Comment on Disney Girls dress up by Hapuriainen
Badassness doesn't have a lot to do with it (or I guess it's a plus but not a major factor). I like their character designs and development, and role in the movie, and the lack of annoying sidekicks. And in general I don't care much about romance stories, so character development completely unrelated to finding True Love is always more interesting to me.
Also it's somewhat of a result of a process of elimination since the other princesses have varying levels of stuff I dislike about them. Not that Mulan and Merida were perfect either, but I still have less problem with them than with the others.
Also it's somewhat of a result of a process of elimination since the other princesses have varying levels of stuff I dislike about them. Not that Mulan and Merida were perfect either, but I still have less problem with them than with the others.
Ohhhh I wonder, what is your problem with Rapunzel? Just interested once again 
(My fave princess personally, but don't worry I'm not a snowflake who gets offended at any opinion that's different that me lol)
(My fave princess personally, but don't worry I'm not a snowflake who gets offended at any opinion that's different that me lol)You have unlocked the entire Disney Princess rant!
(I do like a lot of stuff about these characters, this is just what I don't like about them)
Snow - Too passive, doesn't get enough chance to affect what happens in the story.
Cinderella - Her too.
Aurora - Could be replaced with a pumpkin and nothing about the plot would change.
Ariel - 2nd least favourite, messes things up for everyone, does little to fix it, her apology turned into making excuses and shifting the blame elsewhere in seconds, and the story just conveniently accommodates her without her having to learn much anything.
Belle - Least favourite. Could be almost likable, but the way she is put on a pedestal while everyone else only exists to be uglier and stupider than her makes her super unbearable for me. Doesn't really need to learn or change since she's amazing from the beginning.
Jasmine - 3rd least favourite. Speaks big how she's not a prize, but that's kind of what she ends up being in the narrative anyway. Becomes disappointingly passive as the story goes on. Doesn't seem to fit her culture at all.
Pocahontas - She's alright, though it feels like she's limited because of trying to be as inoffensive as possible, like she doesn't have that many flaws.
Tiana - She's ok too, but also feels like a victim of the writers having to walk on eggshells. Also bogged down by her movie being kind of a mess.
Rapunzel - Also likable, but kind of vanilla. Like she feels like a super safe character that's designed not to offend feminists but still sell a lot of princess merch. Also I like it more when characters aren't just innocent victims of undeniably evil people, but instead create their own messes.
And while they're not a part of the Disney Princess franchise...
Anna - Not a fan of the bubbly clumsy awkward personality. Also if a character's core problem is loneliness I except the movie to give me a reason why she doesn't try to make friends.
Elsa - Her ice powers are all over the place. And so is her story, like one minute it's LET IT GOOOO, but we never really get to see her new confident personality since the next time we see her it's back to "go away Anna I'm dangerous".
Moana - We've seen the "others want me to do X, but I'll follow my heart and do Y instead!" plot quite many times by now. But not much to complain about really.
(I'm sorry it turned out like this, it's just been a while since I've last talked about the Disney Princesses...)
(I do like a lot of stuff about these characters, this is just what I don't like about them)
Snow - Too passive, doesn't get enough chance to affect what happens in the story.
Cinderella - Her too.
Aurora - Could be replaced with a pumpkin and nothing about the plot would change.
Ariel - 2nd least favourite, messes things up for everyone, does little to fix it, her apology turned into making excuses and shifting the blame elsewhere in seconds, and the story just conveniently accommodates her without her having to learn much anything.
Belle - Least favourite. Could be almost likable, but the way she is put on a pedestal while everyone else only exists to be uglier and stupider than her makes her super unbearable for me. Doesn't really need to learn or change since she's amazing from the beginning.
Jasmine - 3rd least favourite. Speaks big how she's not a prize, but that's kind of what she ends up being in the narrative anyway. Becomes disappointingly passive as the story goes on. Doesn't seem to fit her culture at all.
Pocahontas - She's alright, though it feels like she's limited because of trying to be as inoffensive as possible, like she doesn't have that many flaws.
Tiana - She's ok too, but also feels like a victim of the writers having to walk on eggshells. Also bogged down by her movie being kind of a mess.
Rapunzel - Also likable, but kind of vanilla. Like she feels like a super safe character that's designed not to offend feminists but still sell a lot of princess merch. Also I like it more when characters aren't just innocent victims of undeniably evil people, but instead create their own messes.
And while they're not a part of the Disney Princess franchise...
Anna - Not a fan of the bubbly clumsy awkward personality. Also if a character's core problem is loneliness I except the movie to give me a reason why she doesn't try to make friends.
Elsa - Her ice powers are all over the place. And so is her story, like one minute it's LET IT GOOOO, but we never really get to see her new confident personality since the next time we see her it's back to "go away Anna I'm dangerous".
Moana - We've seen the "others want me to do X, but I'll follow my heart and do Y instead!" plot quite many times by now. But not much to complain about really.
(I'm sorry it turned out like this, it's just been a while since I've last talked about the Disney Princesses...)
Ohhh I haven't seen Moana yet! Not sure what I'd think bout her, but I really wanna find out, haha! 
But your reasons are very valid and I actually share some of them (especially Snow white, Cinderella and Aurora... I'm not much of a fan of passive characters). Rapunzel and the abusive relationship with Gothel was what sold the deal for me personally, actually. I felt like it portrayed abuse pretty accurate. It's a heavy subject, so I'm glad Disney didn't mess up on that one, in my opinion at least. I think many people could relate to Punzie because of that dynamic too, myself included.
But your reasons are very valid and I actually share some of them (especially Snow white, Cinderella and Aurora... I'm not much of a fan of passive characters). Rapunzel and the abusive relationship with Gothel was what sold the deal for me personally, actually. I felt like it portrayed abuse pretty accurate. It's a heavy subject, so I'm glad Disney didn't mess up on that one, in my opinion at least. I think many people could relate to Punzie because of that dynamic too, myself included.I like Gothel and Rapunzel's relationship too. I just wish it had been explored more, like we don't really get a good look at how Rapunzel feels when the person she so far had presumed to care about her all her life (and actually the only person she had ever even known aside from the past day or two) dies. But I guess that'd be a whole other story.