Tittle: SNOW WHITE & SEVEN DWARF'S
Released: 1937
The film
Snow White and Seven Dwarfs shows lots of different stereotypes with the characters: prince, princess, dwarfs and stepmother (prince-beautiful and handsome, princess-caring, beautiful, dwarfs-dirty, grumpy hardworking, stepmother- evil, mean to her stepdaughter) . In this
Disney movie Snow White is described as a beautiful girl with red lips,
black hair, white skin, skinny body, and a beautiful face. Snow White is also
considered beautiful because she has "skin as white as snow", which
can be an indirect concept of racism. What about the girls whose skin
is darker, would they think that their
skin is as pretty as Snow White's skin? I don't think so! The mirror would always say how she is beautiful:”lips red as the rose, hair black as ebony, skin white as snow” said: Tala El Hallak in her vision of the Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Snow White in the film is described as an
innocent and shows the femininity of her gentleness. (Maio, Kathi. 1998 article). With this statement I agree, and I think that
they can have an impact on young girls when they are watching the film. Girls may dream
about themselves to be as beautiful as Snow White, and they can look at the mirror
and may see self as a perfect and become selfish and competitive, hoping that no one is as beautiful as them. This film
shows lots of feminist and sexist attributes. Also, this Disney film describes
a prince as an important part of Snow White's life. She needs to be rescued by a
prince and enter prince’s life instead of creating her own. (Lamb & Brown,
2007 article). “I’m wishing for the one
I love to find me” (Snow white and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937). In my opinion, this can send a negative message to young girls, as it emphasizes the idea that women
are weak and that they should marry a prince or someone famous in order to be happy in life. We all know how different the real life is, some women do
not get married and some do marry but not to their true love. Prince, in this
film, is described as handsome, wealthy with blue eyes and tall. It is also
another sexist attribute in this film because it shows to young girls that
their future husband should be like that, handsome and wealthy, and if they do
not find that kind of prince in their life they can become unhappy. 
Also in
this film, Snow White is described as housewife working and cleaning the home
which is also another stereotype about what all women should do. The Seven Dwarfs are also strongly
placed in their gender roles. The little
Dwarfs in the home are described as uncivilized and dirty, working in mines,
they do not wash hands and don’t know how to talk. All these facts can have a
negative images to children, showing them that little people are
without manners and uneducated. Also, Dwarfs are depicted as manly men, they do not cook, clean, take care of
themselves. They go to work and take advantage of Snow White’s
ability to appear to be a homemaker. Also
the end of story shows stereotypes such as “happy ending”, where prince kisses
Snow White and breaks the spell and they live happily ever after. 
Resources:
http://niverse.byu.edu/2013/04/09/stereotypes-in-disney1/
http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2014/02/the-evolving-princess-progressive.html
http://universe.byu.edu/2013/04/09/stereotypes-in-disney1/
