Snow White 10 Things That Havent Aged Well

Snow White: 10 Things That Haven’t Aged Well

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Disney’s original animated Snow White movie is a classic, full of wonderful songs and themes of friendship, but some parts just haven’t aged well.

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Snow White 10 Things That Havent Aged Well

Snow White was originally a German fairytale by the Brothers Grimm and it took on a life of its own with the animated Disney version in 1937. As was the zeitgeist at time, a beautiful woman (Snow White) made other women jealous (her stepmother, who tried to sabotage her) and Seven Dwarfs, as well as a handsome prince, came to her rescue. There was music and singing, and incredibly cute birds and forest critters. It probably seemed like one of those stories that would stand the test of time.

But in 2021, although some aspects still hold up, such as Snow White being a friend to the animals, her meeting a nice guy, and the huntsman choosing non-violence, there are other things that just don’t sit well today.

9 The Evil Stepmother Trope

Snow White 10 Things That Havent Aged Well

The evil queen is a stalker who spies on Snow White and the prince — not out of concern, but because she can’t stand that he might think her stepdaughter, not she, is the fairest of them all. She hires a huntsman aka a hitman to get rid of the princess. When that doesn’t pan out, her majesty disguises herself as an old woman innocently peddling apples, one which nearly kills Snow White.

The mere whiff of stepmothers as bad people needs to go. For a long time now, happily blended families have become the norm and as accepted by society as blood-related parents and children. They’ve been portrayed positively by shows dating back to The Brady Bunch right up to Modern Family.

8 Snow White Commits A Crime

Snow White 10 Things That Havent Aged Well

When the princess comes upon a quaint little cottage in the woods, she just lets herself in. Is this a fairytale or an episode of Law & Order? Under today’s justice system, breaking and entering is a felony — even if you and all the little critters in the forest grab a broom and dustpan and start sprucing up the place.

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When the owners come home, they’re not that alarmed to find a stranger taking a nap, and conversely, this young woman is not frightened to be outnumbered by half a dozen men. Instead, they have a party and invite her to stay. This just doesn’t sound right.

7 Lack Of Diversity

Snow White 10 Things That Havent Aged Well

#SnowWhiteSoWhite. The Disney cartoon version was made in 1937 when the only animated POC were portrayed in a derogatory way. Since then, though, the live-action versions of the story have been cast with only popular white actors, such as Lily Collins and Armie Hammer in Mirror Mirror, Chris Hemsworth in The Huntsman: Winter’s War, and Amanda Bynes in the modern-day version: Sydney White.

In recent years, the film industry has been moving towards more diversity and inclusion. It’s especially important for young people to see themselves reflected in characters on screen and so hopefully future iterations of this tale will do better.

6 Marrying Someone You Don’t Know

Snow White 10 Things That Havent Aged Well

He’s a prince and handsome. She’s a princess and pretty. In fairytale land, that’s a match, even though they’ve never spoken to each other and know nothing about one another. Yet the assumption was that they’d live happily ever after.

A relationship based on the superficial can leave a couple feeling alone even when they’re together because they have nothing in common, hence nothing to talk about and no common goals they’re trying to reach together: such as having a family or seeing the world.

5 Non-Consensual Kissing

Snow White 10 Things That Havent Aged Well

In the original story by the Brothers Grimm, after the prince finds Snow White in the glass coffin, he brings her home for a proper burial at her father’s estate. During their travels, the coffin gets jostled, and the shake-up causes the poison apple chunk to dislodge from the princess’ throat.

In the Disney version, Snow White is awakened by First Love’s Kiss: a kiss the prince took the liberty to plant on the princess whether she liked it or not because she was comatose and could not consent. Today, this is inappropriate, and if both people don’t agree to intimacy, the act is punishable by law.

4 Gender Stereotyping

Snow White 10 Things That Havent Aged Well

Hi ho, hi ho, off to work the Dwarfs go, while Snow White stays home and bakes pies, when she’s not sweeping and tidying up, that is. Even before she went to live with the seven men, Snow White didn’t seem to do much after the birds dressed her.

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This stereotype was turned on its ear long ago, and while many women choose to stay at home and raise children, with there being absolutely nothing wrong with this, others choose different paths, and so there are also now working mothers, stay-at-home dads, and many other lifestyle choices.

3 Little People Not Considered Romantic Heroes

Snow White 10 Things That Havent Aged Well

They housed her. They fed her. They all sang and danced together. They fell in love with the raven-haired princess. Yet, even though Snow White doted on them, never once was it even suggested that she might fall in love with one of the Dwarfs. Not when there was a prince somewhere out there.

Today, actors like Peter Dinklage and Warwick Davis play leading roles, and shows such as Little People, Big World, Little Couple, and Our Little Family show that all people can find love and celebrate family, and are equally deserving of representation on screen.

2 Beauty Above All Else

Snow White 10 Things That Havent Aged Well

Vanity is such a major theme that the Mirror is actually a character. Because what’s on the outside is so important to the Queen, she constantly asks “Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” The answer is always, “Snow White.”

Her maniacal jealousy that someone is more attractive than she drives her to take drastic measures, like doing actual harm to her stepdaughter. Unfortunately, an obsession with looks still exists, and won’t dissipate if children are still told stories where being pretty is all that matters.

1 The Damsel In Distress Trope

Although Snow White has many fine qualities, like kindness, acceptance of those who are different than her, and being helpful, she falls short as a role model for the current standards of female empowerment because she depends on the mercy of the huntsman, the big-heartedness of the Seven Dwarfs, and the love of the Prince to save her from the Evil Queen — and she still gets poisoned.

The modern-day Disney princesses, such as Mulan, fight their own battles and don’t rely on a man to come to their rescue.

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