Seventh Blog Post

My source is called “Disney Princesses have mixed effects on children”. It is on a speech given by Sarah Coyne. Coyne decided to research if Disney princesses effect children. Three hundred seven children from three schools were tested to see if they identified with a Disney character, how often they watched Disney movies and played with the Disney toys. This was done to see how much exposure the children had to Disney princesses. Coyne found out through her research that while the movies helped the children to have better body image and have higher “pro-social behavior”, at the same time they caused children to have gender stereotypes. In conclusion, Coyne decided while it was okay for children to be exposed to the Disney princesses, it shouldn’t be frequently, no more than once a week. This article helps with my research paper because it supports the ideas that Disney princess films aren’t all good for children. It enforces the idea that there are gender stereotypes inside these films. This source is not as helpful as my other sources because it does not really have a lot of information inside it. On the other hand the information that the source does provide is quick and straight to the point, preventing me from reading a lot of useless information. I feel that this is a reliable source. It has not really changed my opinion on how I feel about Disney Princesses; I still feel that the princesses movies are not the best thing for children to be watching, even with the two benefits that Coyne mentions.