In my opinion, this poster does a better job than any other art I have seen depicting the story of Little Red Riding Hood. It puts into perspective how vast the gap in agency is between the Wolf and Red, depicting the Wolf as a sort of unstoppable force of nature. Red however sticks out like a sore thumb over the grey background, showing how terribly out of place she is in this setting. There is a certain carefree attitude she is portrayed as having here, as if this is soon to be nightmare is just another walk to grandmas house. I also love how the wolf looks totally unnatural, like an unfathomable eldritch horror waiting for weaker beings like Red to stumble under its terrible umbra.

One thing I was really interested in looking for when searching for art was images that portrayed the Little Mermaid. I wanted to see different interpretations on how she looks to artists based on the Disney version and other adaptations as well.

I came across this image and it immediately brought a smile to my face.

We only briefly talked about this in class, but I do have so many thoughts on the new live action Disney version of The Little Mermaid. In this version, Halle Bailey is casted as Ariel and has gotten a lot of criticism thrown at her. There have been many blatantly racist comments made towards her being Ariel and quite frankly I think it’s outrageous.

In this image, I think the artist did a fantastic job at portraying who Ariel really is. In the Disney movie, Ariel loves her sidekick Flounder and she’s known for her beauty. This image does Ariel justice. It has her long red hair, her green tail, her sidekicks, and other sea creatures as well. The colors are bright and the contrast between the darker blues and her red hair and darker skin tone just pop. People are criticizing Halle Bailey, but it’s just an excuse to be racist. She has everything she needs to be the perfect Ariel. She has the red hair; the beautiful singing voice and I’m looking forward to seeing the movie no matter what the critics say.

While looking around to find a subject for this week’s blog post, I came across countless weddings, dresses, and houses (and A LOT more Disney adults than I would’ve expected). I have, of course, heard of this term before, a “fairy tale wedding”. But I had never expected to see pages and pages of inspiration and an entire culture built upon this idea. I fell down this niche rabbit hole of fairy tale and Disney themed weddings. There were websites, and articles dedicated to planning a picture perfect fairytale inspired wedding. Disney has an entire 2 season long show called “Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings” that documents different couples’ magical night and the process leading up to it.

Plan Your Snow Fairy-Tale Wedding! Dreaming of Planning the Perfect Winter Wedding? Why Wait for Spring or Summer, When You Can Take Advantage of Chilly Climates to Plan Your Big Day!” Asiana TV, https://asiana.tv/wedding/planning/plan-your-snow-fairy-tale-wedding/

I have never understood this idealization of big expensive weddings. It seems like just another thing that is pushed upon young girls to dream and look forward to. Countless times over family dinners, I’ve been told “one day you’re going to get married to a good man and have kids”! It always comes from a place of love, but it only made me conscious of all the things I could do wrong. Not only that, but it ultimately made me hate the idea of having a big wedding. It’s supposed to be the best day of your life, but shouldn’t every day with that person make you feel that way? I think instilling the idea that the only way to make your marriage special is to have a fairy tale wedding is harmful to more kids than people realize. Has anyone else had similar experiences to this? Did it have a positive or negative impact on your ideas about marriage?