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little-hiding-owl:

petitetiaras:

Always be thankful for what you have.

I actually have thoughts on this that I’ve been meaning to write out.

I think the huge variations of family dynamics that Disney shows is proof of how huge a role representation plays in the development of kids’ views.

I’ve only mentioned this on here a couple of times, but I come from a single-mother family (sperm bank baby). When I was little, I thought it was completely normal. Sure, I saw that most of the other kids had a daddy as well as a mommy, but for the most part I wasn’t bothered. I even thought for a loooong time that babies could be made by the mother alone and that having a dad just helped the process along a bit more (Seriously, I got into fights about this kind of thing with other kids XDD).

I only very recently put the pieces together and realized that, without my knowing it, Disney’s wide range of family types helped enforce the idea in me that it’s no big deal to no have a “full set” of a family. And that’s a perfect example of how representation affects society. By showing a wide range of dynamics as normal, it’s reinforced that it is normal in our minds.

This is why the group of us that really want more people of color and more non-straight couples and more body types in Disney movies (movies in general, honestly) is so loud. Representation in media is a big deal. And it can be a huge comfort, too, even if you don’t realize it  is until two decades later.