Heroes of the Times

Corene 2022-03-29 08:01:02

This is the main video content my daughter has consumed recently. Although it is still a girl-oriented, theme-first, and assembly-line animated cartoon, My Little Pony has already dumped Barbie and other earlier girl-oriented consumer goods. I mean, the little mares in this movie are no longer just the embodiment of beauty and sophistication. Although there is a beautiful and (stinky) beauty among the six protagonists of the film, other characters are strong, timid, funny, and reckless, and the first protagonist is a nerd. This combination no longer represents a traditional female image, but a universal human image.

Looking back, the differentiated character setting has a long history in children's stories. For example, the influence of "Winnie the Pooh" on the character of this film is quite obvious (pig is timid, Tigger is reckless and funny, etc.). But in Pooh's story, these characters with different personalities are all male, and the only female character, mother kangaroo, represents motherhood, as if motherhood is all that is female. A similar situation also occurs in children's works of the same period as "Peter Pan" and "Peter Rabbit", even in the works of female writers. Not to mention the early folk fairy tales. In short, female characters are rare and monotonous in early childhood stories (with the perhaps exception of Lewis Carroll).

This change seems to have occurred one after another after World War II. Although there is another trend represented by Barbie, female characters such as Pippi Longstocking and Little Mimi have appeared one after another. And the influence of the writer's work has gradually penetrated into the commercial work, and finally, probably in the second decade of this century, the idea that a purely girl-oriented cultural consumer product can include a variety of differentiated female characters, and " My Little Pony follows this principle, as well as the LEGO Heartlake City series launched almost at the same time.

In this way, parents of us girls can finally let their children consume these commodities without worrying about their values ​​being distorted and stereotyped.

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Extended Reading
  • Alivia 2022-03-29 08:01:02

    The little horse is doing well!

  • Daphney 2022-03-31 09:01:10

    Pinkie Pie was destined to become a big heart when she took back the pink pony from McDonald's.

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic quotes

  • [theme song]

    Theme Song singers: My Little Pony, My Little Pony/Ahh ahh ahh ahhh... /My Little Pony

    Twilight Sparkle: [singing] I used to wonder what friendship could be.

    Theme Song singers: My Little Pony...

    Twilight Sparkle: Until you all shared its magic with me!

    Rainbow Dash: Big adventure!

    Pinkie Pie: Tons of fun!

    Rarity: A beautiful heart.

    Applejack: Faithful and strong.

    Fluttershy: Sharing kindness...

    Twilight Sparkle: It's an easy feat/And magic makes it

    Twilight SparkleRainbow DashPinkie PieRarityApplejackFluttershy: All complete!

    Twilight Sparkle: You have

    Theme Song singers: My Little Pony;

    Twilight Sparkle: Do you know you're all my very best friends?