one of the earliest female Disney characters who really held their own and was shown standing up to a man who was pursuing her I'm very sorry Gaston but I just don't deserve you number four Merida brave in creating Merida it was clear that Disney and Pixar were attempting to write a feminist princess firstborn descendant of Clan dunbroch and I'll be shooting for my own hand the basis of her story is one we've heard countless times before a young girl is being pressured into an arranged marriage that she doesn't want and exerts her independence to follow her own path this whole knowledge is what you want do you ever bother to ask what I want no you won't tell me what to do what not to do trying to make me be like you well I'm not going to be like you on top of that she also refuses to perform femininity in the way that is expected of her forcing those around her to reshape their idea of what it means to be a woman number three Helen Parr also known as Elastigirl The Incredibles franchise I'm at the top of my game I run up there were the big dogs girls come on leave the saving of the world to the men I don't think so when we first met Elastigirl in 2004's The Incredibles it was clear that she was a strong character but when the film finally got a sequel 14 years later Helen Parr had become the star of the show leaving her husband behind to take care of the kids while she's out saving the world bye sweetie creator Brad Bird said quote I don't think you would ever catch me saying that it's feminist because that makes it sound like it has an agenda in any case this follow-up clearly represents what modern families look like and that's pretty darn progressive you know it's crazy rights to help my family I got to leave it to fix the law I got to break it you got to boy kids can have that choice number two Moana Moana unsurprisingly with each film with Disney releases their female characters seem to become more fiercely independent and autonomous you are not my hero and I'm not here so you can sign my or I'm here cuz you stole the heart of deputy and you will board my boat sit across the sea and put it back with 2016's mallanna we got to meet a female figure unlike any we had seen before mallanna isn't concerned about finding a man but rather about pushing her personal limits and saving for people her signature song is called how far I'll go and is all about seeing what she is capable of and not being held back by people's expectations of her at the film's conclusion she even becomes chief of her village defying the odds before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions Oh aren't you a damsel in distress I'm a damsel I'm in distress I can handle this have a nice day just let her meet me I will win your daughter how dare you all of you standing around decided my future I am NOT a prize to be won Dean Ives there's ten of you and one of me what's a poor girl to do number one Mulan Mulan interestingly our number one pick for the most feminist Disney character is one that was created two decades ago one exemplifies many of the qualities of a feminist woman and acted as a role model for lots of young girls in the 90s and beyond she calls into question the gender roles in her very traditional society and goes undercover as a man in order to pursue her goals sorry I mean sorry you had to see that but you know how it is when you get those are manly urges and you just gotta kill something she acknowledges that she wouldn't be getting anywhere as a woman in her role but ultimately subverts people's expectations of what girls are capable of it looks like you're out of ideas not quite do you agree with our picks check out these other great clips from ms mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos

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Length: 11min 44sec (704 seconds)

Published: Sun Sep 30 2018