Why is Belle not a Princess?

[lunatiger]

I love Belle. Don’t get my query wrong, I just thought it odd that all the other “Princesses” aside from Milan, who isn’t an princess in the movies or story, are recognized but Belle is not. Belle is one of my favorite characters.

I don’t necessarily think that making Belle a princess would make her more or less important. Frankly I hate that everyone is a freakin princess. So it was nice to see Belle was the exception but was still awesome because of her character not because of some title. And also sometimes I wish ONCE wasn’t so Disney like. Being a princess is overrated. I rather be like Mulan.

[kfchimera]

tabsicle wrote:

I just feel like her not being recognized as a princess makes her seem less important in a way, and that really bothers me. To me she’s the savior of Rumple, and therefore a huge character.

It’s the strong female message of the show: she’s cool because of who she is and not because of who her dad is.

This!

Though I know there is the fantasy cache of the title of royalty, ultimately part of me says to reject it for the egalitarian cache of a meritocracy :).

Belle for Mayor, that is the title we should complain she does not have.

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

[tabsicle]

tabsicle wrote:

I love Belle. Don’t get my query wrong, I just thought it odd that all the other “Princesses” aside from Milan, who isn’t an princess in the movies or story, are recognized but Belle is not. Belle is one of my favorite characters.

I don’t necessarily think that making Belle a princess would make her more or less important. Frankly I hate that everyone is a freakin princess. So it was nice to see Belle was the exception but was still awesome because of her character not because of some title. And also sometimes I wish ONCE wasn’t so Disney like. Being a princess is overrated. I rather be like Mulan.

Hmm fair point

Time to hide your crazy, and start acting like a lady.

[Myril]

tabsicle wrote:
I love Belle. Don’t get my query wrong, I just thought it odd that all the other “Princesses” aside from Milan, who isn’t an princess in the movies or story, are recognized but Belle is not. Belle is one of my favorite characters.

I don’t necessarily think that making Belle a princess would make her more or less important. Frankly I hate that everyone is a freakin princess. So it was nice to see Belle was the exception but was still awesome because of her character not because of some title. And also sometimes I wish ONCE wasn’t so Disney like. Being a princess is overrated. I rather be like Mulan.

My thoughts. It’s interesting, that fairy tales seem for many to be mostly about royalty, princesses especially, although not all fairy tales are. Sadly Disney doesn’t quite help with that biased image.

People are not special because of who they are born as but because of what they become and make of themselves. And princess is just a title, nothing special about it.

¯\_(?????? ?)_/¯

[TheWatcher]

I’d rather be Ariel. Regardless of whether or not I’m a princes…. I’m a friggin world-hopping mermaid v_v so stick that in a crown and wear it!

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