“Blushing” adult themes compared to other Disney films

Literally about 90% of all Disney princesses got married at 16 or so.

Disney/Pixar’s Turning Red hit Disney+ this weekend and it’s absolutely adorable. It is full of nostalgia for the early 2000s, tells an emotional and interesting mother-daughter story, and the animation is beautiful and inventive.

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But apparently there are detractors who think the film is “too mature” for younger audiences…especially because it deals with puberty, sexuality, and menstruation.

The criticism around #turningred for being “too grown up” is very sad. Aside from the fact that many people are clearly uncomfortable in different cultures and mask these disgusting thoughts with concern for “children”, why on earth should anyone be ashamed of their period or attraction?

15:31 – March 14, 2022

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Let’s put aside for a moment the fact that puberty, teenage crushes, and menstruation are all that really happen to 13-year-olds (the age of the movie’s protagonist May) and should therefore be talked about openly in conversation. a film with a target audience around that age. Even if you think Blush is “out of place,” there are so many other Disney movies that are MUCH more out of place. Here are some examples:

Ariel wants to fuck Prince Eric so badly that she gives up her family, her friends, and her fucking VOICE. She then marries him at the end of the film, at the age of 16. Compared to Ariel’s arousal, Mei’s drawings look rather tame.

Belle falls in love with her very cruel kidnapper, who only truly becomes a good person after she “changes” him. Yes, of course, he gives her the library, but there are so many red flags.

3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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Troubled depictions of dwarfism aside, the Prince appears at the end and kisses an unconscious Snow White – or even presumably dead. It’s creepy at best and raises all sorts of consent questions. It is also worth noting that Snow White is 14 years old in the film.

4 Sleeping Beauty

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See above. Seriously, stop kissing comatose princesses.

Princess Jasmine, who is 15 years old in the film, marries a man who blatantly lied to her in order to “win” her. Also, remember that moment when she seduces Jafar to distract him? Again… she’s 15.

Elephant gets drunk. I’m just saying it’s a little weird.

So, Lilo and Nani’s parents die in a car accident, and then when Nani tries to raise Lilo herself, Lilo is taken by CPS agents. To me, this is much more “mature” than showing a box of gaskets.

Toys literally accept their mortality. They just look at each other and silently hold hands as they approach certain—and very painful—death. I mean… my god.

Scar directly kills his own brother and then blames Simba for it, which seems a little more mature than the drawings of a 13 year old fanfic, IDK.

10 The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

This film is about lust, murder and genocide. I mean Frollo kills a woman and then tries to drown her baby in about the first 10 minutes. He tries to burn Esmeralda at the stake because she doesn’t want to have sex with him. The dude is TERRIBLE.

So, that’s it. Naturally, all of these Disney and Pixar movies are beloved classics with very mature themes (and varying degrees of excitement), so it’s only fitting that Blushing joins them!

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